F Brady Tkachuk (2018, 4th, OTT)

[Joeyjoejoe]

Severely underrated by HF posters... kid is a complete package . If he's there at 4 the Sens should grab him provided that something crazy like Svech dropping does not happen. I prefer him over Zadina. I think Montreal takes him at 3 provided Canes take Svech, I don't blame them. This type of player, that can blend the size skill, power, meanness, skating doesn't come around often

You're one of the few that I respect and read all your posts I see on HFsens, so hopefully you are right on this.

 

[polarbearcub]

I believe Brady is a good player but why is his point production so bad?

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Montreal and Ottawa both are in a crappy spot. Not sure if I am a fan of having the best guy theorectically on the board being a LW. When you draft that high you want first line centers and defensemen

Carolina, too. It's not like Svechnikov is a centre and there's really no natural centre in the top 10. It's a weird draft like that.

 

[Habs76]

I believe Brady is a good player but why is his point production so bad?

Well he racks up a real good amount of assists, and is as far as I can tell, second in assists by a freshman. Another thing is that he's used terribly on the powerplay. They have him playing on the half-wall rather than sitting his ass in front of the opposition's goalie.

 

[CanuckCity]

As others have said if you already have your centers set up hed be a great top-line complimentary winger. My issue is i see him as just that, a complimentary winger that isnt elite in any single regard. Hence why i wouldnt consider him till 8 or 9. Would look good with mcdavid/draisaitl or eichel if buffalo dropped to 4 though

 

[AmericanDream]

NHL Now has him going at #4 as Tyson Nash and EJ Hradek want him both for the Yotes pick at 5, but both think he will not be available for them, and I agree...Senators and Brady Tkachuk - get used to it folks, kid will be taken right there.

 

[Peter Griffin]

I believe Brady is a good player but why is his point production so bad?

Is it really that far off from Casey Mittelstadt's?

 

[93LEAFS]

Well he racks up a real good amount of assists, and is as far as I can tell, second in assists by a freshman. Another thing is that he's used terribly on the powerplay. They have him playing on the half-wall rather than sitting his ass in front of the opposition's goalie.

He also generated a ton of shots that for whatever reason didn't go in, and its not like he was shooting from 30 feet out. I'd say its more statistical aberration than a continuing trend. Give this guy a legit center and he'll put up points. Josh Norris and Jordan Greenway weren't that.

 

[kabidjan18]

His greatest asset is his intuition. That's applicable in any scenario, case and point in his inflated assist totals this season. If he wasn't playing with Greenway, and spent more time sitting on the Goalie's face he would have more goals and less assists. The nature of a versatile athlete is that he will do for you whatever you need him to do.

However, it is quite ironic to see. Prior to this season, he was known solely as a goal-scorer and had his intelligence and vision questioned. Now, in a different system, he demonstrated his ability to create through passing. Instead of recognizing that he is apt to contribute both ways, as needed by the team, people instead choose to question his goal-scoring ability.

 

[Fulham]

This type of player, that can blend the size skill, power, meanness, skating doesn't come around often

As a Canucks fan this sounds exactly like the draft bio of Virtanen at the time.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

As a Canucks fan this sounds exactly like the draft bio of Virtanen at the time.

I should have included high IQ. we good now

 

[93LEAFS]

As a Canucks fan this sounds exactly like the draft bio of Virtanen at the time.

Very different players. Virtanen is a volume shooter who doesn't see plays develop as a playmaker. Tkachuk has much higher hockey IQ.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

That is the right decision. Made no sense to me that many in the media were hyping up Tkachuk as NHL ready. I mean, he might have survived as a bottom 6 guy next season but that would have been a poor decision for his growth as a player.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Wonder if his decision to return to BU will affect where he's taken in the draft. Probably not, or at the very least will be quite negligible I would guess. But that's just a guess, as I'm not up to speed with prior situations like this and how it affected where the player was taken, if it was affected at all.

Source: https://www.tsn.ca/report-tkachuk-to-stay-at-bu-for-2018-19-1.1079270

 

[Whalers Fan]

That is the right decision. Made no sense to me that many in the media were hyping up Tkachuk as NHL ready. I mean, he might have survived as a bottom 6 guy next season but that would have been a poor decision for his growth as a player.

Yes, he'll be much better off playing another season in the NCAA. If he left BU, he may have ended up in the AHL next season. Considering the family lineage, I think he'll be okay financially waiting one more season to turn pro.

 

[Breakers]

This was most likely going to happen regardless.

Going to be good to see him with a proper centerman in Jake Wise or Patrick Harper.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

I really hope the Sens pick Boqvist or Wahlstrom...

 

[seafoam]

I’ll be jealous at whomever gets him.

Really like his game.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

I really hope the Sens pick Boqvist or Wahlstrom...

You'd be in the minority.. I certainly would not want either one.

 

[93LEAFS]

Wonder if his decision to return to BU will affect where he's taken in the draft. Probably not, or at the very least will be quite negligible I would guess. But that's just a guess, as I'm not up to speed with prior situations like this and how it affected where the player was taken, if it was affected at all.

Source: https://www.tsn.ca/report-tkachuk-to-stay-at-bu-for-2018-19-1.1079270

I don't think it matters, and it is not like his decision is binding. I'm sure if the team that drafts him encourages him to either come out to play in the NHL or spend a year in the AHL, he'll seriously consider this option.

 

[Saxon]

You'd be in the minority.. I certainly would not want either one.

I'd be happy with either at three lol.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Doubt he goes back to BU

If he does I'll be shocked

 

[seafoam]

Wonder if his decision to return to BU will affect where he's taken in the draft. Probably not, or at the very least will be quite negligible I would guess. But that's just a guess, as I'm not up to speed with prior situations like this and how it affected where the player was taken, if it was affected at all.

Source: https://www.tsn.ca/report-tkachuk-to-stay-at-bu-for-2018-19-1.1079270

I feel like returning to BU will give him a chance to continue to develop offensively.

Just because prospects are physically (and sometimes defensively) ready for the NHL, doesn’t mean they are NHL ready.

You aren’t going to have an opportunity to develop your offensive game when your coach is putting you there for 13-15 minutes a game to cycle the puck your whole shift so your line can keep the score where it is until your top two lines are ready to back on the ice.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

You'd be in the minority.. I certainly would not want either one.

Tkachuk is not a good piece, one of the oldest players in recent draft history and not putitng up impressive numbers. Would much rather have Wahlstrom or Boqvist.

 

[McKappa]

Wonder if his decision to return to BU will affect where he's taken in the draft. Probably not, or at the very least will be quite negligible I would guess. But that's just a guess, as I'm not up to speed with prior situations like this and how it affected where the player was taken, if it was affected at all.

Source: https://www.tsn.ca/report-tkachuk-to-stay-at-bu-for-2018-19-1.1079270

Brady himself confirmed that this isn't true.