Value of: Matt Duchene as a UFA

[yeaher]

His ex teammate just got 9.5mx8. Tavares got 11m last year.

He should be expected to get 9.5-10m

MacKinnon makes $6-7 million and is way better as such why should Duchenne make more? Can't base it off others. $8 million does seem about right for him.

 

[webersshot]

Just like Ottawa was

He's UFA. He gets alot more choice than being traded

 

[yeaher]

He's UFA. He gets alot more choice than being traded

I agree, I was half joking, he impressed me with Columbus during the playoffs and is a good player, but I have seen him way to comfortable playing mediocre hockey for large parts of his NHL career. He should be a perennial 80 point guy, but he just isn't.

 

[Canucks1096]

Looking at his numbers the last 5 years. I am kind of surpise that it's not that high. The last five seasons, 70, 59, 55, 41, 59 points. Four out of the last five season he put up second line numbers. Somebody out there is going to pay 9 plus million. After a few years, it will be a bad contract, similar to Gomez 7 year contract with the Rangers

 

[Isles72]

easily 9+ AAV but who knows , maybe he'll take a bit less to play somewhere that he wants to hang his hat for 7 years .

 

[BigFatCat999]

I think if he signs with Nashville he with be signed a perceives HF discount of 8.5 million.

 

[Mickey Marner]

He will get paid like a 1C, but you probably can't win the cup with him as your 1C. He'll get 9 AAV from a team without a 1C and probably be worth it to that team, but they likely won't be a team competing for the cup.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

If Skinner gets 8years x 9M it probably means the bidding on Duchene begins at 7years x 10M and by the end it’s probabky higher than that by a team that’s desperate enough.

Jeff Skinner’s payday is a bigger day for Duchene than it is for Skinner if those 9M x 8 year reports are true. Lunacy.

 

[Muffin]

MacKinnon makes $6-7 million and is way better as such why should Duchenne make more? Can't base it off others. $8 million does seem about right for him.

MacKinnon signed his contract before he broke out years ago. If he was to sign an extension today he'd be a 11-12 Million dollar player.

 

[boredmale]

Can we safely assume 9M is the starting price now with Skinner's Deal?

 

[Hellraising Senator]

Duchene > Skinner Therefore voted 9+

 

[John Eichel da GOAT]

After seeing Skinners joke of a deal, Duchene may seriously get $10-11M per. Unreal how bad Skinner ruined the market.

 

[Foppberg]

I don't understand people's reservations with this guy. He's an outstanding player and has only gotten better and produced more as his career has gone on. Plays centres and is one of the top faceoff men in the league. He's also solid in his own end. What am I missing? Maybe he'll get a get an extra million than he's worth, but thats the nature of July 1, besides in a year or two it will even it'sself out. Would anyone hesitate to give O'Reilly 7.5 now? I doubt it. The team that gets Duchene will probably be immediately vaulted into a legitimate cup contender

He's the center version of Kessel in a way. Hell of a player, but not somebody that you want to be "the" guy.

 

[Aladyyn]

After seeing Skinners joke of a deal, Duchene may seriously get $10-11M per. Unreal how bad Skinner ruined the market.

Skinner is better though

 

[RationalExpectations]

Skinner is a better goal scorer than Duchene but after a 70 point season as a Center, pretty sure Duchene gets a ridiculous amount of money.

Entering the UFA market, I was telling myself, Panarin, Bob, Duchene, Skinner, Karlsson, Gardiner, that is a promising year. If Skinner starts at 9m and Hayes at 7m, I am pretty sure the teams signing the abovementioned UFAs will regret it in max 3 years, I hope for them they contend next year...

 

[hmc1987]

Remember, it's not only how much they should get, but how market conditions are.

Duchene is coming off a PPG season with a good playoffs, and he's one of the few viable top six center options available. Cap has gone up and so have comparable salaries.

In short, he's going to get 9-10M.

Duchene will be overpaid. Big.

I feel bad for the team that signs him.

Please don't do it Fletch

 

[RedMenace]

I'd give him $8.5mx7 to sign with the Wings as a starting offer; he and Larkin could be a potentially killer 1-2 punch down the middle.

 

[hmc1987]

Skinner is a better goal scorer than Duchene but after a 70 point season as a Center, pretty sure Duchene gets a ridiculous amount of money.

Entering the UFA market, I was telling myself, Panarin, Bob, Duchene, Skinner, Karlsson, Gardiner, that is a promising year. If Skinner starts at 9m and Hayes at 7m, I am pretty sure the teams signing the abovementioned UFAs will regret it in max 3 years, I hope for them they contend next year...

I'm a Philly guy and I'm already regretting this Hayes contract. He's not a $7M player. People say "well, Nelson got $6M". Yes, but that was also due to NYI circumstances. If they let Tavares, Nelson, and Eberle walk for NOTHING...big, big, big, big problems. Had to overpay at least one of them.

Hayes should be $6Mx5. Any more than that and we lost out. And we will lose out, but it could be worse I guess...?

 

[Rasmus CacOlainen]

10x7 from the Sabres and we are competing next year with Krueger rather than the Baffoon behind the bench. Do it Botts.

 

[RationalExpectations]

I'm a Philly guy and I'm already regretting this Hayes contract. He's not a $7M player. People say "well, Nelson got $6M". Yes, but that was also due to NYI circumstances. If they let Tavares, Nelson, and Eberle walk for NOTHING...big, big, big, big problems. Had to overpay at least one of them.

Hayes should be $6Mx5. Any more than that and we lost out. And we will lose out, but it could be worse I guess...?

I also like Philly, I believe no team should pay for a 2C/3C and I think you may regret it :'(

 

[PensandCaps]

If skinner is getting 9. Matt, a better player and a center, should see 10.5.

 

[PensandCaps]

Skinner is better though

in no reality that exists is this true.

Duchene is far superior.

 

[GeauxPreds1]

I'm sticking to my 9 million or maybe a little over at 9.25. If he commands 10 or 11 not many contending teams will fork up that kind of money I don't think. And if he wants to win because he has been on losing teams almost his whole career he has to make a decisions if winning is more important than an extra million

 

[Kotkaniemi15]

I hope the Habs don’t sign him for the what the market is going to be. He will be justified in asking for 10M after seeing what Skinner got. Please don’t do it MB.

 

[Rasmus CacOlainen]

I'm sticking to my 9 million or maybe a little over at 9.25. If he commands 10 or 11 not many contending teams will fork up that kind of money I don't think. And if he wants to win because he has been on losing teams almost his whole career he has to make a decisions if winning is more important than an extra million

Duchene only needs one team to offer him 10 or 10.5 mil. He doesnt doesnt me as the I want to win next type of UFA