NHL Talk Miscellaneous NHL Discussion CIX: Processing a Tremendous Amount of Insane Information

[Curufinwe]

Duchene with 18 points in 14 games. Of all the players I did not expect him to perform this well at this stage of his career.

What could've been if we had signed him in 2019. He was at the top of my list.

Duchene did get bought out by Nashville. Not sure what happened, but they are getting hit with big cap penalties this year and next year.

Nashville Predators | Salary cap and contracts

Predators buy out Matt Duchene as NHL teams prepare for the start of free agency

The Nashville Predators are buying out the final three years of star centre Matt Duchene's contract. The 32-year-old was owed $8 million for each of the final three remaining years of his contract.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[Don Nachbaur 26]

Duchene did get bought out by Nashville. Not sure what happened, but they are getting hit with big cap penalties this year and next year.

Nashville Predators | Salary cap and contracts

Predators buy out Matt Duchene as NHL teams prepare for the start of free agency

The Nashville Predators are buying out the final three years of star centre Matt Duchene's contract. The 32-year-old was owed $8 million for each of the final three remaining years of his contract.

www.sportsnet.ca

Didn't I read that they wanted a change in the locker room?

 

[TCTC]

Duchene did get bought out by Nashville. Not sure what happened, but they are getting hit with big cap penalties this year and next year.

Nashville Predators | Salary cap and contracts

Predators buy out Matt Duchene as NHL teams prepare for the start of free agency

The Nashville Predators are buying out the final three years of star centre Matt Duchene's contract. The 32-year-old was owed $8 million for each of the final three remaining years of his contract.

www.sportsnet.ca

I guess they bought him out to sign O'Reilly. Hasn't really paid off for them. At least Duchene still has that hunger to win a Stanley Cup. O'Reilly hasn't been the same since 2019.

 

[Magua]

While I wanted neither, I remember the Hayes > Duchene arguments that summer. Duchene isn’t on that contract anymore, but that’s really just an example of smart teams buy low and don’t sign non-Panarin UFAs to max term.

I almost forgot Kev was on the Penguins. That checks out.

 

[deadhead]

Don't think Duchene was interested in the Flyers.

People like to treat FAs like it's EA2024 GM mode, as if players don't get to make a choice.

Once money hits a certain level, most players tend to make decisions based on team, location, family issues, etc. Certain players love NYC (Panarin, Fox), certain players want a low key city, some are influenced by state taxes, other by climate, other by their wife's preference. Giroux, for example.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Wow. The way that is all laid out, it sounds like it would be incredibly dumb to give away a draft pick for a guy about to be a free agent before a single game has been played. Only the franchise dregs of pro sports would probably have to resort to that.