SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Matthew Tkachuk is under contract to the Florida Panthers for much of the next decade. So is fellow All-Star Aleksander Barkov. And right there are two compelling reasons for players to join the Panthers in the coming years.

The last few days might have helped the recruiting pitch, too.

Many of hockey's best players spent three or four days in South Florida. Some got in the ocean. Some golfed. Some just enjoyed the sun.