Re the Murray trade, this excerpt from a Garrioch column in the Ottawa Sun illustrates what I’ve been yammering about for weeks now when it comes to teams that MUST clear cap space – and that is, the teams with cap space need to exercise patience and not jump at the first demand
“The original asking price was a first-round pick but in the end Rutherford was willing to settle on a second and prospect Jonathan Gruden. In this case, patience was key for Dorion, who is always working the phones.”
SCJ
on October 9, 2020 at 8:10 am
Good job by both GM’s in this one. If Rutherford let free agency start with Murray still on the roster, it could easily have dropped to a 3rd rounder.
SCJ
on October 9, 2020 at 8:12 am
Shocked at the Ryan Murray for a 5th rounder deal. Didn’t realize his stock had dropped that much. Obviously he’s had injury issues which is a concern; but I was under the impression that, when healthy, he was a legit top-3 guy on a sub-5 mill contract.
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Re the Murray trade, this excerpt from a Garrioch column in the Ottawa Sun illustrates what I’ve been yammering about for weeks now when it comes to teams that MUST clear cap space – and that is, the teams with cap space need to exercise patience and not jump at the first demand
“The original asking price was a first-round pick but in the end Rutherford was willing to settle on a second and prospect Jonathan Gruden. In this case, patience was key for Dorion, who is always working the phones.”
Good job by both GM’s in this one. If Rutherford let free agency start with Murray still on the roster, it could easily have dropped to a 3rd rounder.
Shocked at the Ryan Murray for a 5th rounder deal. Didn’t realize his stock had dropped that much. Obviously he’s had injury issues which is a concern; but I was under the impression that, when healthy, he was a legit top-3 guy on a sub-5 mill contract.