Matt Duchene

Matt Duchene was a center for the Ottawa Senators from November 2017 to February 2019. He was traded from the Colorado Avalanche to the Ottawa Senators on November 5th, 2017. The deal sent Sens forward Kyle Turris to Nashville, and Andrew Hammond, Sens prospect Shane Bowers, and Ottawa's first round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft to Colorado.

Career
Matt Duchene was drafted third overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche, his childhood team. He spent nine seasons with the Avalanche before being dealt to the Ottawa Senators. Duchene became increasingly frustrated during his time in Colorado, requesting a trade sometime around the infamous 2016-17 Colorado Avalanche season, in which the team finished last in the NHL, and Duchene was league worst -34.

Duchene had a very slow start with the Ottawa Senators, scoring only six points in his first 24 games with his new team. He scored his first goal as an Ottawa Senator on November 25th, 2017.

Despite the Senators terrible play as a team, Duchene eventually caught up to his former self and was a key contributor to the Senators' offense during his short stay with the team. He finished his tenure with the Sens scoring 107 points in 118 games. Duchene was involved in the infamous leaked Uber video, where he jokes with Sens teammates that he does not even pay attention in practice anymore, and that he got his fuckin' twiggy boomeranged from his hands in a game.As it became clearer and clearer that Duchene was planning on testing the free agency market after the 2018-19 season, the Senators dealt Duchene to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Febuary 22nd, 2019. The deal sent prospects Vitaly Abramov (former Gatineau Olympique) and Jonathan Davidsson (long lost brother of Craig Anderson) to the Senators, along with the Blue Jackets first round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft (Lassi Thomson) and a conditional first round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft.

Matt Duchene signed a seven year, 56 million dollar deal with the Nashville Predators the following off season, finally fulfilling his life long dream of pretending to be a country music star. Matt Duchene shredding the guitar (he's pretty darn good)