Duchene adds experience (he recently played his 700th career game) to a young center core that includes Pierre-Luc Dubois and Alexander Wennberg. The 21-year-old right winger is playing for Djurgårdens in the Swedish League. High picks or a high pick and a prospect expected to be the return. Minor league defenseman Julius Bergman is also heading to the Blue Jackets, while the Senators will receive conditional first-round draft picks in 2019 and 2020, and prospects Vitalii Abramov and Jonathan Davidsson in return. The 20-year-old right winger has 12 goals, 10 assists in 52 games in his first pro season with Cleveland in the American League. Abramov, the 2016-17 Quebec Junior League MVP with Gatineau Olympiques, joins a loaded group of Senators prospects that includes Drake Batherson, Logan Brown, Alex Formenton. "Obviously that did not materialize. https://t.co/aSARH7ellQ. Beyond the immediate implications for their next game, the Blue Jackets trading for Duchene has trade-deadline ramifications for the Sharks -- both good and bad. In a pair of tweets, Duchene thanked the Senators organization and the team's fans, then expressed excitement about joining the Blue Jackets for a potential playoff run. Twitter. As Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman noted earlier this week, the Sharks' lack of a first-round pick in the next two drafts "[limits] what they can do" at the deadline. The Associated Press contributed to this report. The position I'm in, you get to do this (free agency) one time," Duchene said at his Blue Jackets media availability. The Jets release Le'Veon Bell. Acquired in November 2017 from the Avalanche in a blockbuster three-team swap that sent Senators center Kyle Turris to the Predators, Duchene was perceived to be the missing link in Ottawa making a long playoff run similar to its run the previous season which ended in a Game 7 loss to the Penguins in the Eastern Conference finals. ET deadline. Hal apologizes to fans. 0. Wennberg finished the 2016-17 season with 59 points, but his performance has dropped off. "As soon as it was determined that he did not want to be part of our rebuild, we shifted our focus to see what assets we could acquire in exchange for Matt that would help grow our pipeline of potential.". There's a slim chance he'll recoup first-round picks in consecutive seasons; it's unlikely that the Blue Jackets miss the playoffs and Duchene re-ups with Columbus. Our desire was to have Matt be part of this, and as such, we approached him with a fair and comprehensive contract offer to remain a Senator for the long term. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email. Mark Stone’s future in Ottawa should also be determined early this week, well in advance of the trade … He has posted 27 goals and 31 assists in 51 games this season. But it’s worth noting that Custance did bring up Matt Duchene‘s name recently. Senators received from Blue Jackets: Columbus' 2019 first-round pick (the Blue Jackets keep the selection if it’s a top-three lottery pick); a conditional 2020 first-round pick if Duchene re-signs with Columbus (if Duchene re-signs and the 2019 pick moves as a result of the lottery, the 2020 conditional pick moves to 2021); F Vitaly Abramov, F Johan Davidsson. Columbus GM Jarmo Kekalainen went big-game hunting and found a No. The Blue Jackets' leading point-getter (67) has been the subject of recent trade rumors. The Jackets are teetering in and out of a playoff berth on a nightly basis. Friday's trade takes one of the best available forwards off the market, meaning those teams -- as well as the Calgary Flames and Vegas Golden Knights -- will have to look elsewhere for help up front. Abramov, 20, a winger, had 12 goals and 10 assists in 54 games for the AHL's Cleveland Monsters this season. Matt Duchene Trade Analyzed. The Avalanche knew they had a good asset in Matt Duchene and didn’t want to waste it. Dorion was hopeful the 28-year old Duchene would remain with organization and become a mentor to younger Senators prospects, but it was not to be. Friedman figured trade values for players like Simmonds and Zuccarello would drop the longer Duchene, Panarin, and Stone were still on the market, and that would benefit Sharks general manager Doug Wilson as he reportedly looks to add a winger. By Josh Bell November 8th, 2019. "When we acquired Matt in November of 2017, we had hoped his addition would drive us to another deep playoff run," Ottawa general manager Pierre Dorion said. Elliotte Friedman noted earlier this week, Sharks were 'happy to olbige' Penguins with scuffles. Buffalo Sabres GM Kevyn Adams, Women's Hockey Legends Cammi Granato and Meghan Duggan join the show. They entered Friday's game vs. the Senators trailing the Hurricanes by one point for the final wild-card spot in the East, but they held two games in hand. The Edmonton Oilers are looking to shed salary and hoping to trade Milan Lucic, Kris Russell and others. Blake Comeau was being helped off the ice due to injury when Matt Duchene snuck after him. "You want to make sure you make the right decision. Having played in just eight playoff games over his 11-year NHL career, however, Duchene fought the urge to become part of another rebuild in Ottawa. There have been some immigration hurdles the #CBJ will have to clear for Matt Duchene to play tomorrow in Columbus. Excited to join such a great team... let's get in a spot and go for a run! By. Cimini on the Bell relationship. In other words, San Jose probably wouldn't be able to win any bidding wars ahead of the deadline, and Duchene's trade makes the prospect of one more likely. Duchene, 28, is on the move again, joining his third team in two seasons after being part of an