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[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.

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

McDavid 1000 points

 

[CutOnDime97]

McDavid 1000 points

 

[CutOnDime97]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1857261670390763931

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

1000 points in 659GP is wild

 

[CutOnDime97]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1857253702911791548

 

[CerpinTaxt]

1000 points in 659GP is wild

Especially in this era of the NHL. McDavid too stronk

 

[Flyerfan4life]

Especially in this era of the NHL. McDavid too stronk

who needs a Mcjesus when you can draft a nobody at 13th OA every year..

#beaf***ingFlyer

 

[CutOnDime97]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1857285104478912837

 

[GKJ]

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.

Flyers never wanted Duchene, and wanted people to know that. My service rep totally buried him when we talked after that season, and it wasn’t even like I talked him up, we were just talking about guys. Very weird, I had never heard that.

 

[TCTC]

Flyers never wanted Duchene, and wanted people to know that. My service rep totally buried him when we talked after that season, and it wasn’t even like I talked him up, we were just talking about guys. Very weird, I had never heard that.

Should've signed him instead of Hayes. Would've been a much better fit at the time with Couturier and Giroux and Voracek.

 

[FLYguy3911]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1857261670390763931

Only took him 2 games. Cutter is at 16 and counting.



I wasn't even his biggest fan but nothing screams that was the perfect trade-back draft when Cutter goes 5th overall and Lekkerimäki goes ten picks later all because Cutter was 6'2 and could fake as a center. Lekkerimäki had every bit the shot, if not a better one and a little more self creation.

Kemell went 17th. Kulich 28th. As similar types.

 

[Kelmitchell2]

Only took him 2 games. Cutter is at 16 and counting.



I wasn't even his biggest fan but nothing screams that was the perfect trade-back draft when Cutter goes 5th overall and Lekkerimäki goes ten picks later all because Cutter was 6'2 and could fake as a center. Lekkerimäki had every bit the shot, if not a better one and a little more self creation.

Kemell went 17th. Kulich 28th. As similar types.

I tried telling people cutter was not good enough to be a top 5 pick lol he's stronger than his college peers and has a good shot, but was too much of a floater and has terrible hockey iq, especially on the defensive side

 

[BigToe]

Only took him 2 games. Cutter is at 16 and counting.



I wasn't even his biggest fan but nothing screams that was the perfect trade-back draft when Cutter goes 5th overall and Lekkerimäki goes ten picks later all because Cutter was 6'2 and could fake as a center. Lekkerimäki had every bit the shot, if not a better one and a little more self creation.

Kemell went 17th. Kulich 28th. As similar types.

Those teams hated each other dating back to the u18 days

 

[sabremike]

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.

Fun fact: ROR is the only player in hockey history who was traded for a deity.

 

[Curufinwe]

My offer was Laughton + Lehtera + 19th overall for ROR in 2018

Pretty sure deadhead said that was too much to pay cause he was just an overpaid 3C