Would be a much easier trade if he only had 1 year left on his deal instead of 2.

Now teams are afraid he'll walk after 2, instead of being able to do a sign and trade.

Or you have control of him for 2 years...

Teams trading for him would be in a 2 year window...

This post was edited by KrWWW on Sep 15 2017 07:23pm

duchene to preds #confirmed

Would you rather control him for 2 or 8? Especially after giving up a good young dman for him.

This post was edited by LuLer on Sep 15 2017 07:29pm

2. his cap hit would be to high

Then why even trade for him lol, too high of a trade cost for 2 years

that's why he hasn't been traded yet...

teams are waiting for Sakic to drop his price tag

ye, duch for sutter striaght up sounds gud

MacKinnon and Duchene shared the A last year. Duchene had it for away games while MacKinnon had it for home games. Pictures are just with the home sweater that have been posted. Either way it's pretty clear he will be dealt. Idc if sakic holds out tell March. He needs A young top 2 dman back or it's just not gonna happen.

Matt Duchene's next destination remains a mystery as he spends training camp with the Colorado Avalanche awaiting a trade.

According to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger, as many as eight teams have contacted Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic about Duchene, but no deal appears to be close.

Dreger adds that none of the teams who have reached out feel confident they will acquire the centre, who has been on the trade market since February.

The Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles Kings, Nashville Predators and Columbus Blue Jackets are all believed to have reached out over the past few days, according to Dreger.

Duchene was asked on Monday if he would stay with the Avalanche if the team did not trade him before the start of the season and he was non-committal in his answer.
“I’m not looking that far (ahead),” Duchene told the Denver Post. “I’m taking one day at a time.”

The 26-year-old said last week he came to training camp to honour his contract, for his teammates and for the fans.

Duchene scored 18 goals and 23 assists in 77 games last season with the team that drafted him third overall in 2009. He remains in the top spot on TSN Hockey's Trade Bait List and carries a cap hit of $6 million with two seasons left on his contract.

Sakic is believed to have a high asking price for the Olympic gold medallist, and according to Newsday, he turned down a package of Travis Hamonic, a first-round pick and a high-profile prospect for Duchene from the New York Islanders before Hamonic was traded to the Flames.