A handful of potentially available players would be worth Ottawa pouring out assets for, including numerous scoring wingers.

Tkachuk has two seasons left on a seven-year, $57.5 million contract he signed with the Senators in 2021.

The Senators lose one of their best two forwards, while the Panthers pay four picks to become even harder to play against.

The expectation is that Ottawa will turn its return for Tkachuk into players who can help for next NHL season and beyond.

The Tkachuk trade kept the NHL's transactional momentum going. Next up? One of the busiest weeks on the NHL calendar.

A handful of potentially available players would be worth Ottawa pouring out assets for, including numerous scoring wingers.