{"id":81795,"date":"2020-07-31T09:05:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T13:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=81795"},"modified":"2020-07-30T18:21:19","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T22:21:19","slug":"brady-tkachuk-on-track-for-the-ottawa-senators-captaincy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/07\/31\/brady-tkachuk-on-track-for-the-ottawa-senators-captaincy\/","title":{"rendered":"Brady Tkachuk on Track for the Ottawa Senators Captaincy"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Monday, the\u00a0<\/span>Ottawa Senators<\/span><\/a>\u00a0tweeted that their nominee for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy is\u00a0<\/span>Brady Tkachuk<\/span><\/strong>. The award is given to the player who best exemplifies on and off ice leadership and is an active humanitarian. Each team submits a player for the trophy, and eventually, that list is cut down to three nominees league-wide. The winner will be announced during the Conference Finals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brady Tkachuk with the Inside Track on the Captaincy<\/span><\/h2>\n

The fact that one NHL team picks a nominee every year makes the nomination news usually not that interesting. But this one is different. The Senators haven’t had a captain since they traded former captain <\/span>Erik Karlsson<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0right before the 2018-19 season. When the Senators next announce a captain, it is expected the choice will be between either\u00a0<\/span>Thomas Chabot<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0or Tkachuk.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Both players are the two best players on the team. Chabot led the league in ice-time this season, playing a ridiculous 26 minutes a game. Tkachuk meanwhile led the team in goals, points and penalty minutes. The 23-year-old Chabot and the 20-year-old Tkachuk are faces of Ottawa’s youth movement, so, naturally, one of them will lead the team into their hopefully brighter future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With Ottawa choosing Tkachuk as their nominee for an award that rewards leadership, it seems clear that they are leaning toward Tkachuk as their next captain.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is a fan-altered image giving Tkachuk the ‘C’ on the Senators\u00a0<\/span>rumoured new jerseys<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s another concept regarding the Senators confirmed rebrand. \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n

I based this entirely off of the information given by @hailey_salvian<\/a> in her recent article- though the \u2018C\u2019 was my own doing. \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffb pic.twitter.com\/mNNfNLvz96<\/a><\/p>\n

— Everyday Sens (@EverydaySens) July 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n