It was fairly a few weeks for Staff USA and Ottawa Senators ahead Brady Tkachuk.
Tkachuk and his brother Matthew had been arguably the flag-bearers for the USA hockey squad competing within the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off event.
They electrified hockey followers by scoring two objectives apiece in Staff USA’s blowout victory over Finland to kick off their round-robin portion of the event. Then the brothers opened USA’s epic bout with Canada by dropping the gloves within the opening seconds of the sport.
It was onerous to not root for Brady Tkachuk whereas he was sporting the Purple, White and Blue versus his regular Senators’ Roman Basic brand throughout his chest. It’s equally onerous to not need the youthful Tkachuk to commerce the pink and black Senators colours for the Black and Gold Spoked-B in Boston.
Listed below are three explanation why Brady Tkachuk can be an ideal slot in a Bruins uniform:
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His Relationship with Charlie McAvoy
When Staff USA confronted off towards Staff Canada in a round-robin matchup on Feb.15, McAvoy delivered a crushing blow to Connor McDavid within the defensive zone, halting their opponents on influence. Solely 30 seconds later, Jake Guentzel lit the lamp to tie the sport 1-1.
Who was the participant hyping up McAvoy on the bench? Yup, you guessed it, none aside from Tkachuk.
“That begins with (expletive) you! That begins with you,” Tkachuk screamed at McAvoy on the bench. “Hey! That begins with Charlie there. Begins with (expletive), Charlie!”
McAvoy was pressured to overlook the ultimate two video games within the event for Staff USA after he sustained a shoulder harm towards Canada. Nonetheless, the Bruins defenseman nonetheless discovered a strategy to influence the Individuals by saying the beginning lineup within the gold medal recreation towards, as soon as once more, Canada.
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Tkachuk was the primary teammate to leap up and hug McAvoy within the locker room, additional cementing the connection the 2 constructed throughout Staff USA’s 4 Nations run.
He Has What It Takes To Be a Bruin
Tkachuk is rarely one to draw back from the bodily performs in hockey.
Within the 5 4 Nations video games he performed for Staff USA, he landed 22 hits and dropped the gloves towards Florida Panthers ahead Sam Bennett.
He’s a hard-nosed ahead who isn’t afraid to enter the soiled areas to land an enormous hit, make a play to maneuver the puck or rating a aim.
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He’s the epitome of what it means to put on the Spoked-B and be a Boston Bruin.
It’s Time Brady Tkachuk Made The Playoffs
Granted, the Senators are presently forward of the Bruins within the standings by two factors and one recreation in hand, however within the six earlier seasons Tkachuk has been within the NHL, Ottawa has by no means made it to the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Since Tkachuk made his debut within the 2018-19 season, the Bruins haven’t missed the postseason, though they’re in peril of not making the playoffs in the course of the present marketing campaign.
Aside from the COVID-shortened season in 2020-21, Tkachuk has scored 20-plus objectives for the Senators solely to search out himself dwelling in Could watching the Stanley Cup playoffs as a substitute of enjoying.
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Even when the Bruins don’t make the playoffs, they undoubtedly gained’t spend greater than a season (or two) on the skin trying in, which is much better odds than Ottawa constantly making an look.
The 4 Nations event was precisely what Tkachuk wanted to point out the hockey world how he would shine in a big-game atmosphere. And boy, did he ever ship.
