Florida Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk plans to get a scouting report on the Toronto Maple Leafs from younger brother Brady Tkachuk before Florida's second round showdown against Toronto starts. Brady's Ottawa Senators lost to the Leafs in a hard-fought first-round series.

"I'll ask a lot about individuals," Matthew said during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Friday. "Like, what you can exploit with some guys. What guys maybe get a little too riled up. What guys you can get off their game. What guys are looking like they're playing through stuff or look a little injured. It's all the little stuff I'll ask him."

Florida and Toronto will open their series on Monday at Scotiabank Arena.

Due to injury, Tkachuk hasn't faced the Leafs since November. How much will he benefit from the brotherly banter? Will the expert agitator now have an advantage because he knows what buttons to push?

"Well, if you allow people to push your buttons then maybe," Leafs coach Craig Berube said with a smile. "That's the way I look at. You can control what you want to control."

"I'm sure that there will be some kind of advantage," acknowledged defenceman Morgan Rielly. "But, I mean, we're going to watch all their games. They're going to watch all our games. It'll come down to preparation, work ethic, commitment, competitiveness, all that stuff.

Berube has stressed discipline and composure since the start of the playoffs. The Senators drew the most penalties in the regular season, but the Leafs ended up with two more power plays than Ottawa in their first-round series.

"Emotion plays a big part of the game," Berube said. "We got through one round and it's going to be more elevated now."

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