Speculation: Will Brady Tkachuk sign with Ottawa?

[masasa]

With Duchene, Stone and Karlsson all UFA next year and most likely leaving the sinking ship, what motivation will Brady have to spend his career in a terrible team?

Option is to get an education and choose the best team to win the Stanley Cup with. He might also want to play with his brother.

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[Kaoz]

With Duchene, Stone and Karlsson all UFA next year and most likely leaving the sinking ship, what motivation will Brady have to spend his career in a terrible team?

Option is to get an education and choose the best team to win the Stanley Cup with. He might also want to play with his brother.

Money, lots and lots of money.

 

[justafan22]

Wheeler's the last top 5 pick who didn't sign with his team right?

Even for 1st rounders, only Bleackley in this decade is the only one who didn't sign an ELC

 

[TheDoldrums]

Money, lots and lots of money.

Not that I think he won't sign, but he does come from a pretty comfortable situation in that regard. It might not be as big a factor as with some other kids.

 

[LeafGrief]

Yes he'll sign. He's not going to go back to college for four years and become a UFA when he could be done his ELC by then instead. He's leaving millions and millions of dollars on the table in that case. The team will suck, but they'll be in a full rebuild and he'll get a ton of opportunities to earn some big fat contracts.

 

[Sensung]

Things are going to be radically different in Ottawa in the not too distant future. Continue to pile on while you can...

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

I think he refuses to sign so the Sens trade him two seasons from now. Then Brady signs with wherever he gets traded to.

 

[Freudian]

His agent family advisor will most likely tell him to stay in college for a year. Tkachuk won't benefit short or long term from rushing into what looks to be a rough season for Sens. He might be borderline NHL ready, but he'll be more NHL ready in a year.

It's highly unlikely he'll spend four years in the NCAA to be a UFA. He'll only hurt his earning potential that way and no team stinks forever.

 

[super6646]

His agent family advisor will most likely tell him to stay in college. Tkachuk won't benefit short or long term from rushing into what looks to be a rough season for Sens. He might be borderline NHL ready, but he'll be more NHL ready in a year.

XD

Seriously, fox is a prick. Anyway, being on a terrible team with likely mean he plays in the top 6 immediately, and will have ample opportunity to contribute from the beginning. I don't think he'll mind being on a rebuilding team as he's really young and will get lots of chances to earn $$$ as a result.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Adds more drama to the current situation. When Hughes, Zadina, Boqvist, Bouchard, Dobson, and Wahlstrom were still available, and you chose Tkachuk? lol...

 

[Cmac66]

A lot can change in hockey in a short period of time, he will sign with them for the long term.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

A lot can change in hockey in a short period of time, he will sign with them for the long term.

While that is true, I still feel it's stupid the Sens picked a player that could possibly give them the finger and bolt, as opposed to better players who's rights would have been the Sens even if said player refused to sign.

 

[SensBrawler]

I don't think he wants to wait three years to play in the NHL.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

I don't think he wants to wait three years to play in the NHL.

It was still a dumb pick regardless.

 

[Empoleon8771]

He'll have to play in college for an additional 3 years in order to get to free agency, when he'll probably be NHL ready in 2019-2020. I don't see the point.

 

[SensBrawler]

It was still a dumb pick regardless.

You've let us know plenty of times. I remember the tantrum you threw when we made the pick.

 

[Brock Radunske]

Things are going to be radically different in Ottawa in the not too distant future. Continue to pile on while you can...

What, like a new stadium in Quebec City?

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

You've let us know plenty of times. I remember the tantrum you threw when we made the pick.

Yeah because Hughes, Zadina, Wahlstrom, Boqvist, Bouchard, Dobson, and Smith were still available.

 

[Thrasymachus]

Pretty sure Tkachuk will do what 99% of drafted players do, report to the team that drafted them.

He would have to give up a lot of money in the short term to opt-out of the Sens Organization

 

[SensBrawler]

Yeah because Hughes, Zadina, Wahlstrom, Boqvist, Bouchard, Dobson, and Smith were still available.

Meh...Only one I might have preferred is Zadina and maybe Hughes.

 

[DANTHEMAN1967]

Things are going to be radically different in Ottawa in the not too distant future. Continue to pile on while you can...

No Karlsson, Duchene or Stone, that IS radically different all right.
I think that there will be lots of time to pile on so there's no need to hurry and "pile on when you can...".

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Meh...Only one I might have preferred is Zadina and maybe Hughes.

Wahlstrom has an elite shot and much higher hockey IQ than Tkachuk. Tkachuk is faster and more ready, but the point is moot. Boqvist and Dobson all have super high potential and are RHD something the Sens need with Karlsson going to bolt soon.

 

[SensBrawler]

Wahlstrom has an elite shot and much higher hockey IQ than Tkachuk. Tkachuk is faster and more ready, but the point is moot. Boqvist and Dobson all have super high potential and are RHD something the Sens need with Karlsson going to bolt soon.

Can't predict the future though. I usually wait more than a month to judge a pick, but I realize that's a foreign concept for some people.

 

[TwoPiece]

Ottawa sucks, but he'll be "the man" as soon as next season. I think it's a no-brainer that he signs.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Can't predict the future though. I usually wait more than a month to judge a pick, but I realize that's a foreign concept for some people.

While we can't predict the future, even in hindsight the Tkachuk pick was questionable with who was still available at the time.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Ottawa sucks, but he'll be "the man" as soon as next season. I think it's a no-brainer that he signs.

50 point player being the man sounds like a recipe for a season where the entire team has less than 10 wins total.