Could Matthew Tkachuk become the biggest hockey star to ever come through South Florida?
And in some ways, is he already there?
Perhaps asking such a question is premature. Even a bit hyperbolic, or at least a manifestation of recency bias. How can someone who is on the verge of finishing his first campaign with the Florida Panthers -- a franchise that has had more than 440 players over its near 30-year history -- already create this sort of discussion?
Maybe it has more to do with the realization Tkachuk might be unlike anyone the Panthers have ever seen.