early-season trade in 2017-18 that sent him to the Senators from the Colorado Avalanche. Home Hockey Trade Rumors NHL Rumors: Oilers, Matt Duchene. Columbus badly needed another playmaking center behind top-liner Pierre-Luc Dubois. The Nashville Predators and Winnipeg Jets were among the teams linked to Duchene in the lead-up to the deadline. More than a year ago, we shifted our focus to a proper rebuild of the entire organization. Davidsson, 21, has 10 goals and 10 assists in 35 games during the forward's fourth season with Djurgarden of the Swedish Hockey League. He spent several seasons with the Avalanche on the wrong end of league standings. Share. WhatsApp. Columbus entered Friday a point behind the Carolina Hurricanes for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Facebook. There are still plenty of top-flight forwards available. But, the Sharks' rivals are still trying to improve, and matching any potential moves might've just gotten more difficult. The downside to the deal is that while both Abramov and Davidsson appear to be capable future NHLers, their ceilings may not be high. They will enter Saturday's game against the Blue Jackets no more than three points back of the Flames for first place in the Pacific Division and the conference. He and Dubinsky have combined for seven goals and 34 points this season. Lessons learned from the Matt Duchene trade were on display in Colorado’s selection of Justin Barron By AJ Haefele October 7, 2020 8 Mins Read. "That team is going to look a lot different come July 1. Dorion’s next step is to decide the fates of Mark Stone and Ryan Dzingel; he's hopeful of having a resolution prior to Monday’s 3 p.m. Team dispatched legal eagle Peter Lovins to work on it, and expectation is Duchene WILL be able to play tomorrow at Nationwide vs. This season, he has won 55 percent of his faceoffs and is averaging 19:15 of ice time. That's where the downside of Duchene's trade comes in for the Sharks, as the timing of the deal could price San Jose out of making an acquisition. The Sharks still have second-round picks in each of the next two drafts, but only 10 total selections in 2020 and 2021. Duchene made his Blue Jackets debut against his old team, playing 19:11 in Columbus' 3-0 win over Ottawa on Friday night. Lots of action on veteran NYR forward Mats Zuccarello. 1828. After Ottawa held its three best forwards and top trade chips out of Thursday’s 4-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils, at least one of those assets is on the move. Matt Duchene, the Nashville Predator’s blockbuster free agent addition of this past summer, remains very confident in his new team, despite how their season is going.Duchene, in the first season on a seven-year, $56MM contract, is one of a number of under-performing players on the Nashville roster. [RELATED: Sharks were 'happy to olbige' Penguins with scuffles]. Forward Matt Duchene, who the Blue Jackets acquired from the Ottawa Senators on Friday for a package centered on two prospects and two first-round picks, will suit up against San Jose on Saturday. Fighting for equality in hockey, Vegas takes Fleury off market, cites schedule, Blackhawks statue defaced at United Center, Trade Grades: Blue Jackets win Matt Duchene deal, conditionally, The biggest NHL trade deadline questions answered. Columbus has traded for Ottawa Senators center Matt Duchene, the Blue Jackets announced Friday. Duchene's now-former Senators teammate Mark Stone and current Blue Jackets teammate Artemi Panarin come to mind. Boone Jenner was pressed into action as the second-line center this season but has battled injuries. @BlueJacketsNHL can't wait to get started! Beyond them, players like Philadelphia Flyers winger Wayne Simmonds and New York Rangers winger Mats Zuccarello would figure to make up the next tier of forwards for contenders looking for help at the deadline. The good news for San Jose is that Duchene won't join a contender in the Western Conference. TRADE TRACKER: Rumors, completed deals as deadline nears. Meghan Duggan: Proudest moment of my career? Plus, Free Agency reaction. Unless there’s last minute change, the Ottawa Senators plan on trading Matt Duchene. Sharks. MORE: 10 players most likely to be traded by 2019 deadline, Blue Jackets received from Senators: C Matt Duchene, D Julius Bergman. The players later apologized for their criticisms. The 2019 pick is top-three protected, and the 2020 pick is dependent on Duchene re-signing in Columbus. Rob Ellis - February 20, 2019. He needed to strike quickly, too, because so few centers are available. That's not necessarily a bad thing for the Sharks. 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Duchene left the arena in street clothes to try and sort out what was going … You know there are a lot of changes coming. Unless a team really steps up, CBJ content to keep Panarin and go for it. Cimini on the Bell relationship. The odds are stacked against Columbus winning the draft lottery if it misses the playoffs, so the 2019 first-rounder should hold. I just ran out of time a little bit. More importantly, Duchene’s acquisition makes it more likely that fellow pending UFA Panarin will stay put, at least until July 1. It was imperative for Dorion that he replace the 2019 first-round selection he dealt to the Avalanche for Duchene last season. Those notions already seem to be affecting teams' asking prices. The Blue Jackets have yet to win a playoff series in their 17-year history, and this could be their chance to break through if they choose to keep left winger Artemi Panarin, who has said he will enter free agency after the season, and goalie Sergei Bobrovsky.

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