A playoffs full of Brady Tkachuk problems opens door for Senators trade
This didn't exactly go according to plan.
A playoffs full of Brady Tkachuk problems opens door for Senators trade originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Brady Tkachuk didn't waste any time.
The Ottawa Senators star decided he'd fit Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal immediately in Game 1 of their opening round playoff series. That's about the most notable thing Tkachuk did in the series as the Senators were swept. Tkachuk didn't have a single point.
Ottawa's five goals all happened when Tkachuk was on the bench, not in the game. And so after a season that included occasional musings about whether Tkachuk would be traded, it seems very much in play now. Daily Faceoff's Matt Larkin made the case in a new article on Monday that it's time to consider such a move for Ottawa.
MORE: Controversial ending has the Oilers in big trouble Tkachuk has two seasons left on his contract, which might make this the deal time for Ottawa to make a deal and maximize value. "Now feels like the time to take that swing given his value remains sky-high," Larkin writes. "He’s smack in his prime at 26.