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Dave Pagnotta of The Fourth Period joined Sirius XM NHL Network Radio Power Play segment with Steve Kouleas and Jason Strudwick on Wednesday. There, he was asked in regards to the trade rumours about Ottawa Senators<\/a> forward Brady Tkachuk and where they’re coming from.<\/p>\n

NHLRumors.com Transcriptions<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Jason Strudwick: \u201cSo Pags (Dave Pagnotta) clear this up for me, are these these conversations happening because individuals are hearing that perhaps there\u2019s opportunity for him to depart there, or is because they\u2019ve seen other players leave, like a Quinn Hughes or (Mitch) Marner, etc, who or his brother, Matthew Tkachuk want out of Calgary, they usually\u2019ve seen there\u2019s a blueprint, they usually\u2019re like, well, possibly this can occur again. So, which one do you see it coming from?\u201d<\/p>\n

Dave Pagnotta: \u201cIn all honesty, Struds, I feel it\u2019s each. I feel there are teams which are going to love, are hearing this chatter, and that they\u2019re going to say, \u2018Well, okay, let\u2019s have the conversation.\u2019 Perhaps there\u2019s an avenue here, because remember when Matthew Tkachuk was traded. I\u2019m just using his for example. It\u2019s not since it\u2019s his brother, just convenient, but not due to that. But there was talk that, the Flames were going to look to maneuver him, and that was denied. Then GM Brad Treliving, on the time, said, \u2018No, it\u2019s not going to occur at the top of the season.\u2019 After which he was moved in August.<\/p>\n

NHL Rumors: Brady Tkachuk and Jason Robertson<\/p>\n

So, there are teams which are curious. There are teams that hear some chatter, and also you brought up Quinn Hughes. I mean, that\u2019s a good enough example with respect to his future and the uncertainty there. We then discover via Jim Rutherford that it was last summer once they discovered that he wasn\u2019t going to sign an extension with the club, and that they tried to persuade him otherwise.<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t work, after which he was ultimately moved afterward throughout the season. Does that apply here again? I don\u2019t think that it is a scenario where he\u2019s told the team he\u2019s out by any stretch. I don\u2019t wish to put that narrative on the market, nevertheless it definitely feels like it is a combination of individuals and teams across the league believing that there\u2019s going to be an avenue sooner or later to pursue him and others which are going well, if so, we would like to get our hat within the ring, and I feel that may proceed over the course of the summer.\u201d<\/p>\n

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NHLRumors.com Note:<\/strong> The Ottawa Senators captain, Brady Tkachuk, addressed the trade rumours on Wednesday when he got here back to the town. He took the time after a private matter he needed to cope with. The Senators\u2019 captain is getting frustrated and annoyed about having to reply the identical questions on his future.<\/p>\n

While everyone will take him at his word that he doesn\u2019t want to depart, and neither he nor the organization has said he wants out, there’s growing talk, given the geopolitical climate. There’s even discuss Auston Matthews leaving Toronto, whilst he continues to indicate his loyalty there.<\/p>\n

Brady Tkachuk is Frustrated Having To Answer Trade Rumor Questions Continuously<\/p>\n

So all eyes remain on Ottawa heading into this offseason, but much more so next offseason because the Senators captain is eligible for an extension on July 1, 2027.<\/p>\n

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