"He should have been traded a while ago"
To which team? For who?

"Sakic has NO bargaining position. The league knows"
Which is exactly why trading him now would be stupid.

"Duchene must go"
Even though trading him now would be stupid?

"Sakic is not a good GM"
There we agree, but he's the one we've got and it's not the time to fire him now.

"Keeping Duchene on this team will certainly NOT help his stat line."
Where can I acquire your future prediction skills? I follow this team closely and I see no reason Duchene won't be able to score plenty of points this season.