To be a little contrary, I don't think a Murray trade is necessarily 100% a bad idea, but it would depend on circumstances and it would be a very calculated risk. Basically, it would be betting that one of their goalie prospects comes good (would have seemed more likely if Jarry hadn't been a disaster in the AHL last season), and/or deciding that they prefer the greater return for a Murray trade over the cap space freed up by a Fleury trade.
Murray has yet to prove he is as good as Fleury, and I do think that some people have overrated his contribution to the Cup win and/or his regular season SV% in a small sample size. He has been pretty sheltered by a very good team, and he had obvious issues during the ECF and SCF. On the other hand, he probably doesn't need to be elite to be good enough for the Pens to challenge for the Cup, and his fatigue and technique issues can be worked on. As long as he demonstrates that he can be reliably good, and if the Pens can find someone to trade for Fleury, imo it's worth keeping Murray for the cap savings/his youth.
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Re: Game day thread 18 Sept 2016
From: (Anonymous)To be a little contrary, I don't think a Murray trade is necessarily 100% a bad idea, but it would depend on circumstances and it would be a very calculated risk. Basically, it would be betting that one of their goalie prospects comes good (would have seemed more likely if Jarry hadn't been a disaster in the AHL last season), and/or deciding that they prefer the greater return for a Murray trade over the cap space freed up by a Fleury trade.
Murray has yet to prove he is as good as Fleury, and I do think that some people have overrated his contribution to the Cup win and/or his regular season SV% in a small sample size. He has been pretty sheltered by a very good team, and he had obvious issues during the ECF and SCF. On the other hand, he probably doesn't need to be elite to be good enough for the Pens to challenge for the Cup, and his fatigue and technique issues can be worked on. As long as he demonstrates that he can be reliably good, and if the Pens can find someone to trade for Fleury, imo it's worth keeping Murray for the cap savings/his youth.