Rangers targeting Brady Tkachuk as midseason revamp begins

Rangers targeting Brady Tkachuk as midseason revamp begins

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Chris Drury has more moves in mind once the Rangers breakup with Jacob Trouba is completed.

The Post’s Larry Brooks reports the Blueshirts have been in trade talks with multiple teams — with Senators forward Brady Tkachuk their primary target.

The 25-year-old Ottawa captain would bring a jolt to the lifeless Rangers lineup and in multiple ways.


Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) celebrates after a scoring a goal
Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) celebrates after a scoring a goal. AP

Tkachuk, the son of two-time NHL All-Star Keith Tkachuk and brother of Panthers firebrand Matthew, has posted 13 goals and 29 points through 25 games this season, adding in 50 penalty minutes.


Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) shoots the game winning overtime goal against the Boston Bruins
Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) shoots the game winning overtime goal against the Boston Bruins. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con

Over his six-plus NHL seasons, all with the Senators, he’s averaged 31 goals and 67 points over a full year, not to mention 119 penalties in minutes as a tempestuous force.

Tkachuk, the No. 4 pick in the 2018 draft, wouldn’t come cheaply.

The winger is in the midst of an eight-year contract that would carry an $8.205 million cap hit through 2027-28, and would likely cost the Rangers something off the roster — perhaps Alexis Lafreniere, as Brooks posits.

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