[Speculation] Stars, Matt Duchene Have Mutual Interest In Extension

[RWJC]

Stars, Matt Duchene Have Mutual Interest In Extension

 

June 10th, 2024 at 12:42pm CST • By Josh Erickson

 

Matt Duchene wants to remain in the Lone Star State next season, he recently said on The Sweep Spot on Sportsradio 96.7FM/1310 the Ticket. The veteran forward said that “money is definitely not the No. 1 bucket,” implying he’d take a discount to sign an extension with the Stars.

 

That follows a report from Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman last week that Dallas is hoping to bring back both Duchene and defenseman Chris Tanev, who are slated to become unrestricted free agents next month.

 

Duchene, 33, had 25 goals and 65 points in 80 games for the Stars last season after signing a one-year, $3MM pact in free agency. He was an unexpected addition to the open market after the Predators bought out the final three seasons of his seven-year, $56MM contract.

 

The 2009 third-overall pick will be getting a decent paycheck from Nashville through 2029, so it’s foreseeable why he’d be especially willing to take a discount at this stage in his career. Duchene hit the 1,000-game plateau this past season but failed to reach his first Stanley Cup Final when Dallas lost to Edmonton in this year’s Western Conference Final.

Still, even a discounted raise on Duchene’s previous $3MM cap hit may be tough for Dallas to swallow. They enter the summer with $16.25MM in projected cap space but have 10 open roster spots, per CapFriendly.

 

He’s still an important piece that should be retained if possible. Duchene has hit 50 points in each of the past three seasons and would be an important factor in shouldering the loss of Joe Pavelski, who’s expected to retire and not return to the club. Slightly increased minutes for Duchene, as well as the continued development of youngsters Wyatt Johnstonand Logan Stankoven, should help replace Pavelski’s 67 points last season by committee.
 

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[HKSR]

Duchene still has good hockey left in him.  Probably won't be a $3M re-signing though. 

 

Ideally we find our own Duchene for cheap.  Basically save some cap space for later in the free agency season to find a bargain.  Generally an older UFA... 32 or 33yo.  Tarasenko?  Johnson?  Arvidsson?  Maybe even Patrick Kane?

[Devron]

Gotta be the most inconsistent player season over season I’ve ever seen, he’s due for a 25 point season 

Edited June 10 by Devron

[IBatch]

37 minutes ago, Devron said:

Gotta be the most inconsistent player season over season I’ve ever seen, he’s due for a 25 point season 

He's no Alex Burrows.  Or Anson Carter.   Just a guy who could  end up with Phil Kessel like stats with a couple more good seasons.   Seen  a lot of guys who've roller coastered all over the place worse then  Duchene.   Quite a few on our team.   Not a big fan of his game either, still that's a lot of points.   

Edited June 10 by IBatch

[Devron]

19 minutes ago, IBatch said:

He's no Alex Burrows.  Or Anson Carter.   Just a guy who could  end up with Phil Kessel like stats with a couple more good seasons.   Seen  a lot of guys who've roller coastered all over the place worse then  Duchene.   Quite a few on our team.   Not a big fan of his game either, still that's a lot of points.   

I’ve had him in a couple fantasy pools. Dude pissed me off so much. You’d acquire him then he’d be worth nothing the next season cause his salary was so high 

[R3aL]

In his exit interview he sounded like he really didn’t wanna move and uproot his life again 

 

I hope he stays there