Player Discussion Brady Tkachuk (LW) - Part XI

[Micklebot]

Idk what game some of you were watching, Tkachuk had a strong game,

He's playing better defensively,
He was one of the only guys with some physical push back in a game the refs were letting get out of hand with Bos was making borderline dirty hits,
He lead the team in hits, shots and was 2nd in ixG
He was very strong along the boards extending the cycle, creating opportunities for his line and tiring out the Bruins.
And it shows up in the underlying stats where his lines had a wide advantage in scoring chances and xGF

 

[Mr Hat]

I think he’s been much more noticeable in his own end recently. He stays far lower in the defensive zone and wins battles now, instead of waiting for the outlet pass to get on a rush.

His point totals will suffer, but he’s playing a winning style of hockey now.

The goals will still come.

Emotions will always be a fine line with him, it’s a huge part of why he’s so effective. You don’t want to neuter that. He has gotten better but still needs to get smarter in picking his spots, so we’re agreed there.

A good comparable is Jamie Benn, whose age is catching up to him but always played with the same meanness of Brady but doesn’t get sucked into the chirping and related nonsense. His death stare is more effective than the chirping/mocking/games Brady plays.

 

[bicboi64]

Come on people. It’s not good for our captain to be standing in the penalty box chirping a non star player for 2 minutes straight. He was frequently getting into shoving matches with players who would love an offsetting 2-5 minutes to one of our best players. This isn’t a new thing, it’s been his whole career.

Pointless in 7 games straight now and a few boneheaded penalties that could have lost us points. Sure he had good net presence that aided in a goal, that’s a huge strength of his that’s hard to find.

But his mental game has always and continues to be weak. We need more from him lately. He shouldn’t stop the fiesty play as that helped offset his overall poor performance, but pick his battles after the whistle unless it’s with someone like Pasta.

I’m sure he was given a warning from the refs and didn’t listen, probably the same reason Marchand got an extra two. Reputation and the refs use the extra 2 to try and stop the nonsense. Not excusing the refs not making the right calls all game but Brady needs to control his emotions, especially when we are down a couple goals. This weakness will only be magnified in the playoffs if we sneak in.

The lack of composure is frustrating because there'll be a time when him losing control will result in a suspension. Teams like Boston or Florida already get leeway from the refs and our response has to be doing the things to win the hockey games, not taking penalties. We need Brady on the ice, not in the box because a rat like Marchand is successful at being a rat.

His lack of scoring lately is easier to stomach because he's been great in his own end. He's not cheating for offense and floating near our blueline waiting for an outlet pass. It's impressive how much he's turned around being more present in our own zone. I think the goals will come just as they will for the rest of our top scorers who've been very lacklustre offensively the last 10ish games.

 

[DueDiligence]

Idk what game some of you were watching, Tkachuk had a strong game,

He's playing better defensively,
He was one of the only guys with some physical push back in a game the refs were letting get out of hand with Bos was making borderline dirty hits,
He lead the team in hits, shots and was 2nd in ixG
He was very strong along the boards extending the cycle, creating opportunities for his line and tiring out the Bruins.
And it shows up in the underlying stats where his lines had a wide advantage in scoring chances and xGF

Facts!
Funny how Norris scores two because he has the room on the ice and a distracted goalie because of Tkachuk's physical play. So many people judge if a player is good or bad based purely on their goals and assists.

 

[Mr Hat]

Facts!
Funny how Norris scores two because he has the room on the ice and a distracted goalie because of Tkachuk's physical play. So many people judge if a player is good or bad based purely on their goals and assists.

Watching the last 30 seconds before the last goal, Brady was in a good position for a rebound or jam play but really wasn’t a big factor in that goal compared to Giroux who had great poise and vision all night.

He played a decent game last night, but my comment about his overall lacking play is during his pointless streak and untimely penalties. Last 8 games he has taken 10 more PIM than he has drawn. Not a good stat when you also aren’t putting up points.

Overall game was better last night, hoping he scores a few today and heats up.

 

[bicboi64]

Watching the last 30 seconds before the last goal, Brady was in a good position for a rebound or jam play but really wasn’t a big factor in that goal compared to Giroux who had great poise and vision all night.

He played a decent game last night, but my comment about his overall lacking play is during his pointless streak and untimely penalties. Last 8 games he has taken 10 more PIM than he has drawn. Not a good stat when you also aren’t putting up points.

Remember he had 11 pim against buffalo which might skew the way you're looking at his penalties drawn vs taken

 

[Golden_Jet]

Watching the last 30 seconds before the last goal, Brady was in a good position for a rebound or jam play but really wasn’t a big factor in that goal compared to Giroux who had great poise and vision all night.

He played a decent game last night, but my comment about his overall lacking play is during his pointless streak and untimely penalties. Last 8 games he has taken 10 more PIM than he has drawn. Not a good stat when you also aren’t putting up points.

Overall game was better last night, hoping he scores a few today and heats up.

 

[Mr Hat]

Remember he had 11 pim against buffalo which might skew the way you're looking at his penalties drawn vs taken

Actually a good example of taking an extra 2 min roughing against Gilbert before they both got a fighting major and unsportsmanlike conduct which cancel out 7 min each.