Can we talk about the 4 Nations Face-Off curse real quick? It’s not officially a curse (yet), but after what just went down with Matthew Tkachuk, hockey fans are starting to connect the dots — and it’s messy. The Panthers’ star forward is officially done for the regular season, and Florida fans are sweating harder than a goalie in double OT. The injury update dropped like a bomb on Monday, and now, everyone’s asking: was the 4 Nations worth it?
B/R Open Ice put it plain and simple in their post on March 3, stated,:“Matthew is going to be out for an extended period of time, and we hope to get him back for the playoffs.” — Panthers GM Bill Zito on the injured Matthew Tkachuk.” And fans are reacting furiously to this.
“Matthew is going to be out for an extended period of time, and we hope to get him back for the playoffs.”
Panthers GM Bill Zito on the injured Matthew Tkachuk pic.twitter.com/OqDqtS9GcD
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) March 3, 2025
Here’s how it went down — Tkachuk got banged up during the 4 Nations Face-Off, playing for Team USA. That groin injury? Tkachuk got injured while playing for USA at 4-Nations Face-Off last month. After sitting out the last 12:36 of the third period against Canada on February 15, Matthew Tkachuk did not appear in the match against Sweden on February 17.
Hockey X (Formerly Twitter) (and all social media platforms) is spiraling over this one. Some fans are ready to cancel midseason international events altogether, while others are calling out the NHL’s cursed injury luck for cup champs. Either way, Tkachuk’s absence is a full-on earthquake for Florida — and we’ve got receipts.
This is a developing report…
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