Looking at Predators' Jeremy Lauzon & Revisiting the Matt Duchene Trade
Taking a look at one of the meanest defensemen in the NHL and a historic Predators trade
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In today's edition, we look at Jeremy Lauzon’s 2023-24 campaign and revisit the Matt Duchene trade from various perspectives.
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Predators’ Lauzon Is Earning the Respect – and Fear – He Deserves
January 14, 2024 by Emma Lingan
With three points apiece against their division rivals, Roman Josi and Ryan O’Reilly were widely lauded as the heroes of the Nashville Predators’ 6-3 defeat of the Dallas Stars on Friday (Jan. 12). While their recognition is well deserved, some credit should also be given to defenseman Jeremy Lauzon, who was a hero for the Predators in more ways than one during Friday’s game – and throughout the first half of the season.
At 9:22 of the second period, Lauzon cleaned up a loose puck coming across the high slot, falling to the ice as he scored on Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger. It was his career-high fourth goal of the season, beating his previous record of three set in 2022-23.
Matt Duchene Trade Analyzed
January 16, 2024 by Dayton Reimer
At the beginning of the 2017-18 season, expectations were high for the Nashville Predators and the Ottawa Senators. The Predators were just coming off of their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final and the Senators were one goal away from meeting them there, taking the Pittsburgh Penguins to game seven in the Eastern Conference Final. The Colorado Avalanche, on the other hand, were coming off of their worst finish in franchise history with just 48 points.
With the Senators and Predators looking for the missing pieces on their rosters to bolster their lineups and the Avalanche looking to retool their own, the trio of teams managed to pull off a blockbuster trade that sent long-time Av Matt Duchene to Ottawa.