"Tkachuk missed the final 25 games of the regular season last spring but was able to play through both injuries for the Panthers when the team won its second consecutive Stanley Cup championship. He had surgery in August. The Panthers open training camp on Thursday. The December timetable means that Tkachuk should have plenty of time to prepare to play for USA Hockey in February at the Milan-Cortina Olympics."
"The timeline is fluid, since there are various benchmarks that Tkachuk has to continue hitting in his recovery before the Panthers can further evaluate. The Panthers also expect Tomas Nosek to be out indefinitely, after he was injured during the offseason. "It's going to be months, for sure," Zito said of Nosek. Tkachuk had 23 points - eight goals and 15 assists - in 23 playoff games, including seven points in the Stanley Cup Final against Edmonton."
Matthew Tkachuk will be sidelined until December as he recovers from offseason surgery to address a sports hernia and a torn adductor muscle. The recovery timeline is fluid and depends on benchmarks before further evaluation. Tomas Nosek is expected to be out indefinitely after an offseason injury. Tkachuk missed the final 25 regular-season games but played through both injuries during the Panthers' second consecutive Stanley Cup championship and underwent surgery in August. He recorded 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists) in 23 playoff games, including seven points in the Final. Florida opens training camp Thursday and begins the regular season Oct. 7.
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