Brady Tkachuk is in the trade rumors again and some people see connections with the NJ Devils. The Ottawa Senators quickly shutdown the trade rumors involving their captain & star player Brady Tkachuk during this years trade deadline, but his name is coming up again and this is the 2nd time in a calendar year.
The Devils are in glaring need of more of a physical presence, but do have the assets to pull off a trade of this magnitude. The Devils can dangle one of Dawson Mercer or Alexander Holtz, this years 2024 1st rd pick, and possibly one of simon nemec or seamus casey to get this deal done. It will take alot to acquire Tkachuk, but his presence will make the Devils top 6 one of if not the best in the league.
Do the Devils have enough to acquire Brady Tkachuk & a legit number 1 goaltender, well see as this is going to be a big summer for Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald!
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Keep dreaming Devils fans
Years of not being on a competitive team may have him quietly asking management to trade him. Must kill him to see Matthew in playoffs every year. 😂
Would be fun to watch if the Devils got Tkachuk. Devils could use a Claude Lemieux type player like Brady to get the opponents aggravated.
I can't see him leaving there but I agree..a Brady type player is needed.. and there are more pressing needs Fitzgerald has to address.. should be an interesting off season. LFGD
id give up holtz over mercer. Mercer is more well rounded and grind the puck out pretty well and scores a bunch of goals. i could see Nemec maybe getting moved. We have too many off-defensemen.
Giving uup first round and 3 players sounds like a lot.
Rupp is crazy. OTT would ask for the moon. The Devils need Physical players but not at the cost of half the roster. The only conceivable way this happens is if the Devils wind up picking high in the draft and that pick is a major part of the deal. And NJ needs a defensive System. Competent Goaltending will be enough with a real defensive structure.
Pipedream to me, but he's definitely the type of player that you make moves to get if he's ever made available.
I hope fucking not
Would a Bratt for Brady straight up make sense for both teams?
I think the bigger issues are defense and goaltending. I think it would be a bad move giving up all those high end players for another great forward when we have enough forwards already.
Those "expendable" players will be needed for the goalie trade. The season went down the drain mostly due to a lack of D and the goalie problems. So yeah it would be great to get another big forward but priority wise fixing the goalie problem and getting another top D is enough probably to get to the playoffs.
I’m with ya Joe , esp with Mcdermid, ever since he joined the team everyone on our team stepped up physically and fought lol even Nemo. As for BT, gonna be toughhh, but obv saying goodbye to Casey, Nemo, a first, and prob Mercer
I’d LOVE to see Brady as a devil . His hitting and blocking energy is what we’ve been missing and could be contagious .
Don’t think it will happen but would be great to get him. Think the Devils should look at getting Trevor Zegras this offseason. 3C/move him up/down the lines as a wing. Imagine him playing the same line as Jack?
I would rather have a cheaper Brady Tkatchuk like a third line guy who can score 15 goals a season, play two way hockey, and pay him like 4 mil a year versus trading draft picks prospects and players for Brady and then paying Brady 10mil
Where would we get the cap space to sign a 10 million dollar player? We already have about four 8 mil guys
Mercer and holtz have been great since Lindy left the team
Simon Nemec is a number one D man. He is not worth getting rid of
Brady Tkatchuk is not worth all those players you named.
It wasn't offense that they lacked this year. They were a great offensive team before they acquired Timo Meier. It sounds ridiculous.
I would never get rid of Simon Nemec. He will be the best defensive defenseman on the Devils roster a few seasons down the road.
Ottawa is not restarting their rebuild. If they did there would be a full out fan revolt so Ottawa doesn't want picks. They need to make the playoffs or be majorly in the hunt for a wildcard to keep fans engaged. They've been too impatient after all these years. The only way they trade Brady is for roster players only and ones that completely help Ottawa now
The Devils need him and Fitz needs to make it happen. I think Nemec, Holtz, and the 1st in 24. Or Mercer , Casey and the 1st in 24. If they need to add another piece or two I don’t care, get Brady to NJ. Fitz cannot miss out on this.