Senators' Brady Tkachuk got a slashing penalty while sitting on the bench vs. Sabres
This is pretty hard to do.
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Brady Tkachuk doesn't have the best vibes going right now for the Ottawa Senators . His latest feat is a hard one to believe. Somehow on Thursday night, Tkachuk got charged with a two-minute minor penalty for slashing -- while he was sitting on the bench.
Here's a look at what happened against the Buffalo Sabres : Brady Tkachuk just got a 2-minute slashing minor while SITTING ON THE BENCH š³ He caught Beck Malenstyn in the face with the buttend of his stick š«£ pic. twitter. com/Spgk29YZgI ā Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) April 2, 2026 Tkachuk hasn't wanted to deal with the noise right now.
He declined his media availability earlier on Thursday. But somehow, despite this early and bizarre penalty, things mostly went well the rest of the night for the Senators. They won 4-1 to spoil the Sabres' first chance to clinch a playoff spot.