The Stars lock up last season’s top scorer for the future.
The first big bit of business of the offseason for the Dallas Stars is official – Matt Duchene is going nowhere, as today a deal was announced to keep him in Dallas on a 4-year contract extension worth $4.5M AAV.
GM Jim Nill had already mentioned that Captain Jamie Benn and Duchene both wanted to remain in Dallas for next season, and the feeling was mutual with the club – it was just going to come down to the numbers. Well, check box number one. The deal is, at least on paper, a bargain for the veteran forward, as many had his projected numbers closer to $7M or more per year.
That leaves less that $500,000 cap space for the Stars to use this off season, so we’ll have to wait and see what other tricks Nill has up his sleeves.
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