The Florida Panthers have been navigating this season without their key forward, Matthew Tkachuk , as he's still progressing from offseason surgery to repair a torn adductor muscle and sports hernia. The Panthers were eyeing Tkachuk to return sometime in December, and after the latest update, it seems like that timeline could come true , according to David Dwork of The Hockey News.

“I’m hearing that Matthew Tkachuk has started skating and that he could be back in the Panthers lineup sometime next month, in time to play in the Winter Classic,” Dwork wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

Tkachuk missed the final 25 games of the season for the Panthers after getting injured, but he returned to the lineup when they started the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He played in all 23 playoff games and tied

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