Avalanche trade Duchene to Senators in three-team deal
The Colorado Avalanche traded forward Matt Duchene to the Ottawa Senators in a three-team deal that sent center Kyle Turris to Nashville.
The Avalanche received forwards Shane Bowers and Vladislav Kamenev, defenseman Samuel Girard, goalie Andrew Hammond and first-, secondand third-round NHL draft picks.
Duchene will play his first game with the Senators on Friday against the Avalanche in Stockholm. “It’s bittersweet for sure, but I’m excited for a new opportunity in Ottawa,” Duchene said after being removed during Sunday’s game against the New York Islanders. “It’s very weird and obviously being pulled in a game, then to be playing my first two games against my old team is gonna be pretty strange.”
Duchene, the No. 3 overall pick in 2009, has 178 goals and 428 points in 585 games, including 10 points in 13 games this season. Turris, the No. 3 overall pick in 2007, has 136 goals and 320 points in 544 games, including nine points in 11 games this season. He reportedly signed a six-year, $36 million extension with the Predators as part of the deal.
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