The Ottawa Senators are planning to honor former captain Brady Tkachuk with a video tribute when he returns to Canadian Tire Centre with the Florida Panthers on October 21, and broadcaster Sid Seixeiro thinks that’s completely the wrong move.
Tkachuk spent his entire career in Ottawa after being taken in the first round of the 2018 draft, racking up 213 goals and 250 assists in 572 games before requesting a trade this offseason. The Senators sent him to Florida in a package that brought back the No. 9 and No. 25 picks in the 2026 draft, a conditional first-rounder in 2029, and a second-round pick in 2027, reuniting Tkachuk with brother Matthew Tkachuk in Florida.
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That trade request is exactly why Seixeiro takes issue with the planned tribute. On his show, he made clear he doesn’t think Tkachuk deserves the sendoff.
“How many Sens fans are going to be there on October 21st and go home and go, ‘I’m really disappointed that we didn’t honor the coward who demanded his way out of town back on June 21st’? Man, this pisses me off. Not everyone deserves the video,” Seixeiro said.
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He kept going, arguing the gesture sends the wrong message to fans entirely.
“They don’t care about you. Why do you care about their video? It’s pathetic. This stuff has to end across the board in all sports. Brady Tkachuk was done with you 18 months ago, and you knew it. Do not honor this guy. He’s spat in everyone’s face. He lied to you on the way out. Don’t thank him with a video, please,” he said.
Tkachuk and the Panthers now have arguably the most disliked forward group in the league on paper, pairing the two Tkachuk brothers with Brad Marchand and Sam Bennett. On the international stage, Brady and Matthew helped Team USA win its first Olympic gold since 1980 at the 2026 Milan Games, beating Team Canada in the final.
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