It has been quite an eventful season for Brady Tkachuk. Captaining the Senators, he was all set to play a key role in their bid to win the Stanley Cup. Additionally, he also participated in the Four Nations Faceoff earlier this year. However, he went all wrong for Tkachuk since then. He suffered a hip injury while representing the US in the Four Nations tournament. Sustaining the injury in the round robin stage, Tkachuk went on to play in the final, which America lost against Canada. Months after that painful loss, Tkachuk made clear his situation regarding his injury setback.

The hip injury has continued, and Tkachuk was playing with it during the final clash against Canada. Subsequently, he missed a couple of games for the Senators but came back later to guide them into the playoffs. However, during this period, the 25-year-old suffered a fresh injury setback, with much pain in the upper body. Recently, the Senators star opened up about playing through injury

He said, “Yeah, I mean, everyone’s got something going on, so yeah, I just was battling through a couple things, but I don’t think injuries are an opportunity to be an excuse because everybody’s got something going on, so, but now it’s just time to take care of it, deal with it and make sure I’m 100% come next year.”

Meanwhile Brady Tkachuk didn’t have the best of seasons. He scored just 29 goals and 26 assists and had a plus/minus of 0 in the 2024-25 NHL season. Additionally, his injury setback constantly played on his mind as the Senators went on to lose 4-2 against the Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It was a difficult loss for the Senators and Tkachuk, who gave their all but couldn’t get past the Maple Leafs. Moreover, Tkachuk also played with an injury, which went in vain as they bowed out of the tournament. Amid this, Tkachuk made a saddening revelation after their defeat against the Maple Leafs.

Brady Tkachuk devastated by Stanley Cup Playoffs loss

Ahead of the Playoffs, Brady Tkachuk missed some crucial games due to an upper-body injury. Missing eight games before the big test was always going to be tough for Tkachuk to make a comeback. Nonetheless, he gave his all in the tie against the Maple Leafs, but his team fell short. Subsequently, Tkachuk made a heartbreaking revelation after the Senators’ elimination.

He said, “It’s devastating. I really believed. It’s a tough pill to swallow right now. And, I mean, I don’t know, it’s tough to swallow but at the end of the day to see this city, see this fan base and I really wanted to do it for them. And, I mean, they came out and did their job. It’s gonna be a long couple months here but myself and the rest of the group here we’re gonna come with a lot of fire next year.”

Nonetheless, Brady Tkachuk has committed to playing for the Senators next season and improving on their performances this year. All-in-all, it promises to be some good times for the Senators fans, with so much activity happening off the court.