Brady Tkachuk gets 100% honest about 4 Nations Face-Off’s impact on his leadership style

On Saturday, Brady Tkachuk talked about how the 4 Nations Face-Off has influenced his leadership. The tournament took place in February and Team USA lost 3-2 in overtime to Canada in the championship game at TD Garden in Boston.

Brady and his brother Matthew Tkachuk were part of Team USA under Auston Matthews’ captaincy.

In a conversation with Sportsnet's Paul Bissonnette on "Hockey Central" ahead of Ottawa’s game against the New Jersey Devils, Tkachuk said the tournament gave him a taste of big games and he wants more.

"Not gonna lie to you, ever since 4 Nations, been addicted to those big game feelings and those are the biggest games I have ever played in and maybe want more," Tkachuk said. "Want to play that way, and playoffs and you can't look too far ahead.

"It's all about treating every game as a game seven and doing whatever it takes to get the job done," Tkachuk said.

Tkachuk became Ottawa Senators captain on Nov. 5, 2021, three weeks after signing a seven-year $57.5 million contract.

Brady Tkachuk shares his favorite memory from 4 Nations Face-Off

Brady Tkachuk also discussed his experience at the 4 Nations Face-Off and what he learned from other top players. When asked about his favorite memory, he said playing with some of the best in the league was special.

"For me is it was an opportunity just to learn from those guys as leaders, because everybody's a leader on the team," he said.

"And I think that's the biggest takeaway that I had, and I feel like it's changed my perspective on a lot of things. You know, everything's not as bad as you seem, and just the resiliency that I know trying to bring here. I think it was (an) important lesson that I went there."

Tkachuk helped the Ottawa Senators win 3-2 against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.

He has 28 goals and 26 assists in 67 games this season. He is averaging 18:23 of ice time per game and has 54 points, with a -1 plus/minus rating.

The Senators are fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 37-27-5 record.