Matthew Tkachuk Will Not Play for the Panthers in Montreal. For a Very Good Reason
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For a Very Good Reason originally appeared on Florida Hockey Now.
Brad Penner-Imagn Images Matthew Tkachuk left the Florida Panthers before they play the host Montreal Canadiens tonight. He has a very good reason. He is about to become a dad.
Paul Maurice said Tuesday morning that Tkachuk headed back to South Florida to be with his wife Ellie as they await their first child. Tkachuk had previously said they are having a son. “We’ve had a lot of babies this year,’’ Maurice said Tuesday.
Tkachuk is the latest member of the Panthers to become a first-time dad, joining Sam Bennett and Carter Verhaeghe to name a few. Uvis Balinskis is also about to become a father for the first time. Last year, Maurice joked that he hoped his next job would be coach of the Jr.