Jason Robertson-Brady Tkachuk rumor has Stars, Senators fans riled up before trade deadline originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
In a new episode of the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast, former NHL player Keith Yandle floated an idea:
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What if the Dallas Stars and Ottawa Senators connected on a trade of Jason Robertson for Brady Tkachuk?
First problem: Yandle kept calling Robertson “Robinson.”
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OK past that, what does this feel like?
It’d be one smooth scoring player in Robertson for another strong scorer who also packs a lot more physicality in Tkachuk.
It feels like probably a win for the Stars, if it was just 1-for-1.
The other problem here appears to be that there is no other noise on a trade like this anywhere.
That’s not to say Yandle couldn’t be in the know. He very much could.
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But it’d be a shocker if a trade like this actually came to fruition at this point.
If the big-name insiders start hopping onto this bandwagon, too, then it could be different. But for now, these teams likely have other priorities before Friday’s NHL trade deadline.
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