{"id":492341,"date":"2026-06-21T19:54:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T23:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=492341"},"modified":"2026-06-21T19:57:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T23:57:46","slug":"nhl-rumours-senators-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/06\/21\/nhl-rumours-senators-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumours: The Brady Tkachuk Trade Fallout"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are all a little shocked for the Ottawa Senators organization<\/a>. However, following the Brady Tkachuk<\/a> trade, we are here to quickly shift the rhetoric of looking for a replacement. David Pagnotta was discussing the situation and may have the Sens follow-up move. Let’s discuss.<\/p>\n

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NHL Rumours and the Sens Need to Replace Brady Tkachuk<\/h2>\n

Rumour: David Pagnotta stopped by the boys with Coming In Hot podcast, and is suggesting that things are not set in stone, but there definitely has been a ripple effect caused by the Brady Tkachuk trade. He thinks Ottawa could push for Jason Robertson<\/a> of the Dallas Stars.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Analysis: We do see these things happen, where one big (seemingly unrelated) move leads to another. The Leafs recent acquisition of Darren Raddysh<\/a>, following the move of Joseph Woll<\/a>, would be an example. It was known that contract negotiations between the Dallas Stars and Jason Robertson hadn’t been the greatest. Maybe one thing could lead to another for Ottawa.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before we discuss the Jason Robertson angle, we will look at the trade overall. It definitely continues the string of blockbusters, but we will say this one did somewhat feel to come out of left field. Even the Darren Raddysh trade<\/a> was a big one, but we liken this one to the Quinn Hughes acquisition<\/a>. That happened just a few months ago, as the Minnesota Wild were loading up for their 2026 Stanley Cup Playoff run. So, there is some precedence of these big pieces moving.<\/p>\n

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My understanding is the Senators also had conversations with Carolina and Vegas, other teams that were on Tkachuk's list. I also think Minnesota was on the list. Four-team list but in the end, Brady obviously wanted to go join his brother in Florida.
Senators made the best of a\u2026<\/p>\n

— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) June 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n