He has great size, plays the game with an edge, can produce offensively.
He’s the perfect prototype for a playoff hockey player.
But that’s besides the point.
Because going the other way to Buffalo were Josh Norris and Jacob Bernard-Docker.
And the loss of Josh Norris clearly hit Brady Tkachuk like a clapper to the nuts.
You’ve got the fans booing the American National Anthem before every home game.
And now you trade away the guy’s best friend.
You bring him to the point of tears in the locker room while talking with the media.
He still has 3 years left on his deal at $8.2M AAV.
So it won’t be an easy rescue mission, that’s for sure.
