Chris18 wrote:
Pokecheque wrote:
It'll be crazy as all get out if he ends up signing in Long Island to replace John Tavares.
Many Isles fans are hoping the Sens will trade him to the Isles for that exact reason, "to replace Tavares". No offense to Duchene, I like him, but he's not Tavares, and it would be incredibly unfair to him to bring him in, as the expectation will be that he replaces Tavares. He's good. But he's not Tavares good.
That said, here's my obligatory "I hope Tavares sucks donkey balls for the Leafs" portion of this post. Get used to them. I apologize in advance for being repetitive, but I hope you can all understand. I also hope he gets jock itch every day for the rest of his life. And crabs. Full on blue claws, in his pants...
Well I'd hope Isles fans are wise enough to know what while he's technically "replacing" JT in that scenario, he ain't really replacing him. Despite the fact that they went 1st and 3rd in the same draft nearly 10 years ago, they're very, very different players. For starters, he may have lost a step or two, but Dutchy is hella fast. Tavares is many things, fast isn't one of them. And yeah, he ain't as good. About the only time he might have been was way, way back in 2009 when Tavares had a bit of a slow start and Duchene exploded out of the gate. He should slot in just fine as a 2C behind Mat Barzal. I could see him working very, very well with Josh Bailey.
But this is all speculation. I could also see Montreal lining up dump trucks full of money in 2019 should Matty decide to test the market.