“One-year deals are tough”: Matt Duchene on wanting to secure a longer contract with the Dallas Stars

In recent news, Matt Duchene , who had been a part of the Dallas Stars this season, revealed that he would love to continue to be a part of the team. Since the 1st of July, he can become an unrestricted free agent, but has shown interest in carrying on with the Stars. He revealed that while being a part of the team, he became extremely close to the team members and also cited that with kids, family and additional responsibilities, he would like to have more stability. We are taking a look at what Duchene said in a recent interview.

Matt Duchene is eyeing a long-term contract with the Dallas Stars

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Matt Duchene, who had signed a one-year deal with the Dallas Stars, is soon about to become an unrestricted free agent with the season ending. He had signed a one-year contract worth $3 million with the Stars back in July 2024. For the season, he appeared in 18 games of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and boasts a total of 82 points, with 30 goals and 52 assists.

Commenting on the same, Duchene said, “I’d love to stay here and make it work. I’m in a little different place maybe this year than I was last year looking at things. I believe in this group and I want to be here. I know how close we are.” He also commented on the Dallas Stars losing the Western Conference Finals to the Edmonton Oilers. He shared, “It was hard waking up [Friday], hard going to bed the night before. I get random feelings just sick to my stomach walking around right now. You know the opportunity you have, and as you get older and you go a lot of years without making the playoffs or losing out, you know you’ve got a lot more behind you than ahead of you. You appreciate it more and it hurts more. It hurts a lot more.”

Speaking about his performance this season, he shared, “I didn’t change anything. I’m a point-per-game (player) in the regular season and the playoffs come, I think I was hitting goal posts on nets that weren’t even in the rink. “I talk about process all the time, because I think that’s the most important word as an athlete. I think it was pretty good. I had a ton of people reach out to me."

Adding to why he is looking forward to continuing this journey with the Dallas Stars, he said, “If I end up somewhere else, it would be hard,” he said. “I’m a relationship person. That’s who I am. I’ve made a lot of great relationships here with the guys. … I think at this point as a family, my kids are getting to the point where you’re looking for some stability, so one-year deals are tough.

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Duchene also added, “I don’t know what’s going to transpire. I’ll have to wait and see what’s out there. I feel like hopefully I’ve put myself in a good position. I’ve really enjoyed being here and I think I’ve gotten great feedback about things, so hopefully we can continue to move forward.”