Player Discussion Brady Tkachuk (LW) - Part XI

[DueDiligence]

Brady needs to do less policing and way less getting even and more winning

Other than Brady the top six is soft as butter. He is the only one that will throw a big hit and park himself in front of the net. He makes space for his linemates and allows them to operate with impunity. Heck, even the Sens D group ( outside Hamonic) is soft.
Sens definitely need another couple of guys that have skill but combined with real grit. When they get those guys Brady will be able to back off the "getting even".

 

[OD99]

We need a lot more than Brady to step up but a lot of it will come from coaching. Knowing where to be in a system and having a better breakout plus more offensive zone control will automatically fix a lot of our defensive woes.

We need Brady to still be a bull in a china shop, play on the edge, drop them and crash the net. All of the skills are a huge plus the team and far out shadow any defensive shortcoming.

Team D is the key.

 

[DrEasy]

Other than Brady the top six is soft as butter. He is the only one that will throw a big hit and park himself in front of the net. He makes space for his linemates and allows them to operate with impunity. Heck, even the Sens D group ( outside Hamonic) is soft.
Sens definitely need another couple of guys that have skill but combined with real grit. When they get those guys Brady will be able to back off the "getting even".

The losses of Formenton and Paul (and C. Brown to a lesser extent, not a physical player per se but a grinder nonetheless), and the injuries to Batherson and Norris (making them more hesitant to engage physically) really softened this team. In the same year these losses happened, the players were replaced by DBP, Giroux and Joseph (himself playing through an injury), not exactly the toughest cookies around.

Replacing DBP with Kubalik and Tarasenko hasn't changed things much in that respect... Tarasenko can take a hit and hold on to the puck at least.

The balance may have shifted too much toward skill at the expense of physical play. I wonder if DJ Smith suffered from that balance shift. He may have been fine coaching a physical team, not a skilled one.

 

[Senovision]

Congratulations to Brady on getting his 300th career point versus the Leafs last night!

 

[coladin]

"Buy in like Drake has"????? I've seen Drake make some good plays but equally as many bad plays defensively in the last 4 games. No different than Brady or Timmy or Josh. The whole team is getting better but they still are too lax playing defense and cough up the puck far too much when under pressure in their own zone. #workinprogress.

Oh he has been different than Brady. Drake is at least trying to play the right way. I ain't seeing shit from Brady

 

[DueDiligence]

Oh he has been different than Brady. Drake is at least trying to play the right way. I ain't seeing shit from Brady

Well you and I aren't watching the same games then.

 

[coladin]

Well you and I aren't watching the same games then.

Or maybe you don't understand what you are watching.

 

[Senovision]

Well you and I aren't watching the same games then.

Yes but remember DueDiligence he claims to be one of Brady's biggest fans.....yet uses adjectives like atrocious and also posted that Brady hasn't done shit to describe his play...

 

[coladin]

Yes but remember Due he is one of Brady's biggest fans.....yet uses adjectives like atrocious and also posted that Brady hasn't done shit....Lol

You go check how many times I have bad things to say about Brady since he got drafted, which I was on board with you big baby. So his head is even bigger than usual. He better start playing the right way is all. If you can't see he cheats and has been this year more than last year well you and Due can watch your captain cheating his own team

 

[Senovision]

You go check how many times I have bad things to say about Brady since he got drafted, which I was on board with you big baby. So his head is even bigger than usual. He better start playing the right way is all. If you can't see he cheats and has been this year more than last year well you and Due can watch your captain cheating his own team

I was just using the words you have used in your most recent posts.You don't like Brady as a player I can tell. What things do you like about his game? Crickets....
You seem focused on one aspect of his game.
Every player that has ever played in the NHL has strengths and weaknesses and Brady's strengths far outweigh his weaknesses.

 

[Joeffice]

I was just using the words you have used in your most recent posts.You don't like Brady as a player I can tell.

What do I think of Brady?

 

[Senovision]

No I was talking to Coladin.
You must have him on block.

 

[coladin]

I was just using the words you have used in your most recent posts.You don't like Brady as a player I can tell. What things do you like about his game? Crickets....
You seem focused on one aspect of his game.
Every player that has ever played in the NHL has strengths and weaknesses and Brady's strengths far outweigh his weaknesses.

That's some funny shit right there. I only have two jerseys and signed pics and selfies with the guy. And, again, you are completely ignoring the fact that I have been a Brady fan since he was drafted when many hated the pick.

You just want your fandom to cloud the very real reality that he cheats, and it is unbecoming of a player who knows how to play the right way. Your Senovision goggles are set at too high a level bud, or maybe return them as they ar malfunctioing. Or you are under 16

 

[Senovision]

That's some funny shit right there. I only have two jerseys and signed pics and selfies with the guy. And, again, you are completely ignoring the fact that I have been a Brady fan since he was drafted when many hated the pick.

