The Ottawa Senators have lost one of their top forwards, and Brady Tkachuk is now a member of the Florida Panthers.
It did not take long for the true cause to become apparent after the move was made public on Sunday morning.
Elliotte Friedman revealed that a source close to one of the players claimed the Brady and Matthew podcast was problematic, and it was simply time.
It’s like breaking up a band in the middle of a tour because of one bad interview in hockey.
In South Florida, Matthew Tkachuk welcomes his brother back.
Matthew Tkachuk has 13 goals and 21 assists for 34 points in 31 games this season and is back in the same locker room as his brother.
They are on a three-game winning streak and are ranked 25th overall with 84 points, putting the Panthers at 40-38-4.
According to reports, he finished his term in Ottawa with the aid of a podcast he hosted with his brother. It’s odd how the chapter ends.
Re Brady Tkachuk trade/Senators, Elliott Friedman: One of the players got in touch with me and said that the podcast [Brady & Matthew] caused some issues and that it was time to move on.
Over 60 games, Tkachuk scored 22 goals, 37 assists, and 59 points, as well as a plus-4 rating.
Is a podcast truly capable of moving a piece like this? Perhaps not by itself. However, getting rid of this sort of production due to off-ice clamor doesn’t reflect well on Ottawa.
Florida concluded its season by defeating Detroit 8-1. With a 3-1 victory over Toronto, Ottawa concluded.
Ottawa is 44-27-11 for 99 points and ranked ninth overall, a far better position than the team that recently traded him.
The Senators dropped three of their four contests versus the Panthers this season, including a 3-6 road loss and a 2-3 home defeat.
His brother has a cap hit of $9,500,000, while Tkachuk has one of $8,205,714. One surname accounts for more over $17 million in Florida.
As Ottawa’s general manager, Steve Staios approved this transaction, valuing clubhouse harmony over actual production.
Andrew Campbell, the head coach, must now find a replacement for that presence in the Ottawa locker room, and Paul Maurice must determine how two Tkachuks can share a single bench.
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