Matt Duchene: four more years in Dallas

It’s done.

The Dallas Stars have extended Matt Duchene’s contract by four years. He’ll earn $4.5 million a year (from 2025 to 2029), which is pretty reasonable for a player of his stature.

Maybe that’s a lot, four seasons for a 34-year-old… but hey.

Dallas Dutchy ain’t leavin’

We have signed Matt Duchene to a 4-year contract extension through the 2028-2029 season.

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– Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) June 19, 2025

The Canadiens player tends to have good seasons and bad seasons, but seeing him stay in Texas is good news for the club, which saw Duchene score 82 points this season.

He only had six points in 18 playoff games, but hey.

Duchene has been in Texas for two years, ever since the Predators decided to part with his services. In 2023 and 2024, he signed a one-year contract at $3 million per campaign.

So he gets a pay raise and more guaranteed years. Sounds like a win-win deal to me.

The Stars may have trouble meeting the cap in 2025-2026. If Jim Nill signed the contract a little less than two weeks before the market opened, it’s because he liked the price.

And it’s always easier to get a good price in Texas, compared to other states… #Taxes

Matt Duchene had 82 points last year.

Just signed for a $4.5 million AAV in a year with almost no good centers on the market and a rising cap.

Texas has no state income tax… pic.twitter.com/yFsrCmBdch

– Matt Larkin (@MLarkinHockey) June 19, 2025

Let’s not forget that the Canadiens could have benefited from a center like him, but Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton’s interest in the veteran was never really believed.

He had visited Montreal in 2019, but Marc Bergevin was in charge of the club’s hockey operations.

Details to follow…