Senators exit day: Ottawa refutes Brady Tkachuk rumours and looks ahead to offseason

OTTAWA — Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk was absent from the team’s Monday morning postmortem, tending to his wife, Emma, after the birth of their second child. But he remained the biggest talking point.The body is still warm on the Senators’ season, despite being eliminated from the playoffs two days ago by the Carolina Hurricanes in four games. It was still difficult for players to fully process it. Defenceman Thomas Chabot said losing in the playoffs felt like getting “punched in the face.”Advertisement