OTTAWA — For a long time in the hockey universe, Brady Tkachuk, his Senators and the city of Ottawa were an afterthought.

That all changed last season. Tkachuk took part in one of the most memorable fights in hockey history at the 4 Nations Face-Off, scored in the final, dragged his Ottawa Senators to the playoffs for the first time in eight years while being mercilessly booed by Leafs fans. Now, he’s one of the stars of Amazon’s “Faceoff” documentary and shared the cover of NHL 26 deluxe edition with brother, Matthew, and father, Keith.

The goal posts in hockey are the same this season, but they have changed for Tkachuk.

“I think there’s just one goal in mind for everybody in this room, and that’s the Stanley Cup,” he said.

Tkachuk knows he needs to get better for that to happen, from

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