SUNRISE, Fla. -- Matthew Tkachuk is being traded to the Florida Panthers, part of a blockbuster that sends Jonathan Huberdeau to the Calgary Flames in a swap of players who are each coming off the best season of their careers, the teams announced on Friday.
Tkachuk will sign an extension with Florida as well, the team said in its statement. Tkachuk decided earlier in the week that he would not accept such a deal to stay in Calgary -- which immediately led to trade talks and no shortage of suitors around the NHL wanting to land him.