Star winger Matthew Tkachuk still hasn’t decided if he’s going to have surgery to remedy a pair of injuries with the Florida Panthers just under two months away from beginning the 2025-26 NHL season and their quest for a third consecutive Stanley Cup.

In today's NHL rumour rundown, we look at Matthew Tkachuk's decision around surgery, Elias Pettersson looking for revenge & Luke Hughes' deal.

The year of Mathew Tkachuk continues. The 27-year-old was one of the prominent players for the United States in the 4 Nations Face-Off (despite suffering an injury) in February then helped the Florida Panthers win their second consecutive Stanley Cup in June.