‘Really hard decision’: Brady Tkachuk talks exit from Ottawa

Brady Tkachuk could not have been more emphatic. He also seemed slightly annoyed. The Ottawa Senators had just been swept in the first round of the NHL playoffs. Their captain was still processing the bitter disappointment. Tkachuk was also clear when he was again asked — the rumblings were nothing new — about his long-term future in the nation’s capital despite the two seasons remaining on his contract. “I feel like I’ve answered this hundreds of times,” he said in late April. “None of those things ever came out of my mouth. Quite honestly, it’s just getting frustrating. It’s becoming…