Player Discussion Brady Tkachuk (LW) - Part XI

[Agent Zuuuub]

did brady have a baby last year too?

 

[Answer]

Maybe he’s just not capable. Also. He’s captain and our number 1 super star winger lol.

What can you do. He was given the keys to the Ferrari before he could even drive.

The Ferrari he tried to drive is has been crashed by him a long time ago

 

[coladin]

I was looking at the underlying numbers for Brady,

A couple things stood out to me;

FA/60 37.29 is the lowest of his career by a significant margin, was 41.1 last year
xGA/60 of 2.12 similarly is the lowest, was 2.73 last year.

The "for" stats went down pretty much proportionately, so the FF% and xGF% remains similar albeit a touch lower.

All this suggests he's likely "cheating" less for offense.

pts/60 are up from 2.38 to 2.69, but he's shooting less at 10.4 instead of 12.4.

Blocking a lot more shots, 2.35/60 vs 1.52 the year before, and hitting a bit more. The blocks suggest he's in lanes more, the hits might be from the forecheck, so I won't read much into that.

I appreciate these numbers.

My issue is, again last night, was the first goal. Once again, just like the Buffalo game, he is not doing the business in his own end. Montreal game. Too many moments this year where he is costing the team in his own end. I hope it is a work in progress...and your numbers dfinitely show that he is changing his game.

I was going to bash him, but honestly can't knock him for actually changing his game, and it will take time. These are real coaches, people, and this may get worse before it gets better

 

[Micklebot]

I appreciate these numbers.

My issue is, again last night, was the first goal. Once again, just like the Buffalo game, he is not doing the business in his own end. Montreal game. Too many moments this year where he is costing the team in his own end. I hope it is a work in progress...and your numbers dfinitely show that he is changing his game.

I was going to bash him, but honestly can't knock him for actually changing his game, and it will take time. These are real coaches, people, and this may get worse before it gets better

Oh, he definitely still misses assignments, and will try to stretch out the D.

All you can ask for is progress, and I do think we are seeing that, but hockey is a game of instincts and instincts don't change overnight. .

 

[BankStreetParade]

I feel like you might have a distorted view of how the rich live...

Like, do you think they all drive around in their Bentley's asking if you have any grey poupon too?

I think you don't have a clue how the rich live if you think a guy of his financial means doesn't have a night nurse/nanny living with them to help with the newborn.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Oh, he definitely still misses assignments, and will try to stretch out the D.

All you can ask for is progress, and I do think we are seeing that, but hockey is a game of instincts and instincts don't change overnight. .

One very key thing would be if he and stutzle could possess the puck and spend more time in the o zone.

 

[Golden_Jet]

One very key thing would be if he and stutzle could possess the puck and spend more time in the o zone.

According to NHL edge, at even strength
Brady is in the 61st percentile at 41.3% in Ozone
Tim is at the 75th percentile at 42.4% in Ozone

For puck possession only teams will know via sportlogiq stats that I’m aware of.
Top 5 players are around 1 minute 20 seconds a game, last I saw.

 

[Micklebot]

I think you don't have a clue how the rich live if you think a guy of his financial means doesn't have a night nurse/nanny living with them to help with the newborn.

Well, I've known and worked for people who fall in the category of millionaires, a good buddys step father was sold a high tech firm he started, and none of them had live in nanny's, so I'm pretty comfortable with my understanding of how the people with financial means I know lived.

Not everyone sees caring for their infant child as a burden they need to hire someone else to take care of.

 

[Dionysus]

Time to separate Brady and Stu, nice boost to both lines when they swapped Tim and Josh end of last game.

Brady needs to play North South to be effective. When he is with Tim sometimes he starts trying to do too much and play outside his skillset. Maybe Brady and Josh will mesh playing a more straight line game.

 

[mysens]

I think you don't have a clue how the rich live if you think a guy of his financial means doesn't have a night nurse/nanny living with them to help with the newborn.

No way. Not all people with loads of cash are like this. Certainly not the ones I know. They don’t all send their kids to private schools, boarding schools etc. Some yes, but certainly not all

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

I think you don't have a clue how the rich live if you think a guy of his financial means doesn't have a night nurse/nanny living with them to help with the newborn.

I don't think you have a clue either. Blanket statements are usually always wrong

 

[Oscar The Grouch]

No way. Not all people with loads of cash are like this. Certainly not the ones I know. They don’t all send their kids to private schools, boarding schools etc. Some yes, but certainly not all

All the ones I know do. Maybe your friends just aren't rich enough?

