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RFA winger Brady Tkachuk reportedly disappointed with negotiations in Ottawa

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Mike Armenti
September 3, 2021  (10:32)
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Rumblings out of Ottawa have some tension mounting between the Brady Tkachuk camp and the Sens, as the 21-year-old has not been happy with how negotiations have gone this summer.

Per TSN1200's Shawn Simpson, sources have confirmed that Senators GM Pierre Dorion has not presented Tkachuk with a single suitable offer this summer.

The 4th-overall pick in 2018 was on pace to set career highs in goals, assists and points in 2020-21, finishing the season with 17 goals and 19 assists for 36 points in 56 games.

Tkachuk is currently a restricted free agent. Despite the fact that he has openly stated on multiple occasions that he enjoys being an Ottawa Senator, the hard-nosed winger is eligible to sign an offer sheet with another organization if he feels that his needs aren't being met in Ottawa.

Over the past few seasons, we have seen the likes of Sebastian Aho and Jesperi Kotkaniemi sign offer sheets with another club - the latter currently awaiting his fate in Montreal after signing an offer sheet with the Hurricanes late last week.

That said, the Senators are currently over $7M under the cap floor, so even if an offer sheet does come in, the team will almost certainly match it.