{"id":537258,"date":"2026-04-02T21:07:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/537258\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T21:07:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:07:26","slug":"senators-coach-brushes-off-tkachuk-familys-criticism-over-brady-tkachuks-usage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/537258\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators coach brushes off Tkachuk Family’s criticism over Brady Tkachuk’s usage"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ottawa Senators<\/a> are in a tight playoff race, but head coach Travis Green is refusing to let outside noise affect the team. <\/p>\n

Recent comments from the Tkachuk family questioning Brady Tkachuk<\/a>\u2019s usage have drawn attention, yet Green made it clear the focus remains on hockey.<\/p>\n

What did Matthew Tkachuk and Keith Tkachuk say about Brady Tkachuk\u2019s usage?<\/p>\n

The discussion began after Keith Tkachuk openly questioned his son\u2019s ice time on the \u201cWingmen\u201d podcast. He pointed to reduced minutes in key games and suggested Brady was not being used enough.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou [to Brady] didn\u2019t play that much last game either,\u201d Keith said, and then took a dig at the Senators coach\u2019s usage of Brady. \u201cI just wanted to throw that in there. Why play him a lot, and it\u2019s a \u2013 in a big game?\u201d<\/p>\n

Matthew Tkachuk<\/a> added to the debate, noting Brady logged heavier minutes during the Olympics compared to his NHL role.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy play him more at the Olympics<\/a> than a regular season?\u201d Matthew said. \u201cThat makes sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following this, Keith responded, saying, \u201cWe\u2019re just carving the coach right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

What did Senator\u2019s coach say about Matthew and Keith\u2019s subtle dig?<\/p>\n

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Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Speaking after the remarks surfaced, Green brushed off the criticism. <\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I haven\u2019t,\u201d Green said when asked about talking to Brady about the comments aimed at him. \u201cI haven\u2019t seen it. I heard about it. I know Walt [Keith Tkachuk] really well. He\u2019s a friend. I played with him, knew him [for] a long time. I know he\u2019s outspoken. I\u2019m not sure exactly what he said.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ottawa currently sits with 86 points, still fighting to secure a place in the playoffs. So, then Green stressed that the team will not get distracted while chasing a postseason spot. <\/p>\n

\u201cAgain, that\u2019s white noise,\u201d Green said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t have any concern of mine or concern of our team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Statistically, Brady remains central to Ottawa\u2019s offense. He recorded over 50 points this season and continues to drive play despite a steady drop in average ice time. His minutes have decreased from over 19 minutes per game two seasons ago to just above 17 this year. So, around two minutes, which is significant.<\/p>\n

Green, however, sees no issue and has not discussed the comments directly with Brady, reinforcing that the situation has not impacted the locker room.<\/p>\n

Brady Tkachuk won Olympic gold with his brother Matthew Tkachuk<\/p>\n

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Brady Tkachuk and Matthew Tkachuk of the United States celebrate after winning the men\u2019s ice hockey gold medal in the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Brady\u2019s recent performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics<\/a>, where he helped Team USA<\/a> win gold, only adds to the debate about his role. He had 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points with a +7 rating, playing an important role on the team.<\/p>\n

Still, Ottawa\u2019s priority remains results on the ice. With only a handful of games left, the Senators are focused on securing points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ottawa Senators are in a tight playoff race, but head coach Travis Green is refusing to let…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":537259,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5104],"tags":[55961,536,5,94,4,72,25,5157,73,3255],"class_list":{"0":"post-537258","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ottawa-senators","8":"tag-2026-winter-olympcis","9":"tag-brady-tkachuk","10":"tag-hockey","11":"tag-matthew-tkachuk","12":"tag-nhl","13":"tag-ottawa","14":"tag-ottawa-senators","15":"tag-ottawasenators","16":"tag-senators","17":"tag-team-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116337158912816525","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=537258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/537259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=537258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=537258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=537258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}