Green on Tkachuk's exit from the Senators, the team's captaincy and Ottawa's roster
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What challenges does a shortened preseason present for the Senators?
Got to pick our next guest to stay in Ottawa. Even as a veteran, I would not complain about any travel flying on a game day at all. You'd be totally happy with that. No, I wouldn't. I wouldn't.
Here's a former teammate of yours, and I'm going to ask him that question. Here's Travis Green, the head
coach of the
Ottawa Senators. If this guy was in year 12... and he was told he's got to get on a plane when the other vets aren't, how do you think O would have
responded? Just don't answer
it. Don't answer it. I think the team might be playing a guy short.
exactly didn't make the flight unfortunately yeah
might
have
had a sickness
yeah
something
came up something came up how do you how do you plan for a split squad i mean it's a little bit a little bit it's a funky preseason isn't it this year it's a little bit different
yeah it's uh you kind of like them and then you kind of don't when you, I don't know, you go back and forth. You got to get 40 guys into a game. And then you worry, you know, you kind of worry about do you split the groups up? Do you send one team? Most teams keep their guys at home. So we kind of go back and forth on that a lot. Because you also, you want the game to be meaningful when there's not that many games.
How does the split‑squad format affect player evaluation and game readiness?
Sometimes you think you should probably get together with the other team so you can have a meaningful game one way or the other.
Greeny, do you like this format, or do you think it's good to have six exhibition games, get guys traveling a little bit, go through the grind a tiny bit? We talked to Rod Brindamore yesterday, and he prefers give me a week of practice and drop the puck. What is your preference?
Yeah, I'm kind of still on the fence, to be honest. I mean, I think everyone likes the shorter preseason. I'll be curious as to, you know, how the games look at the start of the year. You know, like last night, for example, my God, we were bad in the first period. And Montreal had already played a game. You know, you could tell that they had played a game. Their speed, they were way faster, they were way quicker. In the second period, we were, you know, we kind of got a little quicker and found our game. So you worry about that a little bit, for sure. It'll be interesting to see how the regular season, how teams start, because it's a lot different, for sure.
Greeny, is that the biggest challenge when you have a shortened training camp like that? No fitness testing as well. We had a chuckle about that yesterday with Rod Brindamore. I don't know how you feel about that. I hate it. I'm totally against it.
Why is fitness testing and practice repetition critical for Ottawa’s defensive system?
Yeah, always against it. But when you think about it, too, you're a team that – has tight systems, likes to be stingy defensively. Is it tough to get to those systems right away when you haven't had that repetition in practice and maybe a little longer training camp and games?
Well, I definitely think, you know, you just can't mimic games. Like, I don't care what anyone says. Like, you can practice, you can... But I tell you, the game speed is just quicker. And, you know, I don't... The testing for me is... whatever, like, you know, you either got guys that are committed or you don't, they're either coming in shape. And if they don't, you got the wrong players. That's kind of my, my mindset. Uh, but game speed is another thing. And there's some players can just jump right in and they're fine, but not very many. They need some games to get going. And, uh, So for me, I'm really interested to see not just our team, but if there's any tendency in the league, like you said, defensively, stopping on pucks, all those things, like that's hard to mimic.
And no one does that in the summer when they're skating, like even the hardest workers, like there's a little leak in your game until you're playing for keeps.
did you meet with the guys regarding Brady not being there or traded to Florida? Or is it just, everyone's a big boy. They know what the hell's going on.
How did the Brady Tkachuk trade impact the locker room and team focus?
And it's like, we're the Ottawa senators and we're done with it.
Yeah. You know what? Oh, like, uh, it happened so long ago. Um, it's not like it just happened.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What challenges does a shortened preseason present for the Senators?
0:00–1:30
2
How does the split‑squad format affect player evaluation and game readiness?
1:30–2:53
3
Why is fitness testing and practice repetition critical for Ottawa’s defensive system?
2:53–4:25
4
How did the Brady Tkachuk trade impact the locker room and team focus?
4:25–6:11
5
What is the plan for integrating new players like Burakovski and Eklund into the top six?
6:11–7:49
6
Why hasn’t Ottawa named a captain yet and what factors are being considered?
7:49–9:26
7
How would the ownership’s input influence the decision on the new captain?
9:26–10:44
8
What are Coach Travis Green’s expectations for the Senators’ season opener and early games?
10:44–11:32
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