Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk might soon be on his way out of Canada's capital, and the Florida Panthers could already be exploring ways to trade for and reunite him with his older brother ...

Andy Strickland just made a major statement regarding a trade involving Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk, adding more fuel to the fire.

The 11th-ranked University of Michigan dropped a 6-5 OT loss against 15th-ranked Penn State in the opener of the Big Ten tourney.

The Panthers surrendered just a second-round draft pick that can become a first-rounder if the Panthers win two playoff series and Marchand appears in at least 50 percent of their playoff games. He is currently rehabbing an upper-body injury and may not make his team debut until April.

Florida’s first big deadline move sent goalie Spencer Knight and a first-round pick to Chicago for defenseman Seth Jones. Saturday will mark the third game with the Panthers for Jones, who’s skated on a pair with Niko Mikkola and averaged 20:40 of ice time in two wins.

The NHL out-of-town scoreboard was extra kind to the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. The Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets both had a chance to pull farther away from the Senators, but both clubs suffered regulation losses.