Senators Coach Travis Green Says Brady Tkachuk Trade Surprised Him 3 Weeks After Season
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 4
Senators Coach Travis Green Says Brady Tkachuk Trade Surprised Him 3 Weeks After Season
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 4
Summary
Travis Green said Ottawa GM Steve Staios told him about 3 weeks after the season that Brady Tkachuk had asked to be traded, and Green admitted he was surprised.
Green said Tkachuk was part of the young core that drew him to Ottawa, calling the move unfortunate and saying he was a little mad to lose a centerpiece player.
The trade landed Tkachuk in Florida just weeks after he had publicly said he was committed to the Senators, making one of the NHL offseason's biggest shocks even inside Ottawa.
Ottawa still enters the season with playoff momentum after ending its drought, and additions including Andre Burakovsky and William Eklund may help offset the loss and remove a lingering distraction.