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Father knows best: Keith Tkachuk’s words came at just the right time for Panthers

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By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Sports Writer

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Keith Tkachuk never played a game for the Florida Panthers and hadn’t recorded an assist at the NHL level in nearly 13 years. But on March 29, he might have had the biggest helper in Florida’s season. A rant on a Toronto radio station that morning by Tkachuk, a former hockey great himself and current Florida star Matthew Tkachuk’s father, just happened to coincide with the Panthers turning their season around. Hours after the radio interview, Florida beat the Maple Leafs to start a push that led to the Panthers squeaking into the playoffs and ultimately roaring into the Stanley Cup Final.

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