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Tkachuk Shuts Down Trade Rumors After SweepTkachuk Shuts Down Trade Rumors After Sweep

4/30/2026

Summary

Tkachuk Stays

Brady Tkachuk said they distract him and he will stay with Ottawa.
General Manager Steve Staios called the rumors nonsense and said no talks have occurred.
Tkachuk is in fifth year of a seven-year, $57,564,958 contract through 2027-28 with a no-movement clause.
Ottawa was swept 4-0 by Carolina Hurricanes in the 2026 playoffs.
Tkachuk recorded no points, a –4 plus/minus, and missed session because he was at his child's birth.

Summary

Tkachuk Gold

Senators have $17.4 million in cap space for the upcoming summer free-agent period.
After the Olympic break, Ottawa posted the league’s third-best points percentage at .720.
Mitch Tkachuk helped Team USA win the gold medal at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics.
Mitch Tkachuk and his wife Emma Tkachuk welcomed a newborn daughter, Lyla, during the postseason.
Mitch Tkachuk cannot negotiate an extension until July 2027 despite having two years left on his contract.

History

Historical Context

After the 2004-05 lockout forced the NHL to adopt a $39 million salary cap, the 2012-13 CBA—finalized after 16 hours of talks on January 6, 2013—preserved that limit. Today, Ottawa’s GM Steve Staios works within the same framework, balancing Brady Tkachuk’s $57.6 million contract against the remaining $17.4 million cap space for the Senators and other clubs.

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Tkachuk Stays

Brady Tkachuk said they distract him and he will stay with Ottawa.
General Manager Steve Staios called the rumors nonsense and said no talks have occurred.
Tkachuk is in fifth year of a seven-year, $57,564,958 contract through 2027-28 with a no-movement clause.
Ottawa was swept 4-0 by Carolina Hurricanes in the 2026 playoffs.
Tkachuk recorded no points, a –4 plus/minus, and missed session because he was at his child's birth.

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