The writing is off the wall and into the Senators history books. As sure as everyone knew Jack Eichel would eventually get traded, we all expected Brady Tkachuk would be named the 10th captain of the Ottawa Senators . Coincidentally, two of hockey’s more predictable storylines happened 24 hours apart, both in Ottawa. On Thursday, Eichel was traded by the Buffalo Sabres to the Vegas Golden Knights while the Knights were preparing for a game at the Canadian Tire Centre against the Senators. A day later the Senators announced that Tkachuk was getting the ‘C’ that might have been his in training camp, except that the winger was involved in lengthy contract negotiations that kept him away from the team until he signed a seven-year deal on Oct. 14. Protracted contract talks often damage a relationship between a star player and his team. Oddly enough, the opposite happened in this case. The Senators and their fan base only feel closer to Tkachuk because he committed long term to Ottawa...