Confirmed with Link: Duchene to OTT in three-team trade

[BigRig4]

I don't think very highly of Bowers so I really don't care much about losing him. Ecstatic we didn't lose any top 5 prospects in the system.

 

[Kamina]

We paid 1st+3rd to lose Bowers instead of Chabot, White, Brown, Chlapik etc (particularly White)

We are going for it the next two years. We don't need Bowers. We might need White

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Turris, who was walking
Hammond, cap dump
1st and Bouwers that are worth nothing close to Duchene

Except it doesn't seem like he was looking for that 8 year boogyman contract.

I would be fine with the trade if we knew Turris wasn't signing to a reasonable contract. 6x6 would have been fine.

I can't wait to see what the Karlsson and Duchene contract talks will be like this summer

 

[TheNewEra]

personally I am happy with the deal

 

[Six Assets]

not losing White is huge imo. Very happy with the trade. Big fan of Duchene.

 

[Knave]

I have no idea how people see this value as anywhere close. Sakic made out like a bandit because Nashville had a need and for some reason Dorion was desperate to make a change... who the f*** knows why.

 

[Asquaredx2]

Why are we always giving up extra picks! Same deal with Brassard for Zibanejad. We are the biggest push overs ever.

 

[armani]

Duchene has a higher ceiling than Turris and is the de facto best player in the trade. Dorion gave up a lot, Sakic got a boatload of goodies, but the real winner is Poile - 6 years of Turris @ $6M for facilitating the trade while making his team an immediate contender for the cup.

As a Sens fan, after the exit in Round 3, I was calling for a number 1 centre as a requirement for this team. Dorion did that, without losing Chabot or White. I am excited to see what Duchene can do under Boucher, curious to see how Karlsson and Duchene perform together on ice.

 

[TB1299]

Maybe just maybe the SENS didn't believe in Kyle Turris as a #1 C and didn't think that he was going to he a guy to help Kalrsson etc get to the cup.

Instead they got a guy who they do like who is younger and just entering his prime years in a situation that is better for him.

Great trade!!

Gonna miss Turris what an awesome guy but he was a #2C.

Very happy about this!

Sens turned Runblad into Matt Duchene!

 

[FormentonTheFuture]

Why are we always giving up extra picks! Same deal with Brassard for Zibanejad. We are the biggest push overs ever.

Because they got rid of Hammond

 

[SixthSens]

Losing Turris sucks, hoping Duchene can regain his form and come out huge now that he's out of Colorado.

Outside of that, losing a 1st sucks but the rest of the deal is manageable. At least we didn't give up Chabot/White/Brown.

 

[salomonster]

And now MD gets to fly to Sweden to play back to backs vs his old team...

 

[Uchiha]

This trade alone doesn't make us a contender. Dorion better have something else up his sleeve.

 

[Shruggs Peterson]

Because they got rid of Hammond

Ottawa should not have had to give up a 3rd just to dump Hammond.

 

[SPF6ty9]

Echo the sentiments about Turris and the 6x6...but in all honesty I expected the worst and the fact that White or Brown weren't dealt at least is relieving

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

An underreported part of this deal is that with Hammond going, Hogberg may get some opportunity in Belleville now.

 

[FormentonTheFuture]

Ottawa should not have had to give up a 3rd just to dump Hammond.

To get out of a contract? A 3rd is nothing

 

[edguy]

I'm happy! This is shocking..

Avs got a hell of a deal. But man do I like this from Ottawa.. Turris as #1C wasn't getting us anywhere, Duchene has that game breaking offensive ability that could take us from a middle of the pack team to a great team.

 

[swiftwin]

We paid 1st+3rd to lose Bowers instead of Chabot, White, Brown, Chlapik etc (particularly White)

We are going for it the next two years. We don't need Bowers. We might need White

Exactly. Again, people here are unable to see the forest from the trees. We gave up literally none of our good prospects to make this happen. Also, now we have a very very solid 2 year cup window in front of us. Also, nobody is mentioning how Duchene is younger than Turris? People had an aneurysm over that aspect of the Zibanejad-Brassard trade...

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[PAZ]

You guys will love Duchene and see he'll be worth it. He got screwed around with the Avs organization.

 

[megalomania]

Essentially we just traded Bowers, a 1st round pick and a 3rd round pick to dump Hammond and turn 1 year of Turris into 2 years of Duchene. If they can't sign Turris to 6x6 I won't expect Duchene to be re-signed until I see indications to the contrary. I guess if it's clear in autumn 2018 that Karlsson will walk in UFA 2019 there's enough money to re-sign Duchene at least, but that's not something I want to think about. I'll reserve judgment until I see how much better or worse Duchene is than Turris, but my first impression certainly is that this is a bad trade.

 

[Avs44]

I think you guys will really like Duchene. Take care of him. He's a very talented player. Now he's out of Colorado, in Canada...I think he'll do really well. He's had some very poor linemates over the years in Colorado.


Any info on Bowers?

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Duchene has a higher ceiling than Turris and is the de facto best player in the trade. Dorion gave up a lot, Sakic got a boatload of goodies, but the real winner is Poile - 6 years of Turris @ $6M for facilitating the trade while making his team an immediate contender for the cup.

As a Sens fan, after the exit in Round 3, I was calling for a number 1 centre as a requirement for this team. Dorion did that, without losing Chabot or White. I am excited to see what Duchene can do under Boucher, curious to see how Karlsson and Duchene perform together on ice.

I still don't see how Duchene is a real #1 center when both he and Kyle have very similar stats. I believe this is a lateral move for which we gave up way too much. Dorion should have been able to retain Turris and keep all of those picks which the team still very much needs. I mean, a 1st? Really Pierre?

 

[Agent Zub]

We'll have to get rid of Phaneuf or Ryan somehow.

No one is going to take on those two.

Were a budget team and we have two of the worst contracts in the league.

(prove me wrong Ryan)