Since being drafted 3rd overall in the 2020 draft, and making the NHL on opening night of the very next season, Tim Stutzle has been the team's most skilled and dynamic forward. However, without Brady Tkachuk's physical presence, emotion, and that clutch factor he brings night in and night out, the Senators needed something different from their franchise center: control, consistency and leadership. Long story short, he gave them all three.
In the 20 games the Sens were without Tkachuk, "Timmy" scored 11 goals and 11 assists. In other words, he was over a point per game player in his absence, and he wore an "A" for most games.