\u201cMy policy is I only keep jerseys of players who are on the team,\u201d said Sens fan Pierre Bellemare, who is selling a white Adidas Tkachuk jersey at $60.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf he\u2019s not looking to represent the Sens, then I don\u2019t really feel like I want to represent him,\u201d added Eric Chau, who listed another Tkachuk jersey at $150. \u201cI\u2019d rather have another player that wants to stay in Ottawa to represent.\u201d<\/p>\n
Why the Senators traded Brady Tkachuk to the Panthers in an NHL blockbuster<\/p>\n
Julian McKenzie<\/p>\n
Even the Senators themselves are offering a solution. Through Tuesday, the team is allowing fans to \u201cchuk out\u201d their old Tkachuk jerseys in exchange for 40 percent off regularly priced merchandise at the Canadian Tire Centre\u2019s team store in Kanata, Ont. The store is usually closed on Sundays, but its doors opened last weekend to accommodate fans. (The promotion only applies to Fanatics-branded jerseys in the Sens\u2019 current home, away and alternate rotation. So sellers of older gear, like Bellemare, would be out of luck.)<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just want to have a little fun, to be honest,\u201d Senators marketing director Peter Shier said. \u201cI think we were also reflecting the tone and the attitude of a lot of our fans, you know, that was pretty clear.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not meant to be disparaging, or it\u2019s not meant to be a cheap shot. It\u2019s just simply a creative way to say, \u2018Hey, we\u2019ve got some inventory here. You\u2019ve got inventory.\u2019 If we can help you with that, we\u2019ll give you a 40 percent discount on whatever else you want.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Senators aren\u2019t the only professional sports franchise in town taking back Tkachuk jerseys, either. Ottawa\u2019s local baseball team, the Titans of the independent Frontier League, put a unique spin on the star\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday evening, the Titans are hosting \u201cForget Brady Day\u201d<\/a> at Ottawa Stadium. Fans can fill out a form<\/a>, buy a ticket to the game that night, and bring any Tkachuk jersey, regardless of brand. In exchange, the Titans will provide a new No. 7 jersey \u2014 this one for their star third baseman, A.J. Wright, a 29-year-old in his fifth season with the team.<\/p>\n \u201cWe thought that Ottawa would like this,\u201d said Titans GM Martin Boyce. \u201cJust based on the way people were talking online immediately after the trade took place and the\u00a0 information that came out afterwards. We wanted to let Ottawa embrace something positive. Well, let\u2019s find a new No. 7.\u201d<\/p>\n Brady Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers<\/p>\n Sean McIndoe and Sean Gentille<\/p>\n The initiative was put together quickly, to the point where Wright learned of its existence on social media after finishing batting practice while on the road in Quebec City. Before long, the promotion spread to various Instagram pages and other social media platforms.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s funny, we\u2019ve had a lot of fans already reach out to me, asking me if it\u2019s true and legit. So I think we might get a decent turnout (on Tuesday) with it,\u201d Wright said.<\/p>\n Not all fans are quick to move on from their Tkachuk jerseys, though. Kevin Lee, known among Sens fans as a die-hard memorabilia collector, plans to keep all nine Tkachuk jerseys he owns.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been around long enough, and I bought enough jerseys of people who have come and gone that (it) doesn\u2019t faze me,\u201d Lee said. \u201cI feel bad for the people who maybe bought their first name jersey last year (and they just picked) the captain. That\u2019s really the safest bet. He\u2019s signed for (three) more years. It\u2019s going to be safe.\u201d<\/p>\n \n Bucking a current trend among fellow Senators fans, memorabilia collector Kevin Lee plans to keep all nine of his Brady Tkachuk jerseys. (Courtesy of Kevin Lee)<\/p>\n And while fans are hurt now, some admit they\u2019ll eventually miss having Tkachuk in Ottawa. The winger has been oft-described as a \u201cunicorn\u201d for his unique physical style of play while producing offensively. However, Tkachuk now joins the likes of Alexei Yashin, Dany Heatley and others on a list of star-caliber players who, for one reason or another, eventually chose to move on from the Senators.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t take any of what he did personally,\u201d Bellemare said. \u201cAll he said was he wasn\u2019t re-signing here. It was kept quiet until he was traded, so I appreciated that. He could have gone to the media sooner, forced his way out that way. The Sens got a great return<\/a> for him, so I was very happy with how it went down. I don\u2019t hold any ill will towards Brady.\u201d<\/p>\n It remains to be seen how the Senators and fans will receive Tkachuk during his eventual return to Ottawa next NHL season. Hurt feelings will likely be on display whenever he takes the ice \u2014 not to mention touches the puck. But there\u2019s also a chance some in the stands will still be wearing his jersey.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m pretty sure that time heals all wounds when it comes to the players of your team,\u201d Lee said. \u201cIf you find someone that has a Yashin jersey or a Heatley jersey, there\u2019s demand for those jerseys. At the time they were traded, not so much.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/38544-1-scaled.jpg\")
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