Three Reasons Why Brady Tkachuk Would Be Perfect Fit For Bruins

It was quite a couple of weeks for Team USA and Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk.

Tkachuk and his brother Matthew were arguably the flag-bearers for the United States hockey squad competing in the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.

They electrified hockey fans by scoring two goals apiece in Team USA’s blowout victory over Finland to kick off their round-robin portion of the tournament. Then the brothers opened USA’s epic bout with Canada by dropping the gloves in the opening seconds of the game.

It was hard not to root for Brady Tkachuk while he was sporting the Red, White and Blue as opposed to his normal Senators’ Roman General logo across his chest. It’s equally hard not to want the younger Tkachuk to trade the red and black Senators colors for the Black and Gold Spoked-B in Boston.

Here are three reasons why Brady Tkachuk would be a perfect fit in a Bruins uniform:

His Relationship with Charlie McAvoy
When Team USA faced off against Team Canada in a round-robin matchup on Feb.15, McAvoy delivered a crushing blow to Connor McDavid in the defensive zone, halting their opponents on impact. Only 30 seconds later, Jake Guentzel lit the lamp to tie the game 1-1.

Who was the player hyping up McAvoy on the bench? Yup, you guessed it, none other than Tkachuk.

“That starts with (expletive) you! That starts with you,” Tkachuk screamed at McAvoy on the bench. “Hey! That starts with Charlie there. Starts with (expletive), Charlie!”

McAvoy was forced to miss the final two games in the tournament for Team USA after he sustained a shoulder injury against Canada. However, the Bruins defenseman still found a way to impact the Americans by announcing the starting lineup in the gold medal game against, once again, Canada.

Tkachuk was the first teammate to jump up and hug McAvoy in the locker room, further cementing the relationship the two built during Team USA’s 4 Nations run.

He Has What It Takes To Be a Bruin
Tkachuk is never one to shy away from the physical plays in hockey.

In the five 4 Nations games he played for Team USA, he landed 22 hits and dropped the gloves against Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett.

He is a hard-nosed forward who isn’t afraid to go into the dirty areas to land a big hit, make a play to move the puck or score a goal.

He is the epitome of what it means to wear the Spoked-B and be a Boston Bruin.

It’s Time Brady Tkachuk Made The Playoffs
Granted, the Senators are currently ahead of the Bruins in the standings by two points and one game in hand, but in the six previous seasons Tkachuk has been in the NHL, Ottawa has never made it to the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Since Tkachuk made his debut in the 2018-19 season, the Bruins have not missed the postseason, although they are in danger of not making the playoffs during the current campaign.

With the exception of the COVID-shortened season in 2020-21, Tkachuk has scored 20-plus goals for the Senators only to find himself home in May watching the Stanley Cup playoffs instead of playing.

Even if the Bruins don’t make the playoffs, they undoubtedly won’t spend more than a season (or two) on the outside looking in, which is far better odds than Ottawa consistently making an appearance.

The 4 Nations tournament was exactly what Tkachuk needed to show the hockey world how he would shine in a big-game environment. And boy, did he ever deliver.