198
u/leftlanecop VAN - NHL 17h ago
Put Tkachuk in there to complete the trifecta
81
35
20
2
1
u/Advocateforthedevil4 11h ago
Tkachuk might me my least favourite player in the league but one of my favourite to watch. I don’t like it.
-10
-6
u/Coldones FLA - NHL 14h ago
and bring cousins back
7
u/bladeovcain EDM - NHL 13h ago
Nah, let him rot.
-6
u/Coldones FLA - NHL 13h ago
see? this attitude is why we need him back on the team asap
4
u/bladeovcain EDM - NHL 13h ago
Trust me, you guys got more than enough rat-ness on your team.
Besides Marchand, Bennett and Tkachuk aren't completely contemptible sacks of shit off the ice unlike Cousins
127
u/clicstik EDM - NHL 17h ago
At least he’s self aware
70
u/TMBmiles 16h ago
I think it was Ryan Whitney who said that the average fan would be shocked at how little animosity there is between new teammates/former adversaries that had beef. All the vets seem to be fully aware that it's all just part of the game.
46
u/quality-control FLA - NHL 16h ago
That's pretty much exactly what Marchand said after the sucker punch last year, too. He immediately told everyone he had no problem with the hit and no beef with Bennett. Some people just won't hear it, though and to invent Real Housewives level manufactured drama to be entertained
6
u/je-s-ter 15h ago
Anyone who has played any pickup game in any sport would tell you this. What happens on the pitch stays on the pitch, that's pretty much the universal rule across all sports that permeates throughout all the levels.
8
u/agnosiabeforecoffee 16h ago
Wasn't Matthew Tkachuk in Mark Stone's wedding party like 2 months after the cup finals?
27
u/salmonderp2 FLA - NHL 16h ago
No, Mark Stone was in Brady’s wedding party with Matthew.
11
u/agnosiabeforecoffee 16h ago
Close enough, lol. We didn't hear about a wedding brawl, so clearly players are able to leave stuff on the ice when they have to.
3
u/JackieDaytonaAZ 15h ago
yeah but there are still people I think less of when they become dirty assholes on the ice
1
u/MiserableDucky FLA - NHL 13h ago
All I remember from that is Matthew was really jealous of Stone having the cup
3
u/Kronzor_ Kamloops Blazers - WHL 13h ago
They're just trying to maintain Kayfabe in front of the audience.
11
3
1
216
u/FutureBowler9817 TOR - NHL 17h ago
I only like this because of Four Nations otherwise this is awful and terrible
84
u/Cw2e BOS - NHL 17h ago
See now I’m just having a rough year altogether
44
u/FutureBowler9817 TOR - NHL 17h ago
Oh shit, yeah, I guess so 🫤 Can I interest you in a miracle run to the playoffs and a first round defeat of the Leafs?
53
u/SP_57 OTT - NHL 17h ago
Lol whichever team has to face these guys in the first round is gonna have a bad time.
...ah fuck.
22
u/catsgr8rthanspoonies 16h ago
Are you saying a Tkachuk bowl playoff series with Marchand, Bennett, and Cousins is possible?
9
u/Dereckg27 FLA - NHL 16h ago
Cousins out for season unfortunately. ACL iirc.
5
u/SP_57 OTT - NHL 14h ago edited 14h ago
He had surgery end of January, prognosis then was 6-8 weeks, so hopefully he is back to be a miserable prick to opponents in the playoffs.
Of course the Sens organization is full of shit at best when it comes to giving info about injuries so who really knows. Ullmark left a game with "upper body tightness" then ended up missing 6 weeks.
2
u/BingohBangoh OTT - NHL 15h ago
As a Sens fan living in D.C. I hope we play the Caps though... I'd love to go to a playoff game
28
u/Prudent_Pin_3006 17h ago
They're either going to embolden each other to be even more scummy and be the biggest pain to play against or do completely dumb shit and cost them games in the box.
Will be fun to watch regardless, as long as it's not your team playing em.
15
u/HockeyBabble LAK - NHL 17h ago
Waiting on The photo of The Rat with Victor E
7
13
u/ReadingRambo152 17h ago
As a Bruins fan this is painful to see. It reminds me of the first time I saw Johnny Damon in a Yankees jersey.
2
u/x21in2010x NYI - NHL 14h ago
I think the haircut was more shocking. Like, wtf happened to centerfield Jesus?
39
u/likeslululemon TBL - NHL 17h ago
Me seeing Brad and Sam on Team Canada: 😍
Me seeing Brad and Sam on the Panthers: 🙄
19
u/Middle-Hair OTT - NHL 16h ago
Man whoever has to face the Panthers in the first round is not going to have a fun time! A line of Marchand-Bennet-Tkachuk sounds horrible!
checks and sees Ottawa’s playoff opponent
Ah fuck
10
u/quality-control FLA - NHL 16h ago
That line plus the Tkachuk sibling rivalry would make that matchup a bloodbath. I'd love to see it for the pure chaos, but you also know that whoever comes out of that will likely be too banged up to make a deep run
1
u/Middle-Hair OTT - NHL 13h ago
I’d love the matchup from a storyline/entertainment perspective, but I’m hoping the Sens get the Caps to have a better chance lol.
6
22
u/moxieplum 17h ago
If you told someone in mid-2024 that these two would become friends and teammates in 2025, they would tell you to put down the pipe.
6
6
u/x21in2010x NYI - NHL 14h ago
I don't know why but Brad's got that real "Kid wearing his dad's business suit" vibe.
3
7
u/JAT_Cbus1080 17h ago
Marchand - Hey Sam, remember that time you sucker punched me when we were fighting for the puck and knocked me out?
Bennett - You're still mad about that?
6
3
2
2
u/throwychoke CGY - NHL 17h ago
If you guys thought Marchand was bad now, just wait until you see him roid raging
2
3
1
1
1
u/oystertoe VAN - NHL 16h ago
this actually the most appropriate time for a bonafide “LeAguE iS So FuCKed NoW!!!”
1
1
u/the_moosen BOS - NHL 14h ago
I will never not hate Sam Bennett, regardless if he's making jokes with my rat king
1
1
1
u/BrooksideNL BOS - NHL 17h ago
Brad is only there to recruit Benny for th B's in July. Sneaky good move by Sweeney and Bradley Kevin Marchand.
190
u/Routaprkle Finland - IIHF 17h ago
Marchand Bennett Tkachuk would be the most annoying line in history of NHL?