NEW YORK The Senators were without their agitator on Monday night but don't tell Brady Tkachuk that.With Scott Sabourin out of the lineup , the Senators may have entered the game without some bite; however, it was the 20-year-old winger who brought the snarl to the Ottawa bench in the teams 6-2 win against the New York Rangers."He's annoying, obviously, for the other teams,"Jean-Gabriel Pageau said postgame. "He competes every shift and he's just playing his
https://www.giantsgearsfan.com/san-francisco-giants-jersey/brandon-belt-jersey role so well. It's impre sive to see at this age a guy who can show up every night and be a distraction for the other team but also a great player for our team and a great teammate. We're lucky to have him."THE LINEUP: Tkachuknot only servedas the squad's primaryagitator and drew a few penalties against the Rangers, but he also created chances by crashing the net collecting a goal and an a sist along the way. This isn't just an isolated incident for Tkachuk;,he leads the NHLin penalties drawn with 13 along withhis eight points (four goals, four a sists) in 13 games.There's some relation between the two, though. A few of those penalties taken (and drawn) are concurrent. Like last night - took
https://www.giantsgearsfan.com/san-francisco-giants-jersey/burch-smith-jersey 2 for holding, but drew 2 + 10 for roughing. Brad T (@Sammich_BLT) Drafted fourth overall in 2018, Tkachuk made an impact from the get-go netting six points in his first four career games, including the game-winner against Dallas in game four. He finished the year with 45 points (22 goals, 23 a sists) in 75 games along with19 penalties drawn and 75 penalty minutes accumulated. The son of noted power forward Keith Tkachuk who notched 1,065 points in 1,201 games and brother of the Calgary Flames' Matthew, Brady has followed in the family
https://www.giantsgearsfan.com/san-francisco-giants-jersey/willie-mays-jersey footsteps."He comes to play, he makes ithard, he's on the goalie, he gets pucks back, he just plays every shift hard," noted head coach D.J. Smith. "I thought he didn't start very good, thenhe got revved up and got going. When he gets in the game guys start to follow and I think it was just a complete team game after that." Tkachuk put together one of hisbest completegames of the season on Monday. When he was out there the Senators had nine high danger scoring chances that led to three goals, including his own goal that was preceded by him getting to the net and knocking on the doorstep a few
https://www.giantsgearsfan.com/san-francisco-giants-jersey/conner-menez-jersey times . He also showed great vision and awarene s by finding as time expired on the power play. The feisty winger was in the faces of the Rangers pulling them off their games and seemed to enjoy it as he was seen smiling with the Blueshirts agitated. He may have gotten under their skin but also took a few penalties and was on the ice for seven scoring chances against (compared to 10 for
https://www.giantsgearsfan.com/san-francisco-giants-jersey/stephen-vogt-jersey ).But here's the crux; Tkachuk plays on the edge. He fits the mold of old school agitators like Esa Tikkanen and current guys like Brendan Gallagher but with the role comes the bad such as penalties at inopportune times and scoring chances for the opposition.MAILBAG: Regardle s, he has already elevated his game this season compared to last year, as seen by his CF% rising . if he can maintain his role irkingthe competition while showcasing decent hands andstrong play on the puck he'll be a cornerstone for this Senators team for the long haul.As Nick Paul noted, "Brady's awesome. He's always in the battles there, winning battles too . . . throwing big hits, jabbing people he does it all."
NEW YORK The Senators were without their agitator on Monday night but don't tell Brady Tkachuk that.With Scott Sabourin out of the lineup , the Senators may have entered the game without some bite; however, it was the 20-year-old winger who brought the snarl to the Ottawa bench in the teams 6-2 win against the New York Rangers."He's annoying, obviously, for the other teams,"Jean-Gabriel Pageau said postgame. "He competes every shift and he's just playing his https://www.giantsgearsfan.com/san-francisco-giants-jersey/brandon-belt-jersey role so well. It's impre sive to see at this age a guy who can show up every night and be a distraction for the other team but also a great player for our team and a great teammate. We're lucky to have him."THE LINEUP: Tkachuknot only servedas the squad's primaryagitator and drew a few penalties against the Rangers, but he also created chances by crashing the net collecting a goal and an a sist along the way. This isn't just an isolated incident for Tkachuk;,he leads the NHLin penalties drawn with 13 along withhis eight points (four goals, four a sists) in 13 games.There's some relation between the two, though. A few of those penalties taken (and drawn) are concurrent. Like last night - took https://www.giantsgearsfan.com/san-francisco-giants-jersey/burch-smith-jersey 2 for holding, but drew 2 + 10 for roughing. Brad T (@Sammich_BLT) Drafted fourth overall in 2018, Tkachuk made an impact from the get-go netting six points in his first four career games, including the game-winner against Dallas in game four. He finished the year with 45 points (22 goals, 23 a sists) in 75 games along with19 penalties drawn and 75 penalty minutes accumulated. The son of noted power forward Keith Tkachuk who notched 1,065 points in 1,201 games and brother of the Calgary Flames' Matthew, Brady has followed in the family https://www.giantsgearsfan.com/san-francisco-giants-jersey/willie-mays-jersey footsteps."He comes to play, he makes ithard, he's on the goalie, he gets pucks back, he just plays every shift hard," noted head coach D.J. Smith. "I thought he didn't start very good, thenhe got revved up and got going. When he gets in the game guys start to follow and I think it was just a complete team game after that." Tkachuk put together one of hisbest completegames of the season on Monday. When he was out there the Senators had nine high danger scoring chances that led to three goals, including his own goal that was preceded by him getting to the net and knocking on the doorstep a few https://www.giantsgearsfan.com/san-francisco-giants-jersey/conner-menez-jersey times . He also showed great vision and awarene s by finding as time expired on the power play. The feisty winger was in the faces of the Rangers pulling them off their games and seemed to enjoy it as he was seen smiling with the Blueshirts agitated. He may have gotten under their skin but also took a few penalties and was on the ice for seven scoring chances against (compared to 10 for https://www.giantsgearsfan.com/san-francisco-giants-jersey/stephen-vogt-jersey ).But here's the crux; Tkachuk plays on the edge. He fits the mold of old school agitators like Esa Tikkanen and current guys like Brendan Gallagher but with the role comes the bad such as penalties at inopportune times and scoring chances for the opposition.MAILBAG: Regardle s, he has already elevated his game this season compared to last year, as seen by his CF% rising . if he can maintain his role irkingthe competition while showcasing decent hands andstrong play on the puck he'll be a cornerstone for this Senators team for the long haul.As Nick Paul noted, "Brady's awesome. He's always in the battles there, winning battles too . . . throwing big hits, jabbing people he does it all."
