Brewin Flames Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Signed....long term deal today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Brady Tkachuk has signed a seven-year, $57.5 million contract with the Ottawa Senators. "This is an exciting day for the Ottawa Senators," said Senators GM Pierre Dorion. "Brady possesses a very dynamic skill set and is a prototypical power forward in today's NHL. He scores goals, he plays physical and exemplifies what it means to be a pro for all players in our organization." Tkachuk missed all of training camp due to the contract holdout, so it may take him some time to get up to game speed. He amassed 220 shots and 248 hits in 56 games last season, while adding 17 goals and 36 points. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 (edited) Senators sign Brady Tkachuk to 7-year, $57.5 million contract By Adam Gretz, Oct 14, 2021, 12:24 PM EDT Matt Zambonin, Getty Images It may have taken until the start of the regular season, but the Ottawa Senators finally managed to get Brady Tkachuk signed to a long-term contract. The team announced on Thursday morning that it signed Tkachuk, a restricted free agent, to a massive seven-year, $57.5 million contract. That deal carries a salary cap hit of $8.2 million per season, exceeding Thomas Chabot for the largest cap number on the team. It also also firmly places Tkachuk as part of the team’s long-term core alongside Chabot, Drake Batherson, and Tim Stutzle. It is a deal where pretty much everybody gets what they wanted. The Senators get the long-term contract they wanted and secure one of their franchise players for the long-term, buying out three years of unrestricted free agent eligibility. They also managed to hold firm on their signing bonus stance and handed out a contract that includes zero signing bonuses, something no player on the roster has. Tkachuk wins by getting a massive dollar amount. He will make $4 million in actual salary this season, $6.5 million next season, before ballooning to $10.5 million between the 2023 and 2026 seasons. Tkachuk is not expected to play in the Senators’ season opener on Thursday night after missing all of training camp and the preseason. He is the Senators’ top offensive player while his game is built around driving possession and generating a ton of shots (nearly four per game). Over the first three seasons of his career he has been insanely consistent offensively, scoring at a 25-goal, 52-point pace per 82 games. When we saw consistent, we do mean consistent. His goals per game average each season has been 0.31, 0.30, and 0.30 while his point per game averages have been 0.63, 0.62, and 0.64. That is very good production, especially for a player that is still just entering his prime years. The key for the Senators is going to be if he takes a big step forward offensively and improves on that. Because if he keeps maintaining that pace and never improves on it the Senators are going to be paying superstar money for a very good player. The hope has to be that all of that shot volume coincides with the occasional shooting percentage spike to produce a couple of superstar level seasons. Edited October 14, 2021 by Brewin Flames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 about time. love this kid, worth every penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck_Pun Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Now let's hope they don't trade him in three years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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