Matt Duchene
During the 2017–18 season, despite an earlier trade request and prolonged media speculation, Duchene began the campaign with the Avalanche. On November 5, 2017, while appearing in his 14th game of the season, against the New York Islanders, Duchene was pulled from the ice and traded mid-game to the Ottawa Senators as the Avalanche made a three-team trade with Ottawa and the Nashville Predators. The trade saw the Avalanche acquire Samuel Girard, Vladislav Kamenev and a second-round draft pick in 2018 from the Predators, as well as Andrew Hammond, Shane Bowers and first- and third-round picks in 2018 from the Senators; the Predators acquired Kyle Turris from the Senators. In 68 games for the Senators, Duchene recorded 23 goals and 26 assists.
Duchene entered the 2018–19 season in the final year of his contract. In 50 games for the Senators, he scored 27 goals and 31 assists.
On October 29, 2018, Duchene was one of multiple Senators players caught on tape in an Uber disparaging their then-assistant coach, Martin Raymond. The Uber driver sold the video to a local newspaper, which published it on November 5. The video quickly went viral, causing a minor scandal. Upon the video's release, Duchene, along with the other players involved, issued a statement apologizing for the comments.
On February 22, 2019, Duchene was traded (along with Julius Bergman) to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for prospects Vitalii Abramov, Jonathan Davidsson and a conditional first-round draft pick in both 2019 and 2020. Just two days later, Columbus acquired Duchene's former Senators teammate, Ryan Dzingel. Duchene finished the season with 4 goals and 8 assists in 23 games.
The Blue Jackets qualified for the 2019 playoffs as the Eastern Conference's final wildcard team, upsetting the top-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning in four games before falling to the Boston Bruins in the next round. Duchene finished the playoffs with five goals and five assists in ten games.
On July 1, 2019, Duchene signed a 7-year, $56-million contract with the Nashville Predators, worth an annual average of $8 million.
During the 2017–18 season, despite an earlier trade request and prolonged media speculation, Duchene began the campaign with the Avalanche. On November 5, 2017, while appearing in his 14th game of the season, against the New York Islanders, Duchene was pulled from the ice and traded mid-game to the Ottawa Senators as the Avalanche made a three-team trade with Ottawa and the Nashville Predators. The trade saw the Avalanche acquire Samuel Girard, Vladislav Kamenev and a second-round draft pick in 2018 from the Predators, as well as Andrew Hammond, Shane Bowers and first- and third-round picks in 2018 from the Senators; the Predators acquired Kyle Turris from the Senators. In 68 games for the Senators, Duchene recorded 23 goals and 26 assists.
Duchene entered the 2018–19 season in the final year of his contract. In 50 games for the Senators, he scored 27 goals and 31 assists.
On October 29, 2018, Duchene was one of multiple Senators players caught on tape in an Uber disparaging their then-assistant coach, Martin Raymond. The Uber driver sold the video to a local newspaper, which published it on November 5. The video quickly went viral, causing a minor scandal. Upon the video's release, Duchene, along with the other players involved, issued a statement apologizing for the comments.
On February 22, 2019, Duchene was traded (along with Julius Bergman) to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for prospects Vitalii Abramov, Jonathan Davidsson and a conditional first-round draft pick in both 2019 and 2020. Just two days later, Columbus acquired Duchene's former Senators teammate, Ryan Dzingel. Duchene finished the season with 4 goals and 8 assists in 23 games.
The Blue Jackets qualified for the 2019 playoffs as the Eastern Conference's final wildcard team, upsetting the top-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning in four games before falling to the Boston Bruins in the next round. Duchene finished the playoffs with five goals and five assists in ten games.
On July 1, 2019, Duchene signed a 7-year, $56-million contract with the Nashville Predators, worth an annual average of $8 million.
