Matt Duchene Trade "Unlikely" Today

It could still happen. That’s always the bottom line in hockey. Anything can still happen.

But I just talked to a very high-level source close to Matt Duchene who told BSNDenver.com a trade involving him is highly unlikely, in his opinion.

Looks like we all have to wait for the NHL draft or later for a Duchene deal. We all knew this was a distinct possibility, but I guess I am a bit surprised Joe Sakic hasn’t been able to get this done by the deadline.

I think we’ll still see a couple more Avs moves, in addition to the just-completed Jarome Iginla deal. I expect Fedor Tyutin to be moved, for one.

But for now, it looks like a Duchene deal won’t happen today. Gabe Landeskog? Don’t know as much on his situation, but things seems quiet there too.

Still 100 minutes to go. So, we’ll see. “Highly unlikely” doesn’t mean definitely not. Maybe there is a wild card offer suddenly for Dutchy. But other GMs have to get on the horn pretty quick here if that is to happen.