I'm lukewarm on Duchesne -- get him or not, I'm okay either way, but I'm not parting with Chabot to make it happen. As for Turris, I wouldn't be surprised if it takes a while to sign him. One only needs to think of how long it took to sign Ryan to remember that fan angst and impatience will always be present when a contract is within a season of ending.
It seemed in the off season Colorado wouldn't part with Duchene for anything less than young talent. They wanted Chabot and we didn't want to give him up. I always thought Turris was a much better 2nd centre than 1st so I assume that's all we'd get for him.... I never know how these deals work though since we got actual garbage for Spezza.
I would give up Turris and a second or third rounder for Duchene. No more. And then only if it becomes clear that they are not going to be able to re-sign him to a reasonable contract and he's going to walk. A lot of people think Duchene would be an upgrade over Turris but their stats are very similar. I always thought Turris was a great second line centre and a so so first liner. Certainly not worth the type of money I've heard mentioned. However we all know certain organizations with deep pockets have no problem over paying for players.
