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Player Discussion Brady Tkachuk (LW) - Part XI

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BankStreetParade said:
0G, 8A in his last 15 games. What's going on with this guy?
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Struggled quite a bit. Looks like playing through an injury for sure. I'd be surprised if not, he's been half as efficient as he was prior. Stutzle been doing way too much heavy lifting on that line alone and even throwing bigger hits more consistently. I'd wager Tkachuk injured himself on one of the big hits he delivered a week ago.
 
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No PP last night, feels like not to many PP opportunities the last few games while missing Norris and Batherson. No excuses but PP time is an easy way to break these kind of streaks.
 
ReginKarlssonLehner said:
Struggled quite a bit. Looks like playing through an injury for sure. I'd be surprised if not, he's been half as efficient as he was prior. Stutzle been doing way too much heavy lifting on that line alone and even throwing bigger hits more consistently. I'd wager Tkachuk injured himself on one of the big hits he delivered a week ago.
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He's 100% playing through injury. I hope he gets some time off to heal once other players get back. Or else he might have a longer time off during the next several months.
 
I think if is more the loss of Batherson that is affecting his play. Drake was driving that line at a near 100 point pace for most of the season.

Because as Cross mentioned, no way the Senators send him to the all star game if he is injured.
 
On the Wally And Methot podcast, sounds like he has a sprained left index finger, as it’s taped up. Meth said definitely at least sprained. So his bottom shooting hand.
 
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cuz dude needs elite players on his line to be decent. can't do shit by himself.

Injury excuse is a good one! :laugh:

He rode batherson's coat tails and now can't do anything
 
sens13 said:
cuz dude needs elite players on his line to be decent. can't do shit by himself.

Injury excuse is a good one! :laugh:

He rode batherson's coat tails and now can't do anything
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To be fair Brady was doing his fair share of the heavy lifting on that line ( as was Norris). They compliment each other well.

While I don't think anyone on that line was riding coattails, both Norris and Brady need a play driver like Batherson to be at their most effective.
 
Solid work by Tkachuk over this last stretch. Since Norris has been out of the lineup, Tkachuk's stats have been:
8 GP 3 G 4 A 7 PTS

In addition, over that stretch he has also had 32 shots and 34 hits, all while playing through an injury.
 
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RAFI BOMB said:
Solid work by Tkachuk over this last stretch. Since Norris has been out of the lineup, Tkachuk's stats have been:
8 GP 3 G 4 A 7 PTS

In addition, over that stretch he has also had 32 shots and 34 hits, all while playing through an injury.
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It's weird to think not too long ago the storyline was about how long it had been since he'd scored, 15 games without a goal.
 
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RAFI BOMB said:
Solid work by Tkachuk over this last stretch. Since Norris has been out of the lineup, Tkachuk's stats have been:
8 GP 3 G 4 A 7 PTS

In addition, over that stretch he has also had 32 shots and 34 hits, all while playing through an injury.
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Exactly, almost a PPG & it's still not enough for the haters & never will be for some who don't like that kind of player. He's lost both his linemates who have both been great this yr & has had to adapt. IMO he has zero chemistry with Stutzle, but has shown quite well with Paul & C. Brown maybe because they are more north south players like him. His role is to drive the defence & the goalie crazy & he does that every game, it's up to others to get the puck near the net where he can work. He draws players towards him giving his linemates more room to work. Formenton & Stutzle are good together, but need someone like C. Brown on that line too. They have a lot of good pieces & more coming to work with for next season which makes this team fun to follow right now especially when they are getting great goaltending & are competitive in every game.

Tkachuk - Norris - Batherson
Formenton - Stutzle - Pinto
Paul - White - C. Brown
Sokolov - Kastelic - Watson/Gaudette
 
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BankStreetParade said:
To be fair, he's the highest paid player on the team and the captain. The expectations should be extremely high, no? It's no longer about potential, it's about performance.
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When you hand out a 7 year contract to a 22 year old, a lot of it is still going to be about potential.
 
NyQuil said:
When you hand out a 7 year contract to a 22 year old, a lot of it is still going to be about potential.
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But also, Brady fans can't be overly sensitive when some fans want it to be a bit more about performance from a guy who is into his 4th year now
 
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