Brady Tkachuk is being traded to the Florida Panthers to join his brother Matthew. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
The Panthers and Senators were finalizing a deal where Florida would send four draft picks to Ottawa for Brady Tkachuk, a person familiar with the terms said Sunday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither team had released details publicly.
The picks were Florida's first-rounder this year, No. 9 overall, along with two picks acquired earlier Sunday in the Panthers' move to send Mackie Samoskevich to Seattle, and another first-rounder in 2029.
Brady Tkachuk has spent the entirety of his eight-year NHL career in Ottawa. Now he joins his brother, Olympic teammate and podcast co-host in Florida — the place where Matthew Tkachuk has spent the last four seasons, winning two Stanley Cups and getting to the final three times.
The Athletic was first to report the pending trade.
Brady Tkachuk has two seasons left on the seven-year, $57.56 million contract he signed in October 2021 when he also became Ottawa's captain. As recently as late April, he bristled at conversation about his name being in trade rumors following a first-round playoff exit.
It's a move that makes sense for so many reasons and has seemed almost inevitable. Matthew Tkachuk and Brady Tkachuk reveled in the chance to play alongside one another for USA Hockey at the 4 Nations Face-Off in 2025 (winning silver) and the Milan Cortina Olympics this year (winning gold). Their father, NHL legend Keith Tkachuk, has a home in Florida and is a regular attendee at Panthers games, and the USA Hockey ties means Brady Tkachuk already has relationships with many in the Florida organization.