Te most practical and face saving solution for both parties probably is a deadline trade. The can play the "circumstances have changed" card.
Can you imagine how Matt Duchene feels right now?
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LeafsNation75
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Someone please correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Ottawa's season start going bad right after Duchene arrived there?
Their first two games after the Duchene trade have been against the Avs in Stockholm, and they've won both of those, but after they returned to NA they have won 1 out of their next 13 games and got 4 out of 26 possible points and never recovered.
PS
They were 9-3-5 going into that skid.
Man Bear Pig
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It's a shame what happened to Duchene for me. I loved watching him in junior and his first few years with the Avs then things got all weird. I'm not sure I'd want the guy on my team even if he signed here and we didn't give up any assets.
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I couldn't really fault the guy for wanting a change of scenery at the time. Obviously his decision to go to Ottawa has turned out laughably bad but he still has options for now. Personally I still hope it works out for him somewhere.
Mr Zappalanche
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That is just stupid and uncalled for. Especially after all the Ottawa s dirty laundry came out. Duchene was one of the few bright spots on that roster.
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Sorry -- more or less I meant his desire to leave Colorado. He seemed pretty on board with going to Ottawa at the time.
Mr Zappalanche
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Yeah I dont think anybody could predict such a good Avs season and such a trainwrack Ottawa season. I dont know why were people offended that Duchene wanted the change of scenary after his team had one of the worst seasons of modern era hockey, and was activly getting shopped during that time. And the return Avs got for him should be enough to appriciate him.
Adrianopolous
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He's actually not in that bad of a situation. Team has zero expectations so he can just go out there and pile up points knowing he'll get paid by some other team the following season when he walks.
Skinnyjimmy08
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Sens are a complete disaster now with everything going on .. Id walk 100% if i were him after next year finishes and hes a UFA
Bronson
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What a disaster that trade has been. He will be traded agin at the deadline., What a waste for the Sens. They thought they had a contender when they made that trade.
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two reasons I can think of is that Haliburton, Duchene's hometown, is not too far away from Ottawa, or if Ottawa gives him stupid amounts of money that no other team is willing to offer him.
But I mean if I were him I would leave Eugene Melnyk's mess and try to sign with a contending team. He's doomed going into next season, unless he demands a trade during the trade deadline.
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Yes.
However the trip also coincided with the trip to Sweden at which point the schedule got legit batshit insane for us.
Duchene took a while to get comfortable but even before he was producing he was playing well.
Paperbagofglory
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Joe Sakic saved his bacon by trading Duchene. It might just be a coincidence that the Avs started to play better when he was gone, but if i am a GM of any other team, i am curious what happened in that locker room and what kind of person he is.
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Sorry to interject some facts into this "pile on the Sens" party.
Duchene was interviewed following the end of the year meetings and was excited about the plan. While this was before the EK\Hoff drama went public, it is certainly well after he knew about the issue. Matt seemed very happy with what he heard from Dorion and was looking forward to being part of the solution, which must have included how Pierre planned on dealing with the divided lockeroom.
I know in every Sens haters fantasy, EK is already gone, but in the real world he's still a Sens asset and has the chance to re-sign as of July 1st. Moving Hoff seems inevitable, but the "Karlsson is 100% gone" morons are simply projecting their hopes as reality.
Duchene was interviewed following the end of the year meetings and was excited about the plan. While this was before the EK\Hoff drama went public, it is certainly well after he knew about the issue. Matt seemed very happy with what he heard from Dorion and was looking forward to being part of the solution, which must have included how Pierre planned on dealing with the divided lockeroom.
I know in every Sens haters fantasy, EK is already gone, but in the real world he's still a Sens asset and has the chance to re-sign as of July 1st. Moving Hoff seems inevitable, but the "Karlsson is 100% gone" morons are simply projecting their hopes as reality.
We call him on the Oilers next. One year 20m contract. We need some Duchene-magic when he leaves.
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