You just want your fandom to cloud the very real reality that he cheats, and it is unbecoming of a player who knows how to play the right way. Your Senovision goggles are set at too high a level bud, or maybe return them as they ar malfunctioing. Or you are under 16

Go back to the eggnog. Or have another beer. Lol.
Brady does so many things so well. We are lucky to have him as our leader.
You should have told him how his play is atrocious and shit when you standing there with him getting his autographs and pictures. You are quite the backstabber.

 

[DueDiligence]

You go check how many times I have bad things to say about Brady since he got drafted, which I was on board with you big baby. So his head is even bigger than usual. He better start playing the right way is all. If you can't see he cheats and has been this year more than last year well you and Due can watch your captain cheating his own team

I was replying to your post where you were slobbering all over Batherson. I just remarked that Batherson, although improved, was still making some bad plays defensively Same as Tkachuk. If you haven't noticed that Brady's defensive play has gotten better since JM took over then I don't know what you are looking at. Sure he still needs a lot more improvement but he is playing markedly better in these past few games.

 

[Ice-Tray]

Other than Brady the top six is soft as butter. He is the only one that will throw a big hit and park himself in front of the net. He makes space for his linemates and allows them to operate with impunity. Heck, even the Sens D group ( outside Hamonic) is soft.
Sens definitely need another couple of guys that have skill but combined with real grit. When they get those guys Brady will be able to back off the "getting even".

Tank isn’t soft.

 

[DueDiligence]

Tank isn’t soft.

OK he's not soft but he's not a physical player either. He averages less than 1 hit a game and none are of the bone crunching variety. But he also is not overly strong along the boards in the O zone; like most of the Senator forwards.

 

[Ice-Tray]

OK he's not soft but he's not a physical player either. He averages less than 1 hit a game and none are of the bone crunching variety. But he also is not overly strong along the boards in the O zone; like most of the Senator forwards.

I think the guys got crushed by all the loses. Tank is usually hard to move and is not afraid to engage physically to win board battles.

Batherson is oddly also able to play a heavy game when he has a mind to.

Even Norris can be a lot more physical.

I want to see how the guys play when their confidence is up and they are feeling good. JM has been stressing how they need to play a more aggressive game, pressure the puck more, and win more battles. They have to form a habit of playing a more heavy game so continue when they feel deflated. Guys like Brady can fall back on that when they are having a bad game.

You’re right, those guys will have to engage more, and they have and can in the past. They don’t need to crush guys, because that usually has to be in your blood, but they do need to be willing to throw the odd forechecking hit, and be strong in defence of puck possession, and be willing to kick hard in retrievals.

We may see Grieg end up in the top six to help with the competitiveness of the group. All it takes is one or two guys to get everyone’s blood up.

 

[JD1]

Brady's defensive play has not remarkably improved. It's changed. There's a difference.

He's not blowing the zone like he used to. That's a system change. But that doesn't make his defensive play better, it's just different

He's still not strong in our end.

 

[Micklebot]

Brady's defensive play has not remarkably improved. It's changed. There's a difference.

He's not blowing the zone like he used to. That's a system change. But that doesn't make his defensive play better, it's just different

He's still not strong in our end.

Defensive awareness isn't going to change overnight, especially in a compressed schedule without a lot of practice time.

I wonder if we'll ever see him kill penalties, he's great on the draw, fairly mobile, can win board battles, the reads on the PK are a bit more straight forward too, it could be a good way to develop the defensive side of his game.

 

[DueDiligence]

Brady's defensive play has not remarkably improved. It's changed. There's a difference.

He's not blowing the zone like he used to. That's a system change. But that doesn't make his defensive play better, it's just different

He's still not strong in our end.

My point is that he is better than he was but still have a ways to go. And that applies to the whole team.

The other main problem is holding on to the puck in their own end. The Leafs are a good forechecking team and when they pressured the Sens early in the game the boys coughed up pucks allover the place. It got better later in the game but the whole team needs to improve in their own end; with and without the puck.

 

[JD1]

My point is that he is better than he was but still have a ways to go. And that applies to the whole team.

The other main problem is holding on to the puck in their own end. The Leafs are a good forechecking team and when they pressured the Sens early in the game the boys coughed up pucks allover the place. It got better later in the game but the whole team needs to improve in their own end; with and without the puck.

Not getting the puck out of our zone when we have clear possession is imo the biggest team weakness

 

[DrEasy]

Not getting the puck out of our zone when we have clear possession is imo the biggest team weakness

That's where having Chabot back will make a big difference (I know you don't like him, but that is definitely something he excels at).

 

[JD1]

That's where having Chabot back will make a big difference (I know you don't like him, but that is definitely something he excels at).

Yes, that's his biggest strength

 

[coladin]

I was replying to your post where you were slobbering all over Batherson. I just remarked that Batherson, although improved, was still making some bad plays defensively Same as Tkachuk. If you haven't noticed that Brady's defensive play has gotten better since JM took over then I don't know what you are looking at. Sure he still needs a lot more improvement but he is playing markedly better in these past few games.

Agree to disagree.

From one Tkachuk fan to another , let's hope he gets on board, this way you can continue slobbering over him