Brady Tkachuk doesn’t want to fight for a while

Marc-Olivier Cook
Brady Tkachuk doesn’t want to fight for a while
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On Saturday, the Ottawa Senators took on the Winnipeg Jets.

One sequence in particular stood out: Logan Stanley hit Brady Tkachuk in the face in a rather dangerous fashion.

Needless to say, the Sens captain was pissed. He slammed his stick against the railing before returning to the bench, and you could see in his face that he wasn't exactly in a good mood. That's to be expected.

Watching the game, I wondered: why did Tkachuk, who is known as a no-nonsense guy, decide to let himself be punished?

Why didn't he throw down the gloves against Stanley and take justice into his own hands? Now we know what's behind it all…

Basically, it's simple: Tkachuk told the media in Ottawa that he won't be fighting for a while because he can't. He had surgery on his thumb in the summer.

He had surgery on his thumb at the start of the season and is still recovering from it, even though he's back in the game. He doesn't want to fight because he could aggravate his injury by not being careful.

It must be difficult for him to live with this situation.

Because we know how much he loves fighting with the other players on the ice… and we all know how much that's also part of his identity as a player.

Tkachuk will have to find another way to make himself indispensable on the ice… but that doesn't necessarily worry me.

He's got the talent to play with the big boys, after all. And as much as we love to hate him for logical reasons, we're still talking about one of the best players in the National League as of today.

But I'm willing to bet he can't wait to fight again…


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