Brady Tkachuk, captain of the Ottawa Senators, reflected on the playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs and acknowledged their strength. He stated that the Maple Leafs have constructed a great team, emphasizing their depth compared to previous years. Tkachuk remarked on the competitiveness of the series, noting that games 2, 3, and 4 were decided by just one shot in overtime. Despite the rivalry, he offered sincere commendation to the Maple Leafs, highlighting the unusual nature of such praise from opposing team leadership.
They have such a great team. We knew going into it that's probably the deepest team that they've had in the last couple years. We knew it was going to be a dog fight from the opening puck drop all the way to the final whistle. Of course, there's a lot of time this summer where you could say should've, could've, would've -- I mean Games 2, 3, and 4 all in overtime. Just a one-shot difference.
While sometimes you can hear hockey players try to be complementary to an opposing team, for the captain of the Ottawa Senators to say that the Toronto Maple Leafs, of all teams, are a great team, feels abnormal.
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