[Friedman] Nashville is buying out Duchene
Nashville is buying out Matt Duchene
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 30, 2023
by xiamhunterx
@Nashville Predators
[Friedman] Nashville is buying out Duchene
Nashville is buying out Matt Duchene
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 30, 2023
by xiamhunterx
38 Comments
Why?!
I kind of get it, but don’t really agree with it…
GMBT making some fuckin moves holy shit
LOL
WHAT
You’re telling me there isn’t a team out there that would’ve taken him in a trade, even if we retain salary?
WHAT
Are you kidding me?
I really thought they were gonna try and get DeBrincat and go for it… But now what’s the point in keeping Saros and Josi? might as well go full on tank
we have like 3 vets now lol
Holy
Knew this or a trade was coming for him. Trotz has no room for cancers or head cases. I can’t say this with 100 percent certainty, but I’m willing to bet Trotz is sending messages through George Plaster. Plaster called the last two moves a month ago.
What the hell? Is Twitter not linking to tweets without being signed in now?
There have been many rumors and reports that he was a problem for the locker room.
I didn’t take any of that too seriously, but if viewing this move through that lense, this makes more sense. I’m shocked no team wanted him with retention
Pretty clear the core of the team was rotten. Complacency had reigned supreme since the SCF appearance. Long term deals were given to those that once they received them started if not mailing it in, then becoming complacent once they had received their big contract. Trotz cleaning up Poile’s mess and putting the rest of the team on notice.
I love Barry Trotz
Well, that’s one way to have a top 5 pick next year. The tank is coming, gang
I’m saddened but I get it. Man, this is such an exciting new era for us. Wish we could’ve had 40-goal Duchene for more than a year…
Barry doesn’t give a fuck about nothing dude just going full nuclear
I’m confused
Hopefully a plan becomes more evident soon. I don’t see this as a sign they’re heading into full rebuild mode. How can you tank with Saros in net? Unless he’s traded, this team is still going to be middle of the pack.
Starting this season Duchene had a NTC.
https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1145731923844763648
Me, at the therapist tomorrow: We are gathered here today to say goodbye to the Nashville Predators as I knew them.
I don’t think this triggers the tanking conversation, he didn’t step up when needed last year and this makes me feel better about us keeping our kids together. I mean, the ads proved they could field us a team!
Trotz going scorched earth and I’m here for it.
I get this, but would have rather seen this route for McD. Duchene still could produce for the next few years, but McD is $6mm of wasted space for us.
lol, nice “last day in the office ever” move by Poile.
So they have to pay him about 20 million in a buyout instead of 24 million. Could not find another team to take him at 4 million before the no movement clause kicked in?
I’m glad GMBT isn’t going to half ass the rebuild. If we’re going to shake things up, it’s best to shake them all up at once.
Appreciate Duchene for his short time here, but if we’re ever going to win the Cup things like this are necessary.
Yak and sis are now 2 of our 3 highest paid forwards
I find this incredibly funny
YESSSSS!!!!! FINALLYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!! Good riddance to overpayment number 2!!! I will not miss him
Holy shit
Barry didn’t get his trade up so he took off his belt and went into the locker room to take it out on Duchy lmao. I love these moves man, I’m so excited for next season.
Honestly, I’m here for it. Trotz is cleaning house and fixing up a lot of the mess we’ve had over the last few years. Fresh start
Barry is rocking the boat holy shit.
I love Duchene. Will miss him. Will always remember him as the king of *almost* making a cool solo play happen with his stick handling and skating and then losing the puck at the last second.
Looking back, I think the duchene signing will be seen as the start of Poile’s downfall. The Duchene trade made no sense from the start from a roster building perspective. We had Joey, Turris, Bonino and sissons and had very good success with them. The signing pushed Turris to wing / 3C and forced Lavi to make adjustments he didn’t want to make.
The downfall continued when Duchene couldn’t meet expectations as a center and was ultimately pushed to wing. From the start it was a disaster. Sucks it had to end like this but it was time to pull the trigger and start what will be a painful rebuild.
I’m illogically angry about this and I’m not sure why.
Sorry this ain’t it. Duchene hasn’t been without frustration but I don’t think buying out is the move. I don’t think his performance was that bad, and I felt he stepped up to help the kids before getting injured. I would have liked to see him get a chance under a coach that isn’t offensively inept, and more importantly avoid another dead cap hit for SIX years. This includes a 5.5M cap hit the season after this coming one and a 6.5M the year after. That’s when the kids will need to start being paid.
I really like Duche but I completely see Barry’s logic here. Definitely going to trust the process, and if we suck badly for a few years, I’ll keep right on going to games being obnoxiously loyal. It was fun for our first 10 years and it’ll be fun again.