Under Maintenance

We deeply apologize for interrupting your reading but Vendetta is currently undergoing some important maintenance! You may experience some layout shifts, slow loading times and dififculties in navigating.

Sports Media

Matt Duchene Bought Out Of Nashville Contract

Matt Duchene
(Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images)

Matt Duchene To Become Free Agent

Wow, Matt Duchene is now on the free agent market. The Nashville Predators rebuild under Barry Trotz is in full effect. They are going to buy out the remaining three years and $24 million of Duchene’s contract. Elliotte Friedman confirmed the news of the Preds’ decision:

Duchene is still a very good player. His speed is one of his greatest assets and will add a threat to whichever team he joins. He put up 56 points in 71 games, which was a down year for both himself and the Predators as a whole. However, he scored an impressive 86 points in 78 games during 2021-2022. At 32, he still has a number of effective years ahead of him. Check out JFresh’s metrics:

That last sentence is especially true. The free agent market is pretty weak this year. However, the buyout market is adding some serious talent to the pool. Earlier today, the Jets bought out Blake Wheeler. There will be a big shakeup in the Western Conference for next season.

Smashville Smashing It Up

Preds fans should probably shield their eyes. Barry Trotz has come in and basically cleaned house. We’ve already seen Ryan Johansen get traded to Colorado for literally nothing. That also comes with the Mattias Ekholm deal from the trade deadline. You’d have to think that pieces like Tyson Barrie and Colton Sissons are available. It then becomes a question of the big hitters. When does Filip Forsberg and Roman Josi ask out? Will Trotz also sell high on Juuse Saros during his bridge deal?

Barry does know he needs at least 20 players signed for next season, right? At the very least the Preds now have $24 million in cap space. Not that they’ll use it on any big names. The buyout also means Nashville will have dead cap on their books until 2029. Not to mention another $2 million per season until 2028 gone due to the Kyle Turris buyout.

Josh Bailey is another name on the buyout market after the Islanders dealt him.

Barry Trotz is fully tearing down the work of his predecessor David Poile. Another longtime Predator in Matt Duchene will become a free agent after this buyout.

SUBSCRIBE

Subscribe
Notify of
guest
0 Comments
Most Voted
Newest Oldest
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

Popular Past Stories

recommended stories

Dana White

Dana White Reveals Potential Retirement Date

Dana White Reveals Potential Retirement Date Dana White claims he’s done with politics but I guess that doesn’t include interviewing…

Read More
Premier League

The most exciting to watch in the Premier League this season 

The most exciting to watch in the Premier League this season  For fans of the beautiful game, the Premier League…

Read More
Ashton Jeanty

Why Drafting Ashton Jeanty Should Be Considered A Non-Starter

Why Drafting Ashton Jeanty Should Be Considered A Non-Starter Okay, I’ll admit the headline is a bit clickbaity but you’re…

Read More
NFL Draft

Why You Shouldn’t Trust Mainstream NFL Draft “Experts”

Why You Shouldn’t Trust Mainstream NFL Draft “Experts” I just think so many things can be related back to Ted…

Read More