One of the biggest parts? Well, that had to be the Ottawa Senators dealing Brady Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers after the Team USA star requested a trade.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.Now, the Senators' owner, Michel Andlauer, isn't holding back on why he believes that trade happened.Tkachuk, who was the Senators captain, faced lots of questions after the team's first-round playoff exit about whether or not he was committed to the organization.UTAH'S MACKENZIE WEEGAR REACTS TO AMERICAN PLAYERS SEEKING TRADES OUT OF CANADA: 'IT’S A BIT UNFORTUNATE'Brady Tkachuk's departure from Ottawa didn't win him any fans in the city he called home for eight seasons.
(Marc DesRosiers-IMAGN Images)By all accounts, he was, as well as to the local community."In his eight years with the Ottawa Senators, and during his time as captain, he was an exemplary captain for us and leader and role model," Andlauer told The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun."He cared about the community.
He and his wife, Emma, did more than any other player.The Boys and Girls Club — he cared deeply.
And the fans knew it.Our fans are loyal and they’re intelligent.
And they loved Brady."Brady Tkachuk (7) of the United States celebrates winning the gold medal during the men's gold medal game between Canada and the United States on day 16 of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Milan Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan, Italy, on Feb.22, 2026.
(Vitalii Kliuiev/Getty Images)However, news broke that Tkachuk had asked for a move, and the Senators got it done by sending him to Florida, where he joined his brother, Matthew.Andlauer made it clear why he thinks things suddenly changed for Tkachuk.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!Brady Tkachuk speaks at his in...