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Originally Posted by Bearcat
The Stars will lose some dead weight in Duchene... Benn would need to take a massive pay cut, IMO. DeBoer will still be a dumbass next season though.
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Duchene put up 82 points on a $3 million cap hit this year.
I'll take that 'dead weight' 100 times out of 100. Is he a perfect player? No, of course not. But that's dirt cheap production any way you slice it.
They'll probably try to keep him and they'll pay a HELL of a lot more than $3 million for the privilege.
Though to the previous point, he's probably one of those spots where the Stars need to pivot somehow. He's been a non-factor in these last 2 playoff runs for them. I'll give a guy a break for a bad post-season but if you have 2 consecutive no-shows on a Cup caliber team, you've aged out of your prime and you're due for a new deal, it's probably time for the team to look elsewhere.