As the October 13th home opener fastly approaches, the Senators leader, heartbeat, and everything in between remains unsigned, which poses the simple question: why hasn’t Brady Tkachuk signed yet?
Nobody really knows exactly why the negotiations between the two parties have dragged on for this long, but recent developments within the past few days have led many to believe that this is a matter of contract structure. Now, the Senators have reportedly tabled an 8-year contract worth $64 million, the same contract that Thomas Chabot was signed to prior to the 2019 season, the AAV should work but it’s likely that the main holdup is the Senators refusal to offer bonus money.