Hockey fans rage at Brady Tkachuk's No. 12 rank in Top 20 NHL wingers list from last year: "Tremendously overrated because of his name"

Hockey fans on social media reacted to Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk’s ranking on the Top 20 wingers list last year for the 2023-24 season.

Nikita Kucherov of the Boston Bruins topped the list, followed by Florida Panthers’ Matthew Tkachuk and Mikko Rantanen of the Colorado Avalanche at three. Tkachuk was ranked as the 12th-best winger in the league in the top 20 of the 2023-24 season rankings, prompting fans to share their reactions on X. One tweeted:

"Matthew Tkachuk's brother is becoming tremendously overrated because of his name."

Another chimed in:

"Brady Tkachuk isn’t even a top 10 winger on his team."

Here are some of the other top reactions on X:

"People look at points only to make these polls but if you look at the overall portrait of Brady Tkachuk’s game, he’s easily a top 10 winger in the game, easily," a third fan wrote.

"Brady Tkachuk is a fuckin 50 point winger and y’all parade him around like he’s a 100 plus point guy," another opined.

Brady Tkachuk's brother, Matthew, named the EA Sports NHL 26 cover athlete

Brady's brother, Matthew Tkachuk, was named the cover athlete for EA Sports’ NHL 26, announced on Aug. 4. That marks the first time a Panthers player has graced the cover since John Vanbiesbrouck in NHL 97.

Matthew Tkachuk, a back-to-back Stanley Cup champion, was chosen for his pivotal role in the Panthers’ 2023-24 and 2024-25 championships, including a goal in the Cup-winning Game 6 against the Edmonton Oilers.

"Heart meets talent. Our team was a team. When things were getting hard for them, they looked to one guy. But our team, we do it collectively. .... And that's why we're lifting the Stanley Cup right now - because we're a team and not a bunch of individuals," he said after lifting the Cup."

Tkachuk is signed to an eight-year, $76 million contract with the Florida Panthers. He racked up 57 points through 22 goals and 35 assists in the regular season and contributed 23 points (eight goals and 15 assists) in 23 playoff games.

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Abhishek is an NHL writer at Sportskeeda with over 2 years of sports reporting experience and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Delhi. He became a fan of ice hockey after watching NHL fight videos on YouTube, which led to him professionally writing about the sport and his continued interest in all things hockey.

A fan of the Boston Bruins, Abhishek considers their incredible comeback win against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2013 playoffs as the most iconic moment in the NHL. His admiration for the six-time Stanley Cup winners also comes from the team’s storied history, distinctive black and gold uniform and their success in the sport. His all-time favorite NHL players are Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid, for their ability to perform at the highest level consistently.

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