Ahead of Sunday's showdown, Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk offered some praise for one of the Maple Leafs players who has been most heavily criticized throughout the postseason: Au

The two Game 7s Tkachuk has played in with the Panthers came in the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Boston Bruins—when Florida overcame a 3–1 series deficit—and in last season’s Stanley Cup Final, when the Panthers went up 3–0 before the Edmonton Oilers battled back to force a Game 7.

On the eve of a win-or-go-home Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Matthew Tkachuk delivered a stern statement to Brad Marchand and the Florida Panthers as their NHL season is on the line.