Matt Duchene surprisingly hit NHL Free Agency in 2023. The veteran center was bought out by the Nashville Predators following the 2022-23 season. To an extent, it’s understandable why the Predators valued the extra cap space.
As time ran out in Sunday night's Oilers 2-1 win over the Stars in Game 6 of the Western Conference Final, it may have also quashed the last chance to win the Stanley Cup for four veteran stars.
The Stars are expected to try to extend a pair of key contributors before they reach unrestricted free agency on July 1.
It’s been more than a week, but let’s go over how the season ended for the Avs. It’s been over a week since Matt Duchene and the Dallas Stars eliminated the Colorado Avalanche as the clock hit midnight in Game Six.
Connor McDavid did not miss this one. The Oilers' star tipped in a pass from defenseman Evan Bouchard 32 seconds into to the second overtime period to give the Oilers a 3-2 win over the Stars.
There are just two more rounds left in the 2024 post-season. On Monday, the conclusion of the second round ended, with a Canadian team moving on to the Western Conference Finals.
The stage is finally set for the 2024 Western Conference Final, and it's promising to be an explosive series between Jamie Benn's Dallas Stars and Connor McDavid's Edmonton Oilers.
It’s been just under a year since the Nashville Predators made the decision to buy out Matt Duchene’s contract — a move that continues to remain hotly debated.
The season has come to an end for the Colorado Avalanche, and it comes at the hands of one of their former stars. Matt Duchene, who asked out back in 2017 and eventually got his wish, finished the game off in double overtime, putting a rebound past an outstretched Alexandar Georgiev and giving the Stars the 2-1 victory over Colorado.
Matt Duchene scored at 11:42 of the second overtime and the Dallas Stars wrapped up their Western Conference semifinal series with a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 6 on Friday in Denver.
We folks here at Last Word provide all the latest and greatest from the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Now is time for our preview and prediction of the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars second round series.
Will the Dallas Stars finally win on home ice for the first time this postseason or lose another tight matchup?
Dallas Stars veteran forward Matt Duchene was named the Bill Masterson trophy nominee on Friday. Duchene, 33, is a left-handed center and right wing from Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
The buyout will carry some short-term pain, though.
The Nashville Predators shocked many people in the offseason by going in a new direction and not only trading Ryan Johansen to the Colorado Avalanche, but buying out the contract of Matt Duchene with three years remaining on the deal.
Nashville Predators general manager Barry Trotz didn’t hide the fact that he was aggressively pursuing Washington Capitals center Evgeni Kuznetsov during the offseason.
It’s been nearly eight months since general manager Barry Trotz and the Nashville Predators abruptly and unexpectedly bought out Matt Duchene’s contract.
Nashville is a place where the fun and unexpected happens. On Thursday night, a familiar face to the Music City unexpectedly had fun. The Nashville Predators welcomed the Dallas Stars to town, and the Stars slapped the home team around, winning 9-2.
Dallas Stars head coach Pete DeBoer confirmed that center Matt Duchene will miss Monday’s game against the Boston Bruins and is day-to-day with an injury.
Welcome to the Nashville Predators All-Time 25 in 25. In this series, we at The Hockey Writers will unveil the top 25 players in franchise history in honor of the organization’s 25th anniversary.
Welcome to the Nashville Predators 2022-23 report card series. In this series, we at The Hockey Writers look back at each Predators player from the past season, break down how their campaign went, and assign a letter grade reflective of their overall performance.
After the Nashville Predators decided to buy out forward Matt Duchene and his seven-year, $56 million contract, the Dallas Stars signed him to a one-year, $3 million deal.
Duchene registered 22 goals and 34 assists for 56 points in 71 games during the 2022-23 regular season. The year prior, Duchene notched a career-high 43 goals and 86 points.
The Nashville Predators have made a massive decision, choosing to buy out forward Matt Duchene’s contract according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.
Duchene sustained the severe finger injury on March 26 against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the second period when teammate Dante Fabbro took a shot that hit Duchene in hand.
The Nashville Predators made several difficult roster decisions at the trade deadline that started the franchise on a new path, but recently it appears to be a host of injuries impacting the trajectory of the team.
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