Florida Panthers star forward Matthew Tkachuk, who injured his groin in the 4 Nations Face-Off during the All-Star break, will miss the rest of the regular season, the team announced on Monday. "Matthew's going to be out for an extended period of time.

Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk will miss the remainder of the regular season with a groin injury, the team confirmed Monday. The Panthers placed Tkachuk, 27, on long-term injured reserve Sunday.

The Florida Panthers placed forward Matthew Tkachuk on long-term injured reserve Sunday, which comes on the heels of their trade for defenseman Seth Jones. The Miami Herald's Jordan McPherson noted how using the injury designation for Tkachuk gives the Panthers much-needed salary cap flexibility as they added $2.