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Whoa there. Some of this is false. Duchene has missed 23 games since 2012, not much of an injury history. And ROR was rumored to be on his way out since his ELC expired and it took an offer sheet to get him signed. In addition, Duchene has proven much more offensively at the time of the (potential) trade.
He is 26. ROR was 23. Big difference there.
ROR at the time of Offer sheet was a 21 year old who had scored 55 points and gotten more noticed due to his defensive contributions. At the time of the trade he was 23 and had moved up to top 6 defensive forward in the league. Better on the PP and the PK and better defensively.
Duchene, you have seen just about all he has to give at age 26. He is not a top defensive forward and his offensive totals are only slightly better previously and just came off one of his worst years ever. He has never been a powerplay Genius or a PK stalwart.