mothariah
Joined: Jul. 2017
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You are also WAY undervaluing Matt Duchene. Remember, the cost of acquiring him for Ottawa was a 1st, a 2nd, a 3rd, a good D prospect, a former first round pick, and a solid forward prospect.
For any team to get Duchene, you will need something like: a 1st, a 2nd, a top prospect/young NHLer (Timo Meier), a decent defensive prospect (Jeremy Roy if he wasn't always hurt and actually developed), and probably some sort of roster player like Joonas Donskoi. Not seeing it happen with San Jose at all.
And I don't agree with you that Duchene ruins every team he is on. The Senators put a lot of assets in to get Duchene, and he had a lot of pressure on him to produce on a team that just stunk. Poor goaltending. Your all-world defenseman was hurt most of the season. A rather flat offense. Just a horrible season in Ottawa.