Senators Owner Michael Andlauer Squashes Tkachuk Trade Rumors – Hockey Writers – Ottawa Senators

A few days ago, the annual trade rumors surrounding Brady Tkachuk came out of thin air, and this time it caught the attention of the organization and they felt the need to make some public statements. Statements and posts from Michael Andlauer, Ian Mendes, and other members of the media have all made it clear that the New York Rangers trade, or any other team for that matter, is a lie.

How These Tkachuk Trade Rumors Started

In the New York Post's Larry Brooks, he revealed that Tkachuk is a target for the Rangers.

“Excising Trouba is one issue but Drury has spent the week in trade talks with multiple clubs when The Post learns OTT's Brady Tkachuk has become the Rangers' top target.”

Larry Brooks, New York Post (since Messy Jacob Trouba split is just the beginning of Rangers rebuild, New York Post, December 6, 2024)

The idea that the Rangers would be interested in Tkachuk makes perfect sense. He is a unicorn of a player. With 13 goals and 29 points in 27 games, Tkachuk is the best in both categories. Not only is he a solid scorer and point producer, but he's as physical as they come, and he's a great leader. So yes, the Rangers will probably want him on their team, as will the other 30 teams in the league.

At least once a year for the past three seasons, Tkachuk's name has been in trade rumors, and each time, the organization, the player, or both, have publicly said that from now on, the goal is to win a medal. Stanley Cup with the Senators and stay around.

Many rumors started based on the struggles of the Senators team, but Tkachuk has repeatedly said that he wants to be the one to take this team to the playoffs. All signs point to him loving the city, the organization, and the fans.

Countless Reports Shut Down Tkachuk Rumors

After Brooks' release, NHL fans from all over were curious to know what the results of the reports would look like. With the Rangers rumored to be looking to move on from several key pieces, including Jacob Trouba who was traded, and Chris Kreider, who is a valuable asset, there was reason to believe that they were in the market for a replacement like Tkachuk. be.

Shortly after the post was released, the Senators' Vice President of Communications and longtime staff member, Ian Mendes, indirectly responded to Brooks' post on X.

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In Brooks' first letter, he said “the Blueshirts have targeted Brady Tkachuk in trade talks in what would be a whopper.”

Mendes posted 40 minutes later a screenshot of the Thesaurus synonyms for the word “whopper”, which includes lie, fiction, lie, lie, story, and myth.

Later in the day, Postmedia's Bruce Garrioch posted an article saying a well-placed source told him “The Bulls are total*” (from Brady Tkachuk to New York Rangers 'Total bulls–t' and 'garbage' rumours, The Ottawa Sun, December 6, 2024)

All sources close to Ottawa quickly shut down the rumours, but for those still doubting, Darren Dreger added that “There is nothing going on between the Senators and Rangers. They are beautiful”.

The NHL Board of Governors is preparing to meet, and Pierre LeBrun of Athletic had a conversation with Andlauer, the owner of the Senators.

In the article posted by LeBrun, Andlauer is quoted as saying that in the one year he has owned the Senators, there has not been a single conversation about trading Tkachuk. He then went on to say that he would be frustrated if it was just Brooks doing things, or if another team, without specifically mentioning the Rangers, was feeding Brooks information, it would be considered “exploitative” (from Senators owner Michael. Andlauer suggests that the Rangers-Brady Tkachuk talk might be 'a bit of a distraction'', The Athletic, December 9, 2024)

The NHL recently sent a memo to teams stating that they will begin cracking down on fraud, which is mostly aimed at free signings, and how it seems to be common for teams to have an agreement before a player is officially signed. comes to the open market.

The guards gave a statement Athletic when they came to ask questions, and all they said was “This is a useless case and we are transferring it to the Commissioner's office.”.

After the release of the statement that Andlauer gave, NHL Insider Kevin Weekes posted that his sources say that there have been no internal or external discussions about getting Tkachuk on the Rangers side.

There are a lot of pieces moving in this feud between the Senators and the Rangers, and with allegations of interference, it could lead to an investigation by the league. The only thing that is known for sure at this time, is that the Senators did not make Tkachuk available, and probably will not be available in the future.