Confirmed with Link: Tkachuk signed a seven-year, $57.5 million deal. The AAV is 8.214 million

[aragorn]

Finally, wonder what took so long for PD to up the salary just a little bit or was it the pressure of the season starting that Brady just wanted to get something done. Either way very glad it got done long term & now they can start looking at the future of this team & the possibilities. This yr is still a right off IMO, but next yr there should be much more to look forward to with this team & a few more young guys making the team. Hopefully he is in the house tonight either dressed or not & they introduce him as captain, too bad they weren't in hogtown first & here Saturday night, it would have made for a much better celebration in front of a bigger audience.

 

[ksens]

I'm just glad we got a deal done and Brady is back on the ice (or will be shortly). Let the rest of the chips fall where they may.

 

[ThreePosts]

More than the willingness to pay up for the player they want to lead the team for the next decade, I have to give the organization a lot of credit for stepping up to give a full NMC for Brady in his UFA years...I think it goes against their contract philosophy and demonstrates the confidence they're putting into the player. I rarely think full NMCs are a good idea, but in this case...probably justified.

 

[DueDiligence]

Dorion compromised on term and money from his 8M x 8YR offer, which was already an overpayment, so I would say holding out worked out pretty well for Tkachuk.

What if Brady initially wanted 3 years at $7 million?

 

[DrEasy]

Also I got sick of seeing other teams signing their star players long term and the players posting their own hype videos

It’s our turn now. Enjoy sens fans!

I'm not crying, you're crying!

Right now I'm just happy he signed. Later when I sober up I'll think about how this is 1M$/yr too many.

 

[SensFactor]

For those going to the game tonight lets get LOUD! GO SENS GO!

 

[The Expert]

Oh captain, my captain.

 

[WORLDSTARHIPHOP]

Simply put, he's worth much more to us than any other team. Bathersons contract was a steal and I have a weird feeling we'll get good value out of a Norris extension. If there was anywhere to overpay on this team, this would be it.

More than one team has signed young players to big contracts that their fans have complained about. Gives me a feeling that the owners know something that we don't, possibly when the 10.5m hits in Brady's contract. If the cap goes up a lot due to betting/pandemic recovering, we'll be in a great spot

 

[playasRus]

Ultimately, even if we compare Brady to all other RFA long term signings this summer, you can say he's the most overpaid of them all, but if he's really only overpaid by 1M for the length of the contract (as opposed to, say 4M overpaid) then Ottawa is lucky to keep their "heart and soul" guy for 7 years.

 

[HF Reader]

Drai couldn't lead ants up a dead dog's arse.

Go back to the darkness heathen

I had to read that first sentence twice. New one to me, but I confess I haven't read all of Shakespeare's works. Well done

 

[swiftwin]

Simply put, he's worth much more to us than any other team. Bathersons contract was a steal and I have a weird feeling we'll get good value out of a Norris extension. If there was anywhere to overpay on this team, this would be it.

More than one team has signed young players to big contracts that their fans have complained about. Gives me a feeling that the owners know something that we don't, possibly when the 10.5m hits in Brady's contract. If the cap goes up a lot due to betting/pandemic recovering, we'll be in a great spot

I also wonder if the team is factoring potential playoff tickets revenue when Brady is at 10.5m.

 

[DylanSensFan]

FYOUS has officially begun boys!!!

Pardon my ignorance. WTF is FYOUS?

 

[Senscore]

Pardon my ignorance. WTF is FYOUS?

Eugene's Five Years Of Unparalleled Success, which I'm convinced he only came up with as a clever way to say "f*** you" in a letter to concerned fans.

 

[DylanSensFan]

Hell to the yes.

Brady wanting to stay here long term will not only guarantee our other Americans want to stay, but it'll go a long way in attracting UFAs to Ottawa as well.

Bring on all the Americans, especially Jake Sanderson!

 

[Butchy Dakkar]

Pardon my ignorance. WTF is FYOUS?

Melnyk hyperbole.

it’s a thing in Ottawa.

 

[coladin]

Have a feeling we will be regretting this contract in 3+ years

If Stutzle, Sanderson, Norris and even Pinto become stars, how are we going to sign them all?

Wish it was a bridge deal at this massive overpayment

I think this will be akin to the Ray Bourque salary cap. " You want more than our captain, Brady?"

Unless someone is over 80 points, I don't see it. We may regret it, but right now, I don't give two shits!

 

[coladin]

I dunno man, that's what I heard. Coaches really hate changing their lineup drastically like that at the last second and I'm sure even Brady would like some practice time before hopping on.

Would be cool to see him in the warmup at the very least

 

[Alex1234]

Major props to the org and to Dorion for pushing for a face to face meeting with the agents to push this deal along. Glad to see Brady bend into signing a long term deal. I think both parties did well and it’s refreshing to see the difference one signing makes for a fanbase. Looking forward to the season now!

for those complaining about AAV, this is the price of being in Ontario unfortunately. Likely expect another slight overpayment for Norris. But all that means is we’re willing to be competitive on total compensation regardless, and that is a huge positive

Exactly
Svech is 7.750 AAV in USD!!!

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Love that they met in Belleville to finally all get on the same page and get this done. It's not like there's anything else to distract you there lol.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Exactly
Svech is 7.750 AAV in USD!!!

Why mention USD?

 

[Alex1234]

.3mill less than Drai who atleast scored 70 points and 16p in 13gp in the playoffs before signing his deal

Holy shit

Put BT on a playoff team ,with McDavid on every PP, and I bet BT is not far from 70 pts

 

[GCK]

Overpaid by a decent chunk, but the team needed to sign Brady.

Will take that overpayment over losing another guy any day of the week

Can you imagine Calgary’s management right now. Lol they are screwed.

 

[Alex1234]

Why mention USD?

Income taxes are higher in Ontario then in Carolina is my guess
I could be wrong though

 

[branch]

Heard on the radio he's in town already, or will be there for the game in the arena.

Newport Sports HQ is in Mississauga as I understand...which is really close to YYZ. A number of private aircraft arrived at CYOW today from YYZ. #BradyWatch

2 King Airs
1 Citation business jet due to land in 5 mins (ASP473)
And another Citation X due to land at 6:50pm (N688LB)

Who knows, I am bored waiting for this game to start.

 

[Stuzchuk]

very happy with this! May be +/- 500k too much AAV but for what this guy brings on the table for the Senators, I can't complain