 

[Ice-Tray]

All of the rich people I know raised their own children like the rest of us, putting in time because they love their children.

A wet nurse is ridiculous. The closest I have seen are daytime Nannie’s for dual working couples when the baby is too young for preschool.

I would be willing to wager that the Tkachuks are raising their baby with family help like most families.

Very strange and aggressive stance to take in my opinion.

 

[Tuna99]

Oh, he definitely still misses assignments, and will try to stretch out the D.

All you can ask for is progress, and I do think we are seeing that, but hockey is a game of instincts and instincts don't change overnight. .

Just hard when it’s your Captain and you need wins badly. Still not good enough

 

[mysens]

All of the rich people I know raised their own children like the rest of us, putting in time because they love their children.

A wet nurse is ridiculous. The closest I have seen are daytime Nannie’s for dual working couples when the baby is too young for preschool.

I would be willing to wager that the Tkachuks are raising their baby with family help like most families.

Very strange and aggressive stance to take in my opinion.

Exactly this. You do it for the love of your children, not to treat them as a burden and you had to have kids.

 

[Tuna99]

Rebuild must be going well when we are discussing how a 4 week old baby is effecting the Sens 7 year playoff drought.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

Rebuild must be going well when we are discussing how a 4 week old baby is effecting the Sens 7 year playoff drought.

We should be used to excuses.

 

[Yak]

Too many people telling Brady how he should play and he shouldn't scrap and needs to stay out of the penalty box. This guy is our captain because he plays on the edge and then you tell him to take a step back. You're asking him to play play a style he's not used to. He's not dominant when he's not on his game. He just disappears. He's best used playing the way he's comfortable. People need to STFU and let him play like Brady, That's worked out. Pretty good so far.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

All of the rich people I know raised their own children like the rest of us, putting in time because they love their children.

A wet nurse is ridiculous. The closest I have seen are daytime Nannie’s for dual working couples when the baby is too young for preschool.

I would be willing to wager that the Tkachuks are raising their baby with family help like most families.

Very strange and aggressive stance to take in my opinion.

Also I highly doubt tkatchuks wife is working.

 

[Micklebot]

Also I highly doubt tkatchuks wife is working.

They've been together since College so she wouldn't have established a career before Brady signed his ELC, I'd probably agree, but you never know. She might have some sort of passion work she does, like her own company, maybe a not for profit. I imagine she could be pretty involved in fundraising for example.

 

[jbeck5]

I don't think you have a clue either. Blanket statements are usually always wrong

Not always.

My blanket is very soft.

That is a factual blanket statement.

 

[BankStreetParade]

Well, I've known and worked for people who fall in the category of millionaires, a good buddys step father was sold a high tech firm he started, and none of them had live in nanny's, so I'm pretty comfortable with my understanding of how the people with financial means I know lived.

Not everyone sees caring for their infant child as a burden they need to hire someone else to take care of.

Sure buddy. And every time he's out of town on a road trip she just does it all by herself, right?

No way. Not all people with loads of cash are like this. Certainly not the ones I know. They don’t all send their kids to private schools, boarding schools etc. Some yes, but certainly not all

No one ever said it was everyone or no one. Generally speaking, any young family where one partner is constantly travelling for work has help. His parents don't live in Ottawa, as far as I know. Does that mean every time he leaves town for a road game they have to get her parents/family to come and help?

 

[BankStreetParade]

Exactly this. You do it for the love of your children, not to treat them as a burden and you had to have kids.

You think a night nurse doing an overnight feeding is treating your child as a burden? LOL.

 

[Agent Zuuuub]

Guys it's impossible to know so why speculate.


But using the it as an excuse is stupid. I thought we were past excuses and in the era of accountability?

 

[Micklebot]

Sure buddy. And every time he's out of town on a road trip she just does it all by herself, right?

Well Brady wasn't going to be the one breast feeding the baby at 2am anyways, but sure, you know know what they're doing and everyone else is crazy.

I'm sure they have help around the house, they almost certainly have cleaners, maybe they have someone during the day to help with the kid, but the assumption that they have 24/7 staff to look after the kid just because they can afford it is pretty bonkers, sure some people do that, but all? Every NHL player is getting overnight staff? I doubt that very much.