Confirmed Trade: [CHI/ARI] Murphy and Dauphin for Hjalmarsson

[IPreferPi]

great trade for the yotes, but we are quite heavy on lhd men and now lost another rhd. maybe johnny c is planning something else?

Hammer was Keith's primary partner on the right side last season. He can play top pairing minutes on his off-side.

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

Obviously these two trades were done for cap reasons, as both Panarin and Hjalmarsson will be getting raises in a year from now, but man did Arizona cash in. Murphy is still a decent player coming back, but this is an upgrade, no other way to put it.

 

[These Are The Days]

Bah Gawd King... right off the cranium!!

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

So is Chicago rebuilding then?

Looks like it.
I can't imagine this team doing anything in the near-term without Hjalmarsson.

 

[Go Wings]

I love how people are now saying how good Murphy is. Before the trade if you had done a poll on who was better Hammer or Murphy it would be 200-0 for Hammer. Chicago lost this one just like the one with Panarin.

 

[Sens]

Murphy is a real solid defenseman

 

[EP to Kuzmenko]

No offence, but why would anyone have Arizona on their list?

No pressure from fans/media. Young group that can only improve. Good place to spend retirement. Plus we all know they will move to Seattle when the smoke clears.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Phoenix wins the trade.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

How in the world did the Flames and Senators not offer more especially considering Sens were in a different conference? Yes I know Murphy is good, I know it isn't just a bunch of "who"? But seriously.

 

[bleuetbio]

NO! NO! NO! NO! AND BOOOOOOOOOO!

Stop to rape me!

 

[Vipers31]

Murphy's profile is definitely going to go up, he's a respectable player with upside. That said, Hjalmarsson is in another league for some time. The value is a bit less of a problem than the general direction, IMO. Weird.

 

[GermanLeaf]

I love how people are now saying how good Murphy is. Before the trade if you had done a poll on who was better Hammer or Murphy it would be 200-0 for Hammer. Chicago lost this one just like the one with Panarin.

Nobody is arguing that they are on the same level currently

 

[UnleashRasmus]

Connor Murphy is such an amazing get for Chicago, I'm totally envious!

 

[A Loyal Dog]

Maybe he thought Arizona wouldn't trade for him because they aren't contenders and he is 31.

Often times agents and players will conspire to further limit their trade list by okaying teams they think aren't a possible fit, which further minimizes the amount of options available to the team trading them, and lowers the chance they get traded.

Otherwise, Arizona is a nice place to live.

I'm not saying Arizona isn't a nice place to live in. It's beautiful, but very hot. The problem is look at the team they have. I'd expect Hjalmarsson to want to go somewhere he can contend again. Either that, or he's just waiting to cash in on his next contract.

 

[DarkHorse]

Dauphin is money for my team in Be a GM mode on NHL 15.

 

[Vipers31]

I love how people are now saying how good Murphy is. Before the trade if you had done a poll on who was better Hammer or Murphy it would be 200-0 for Hammer. Chicago lost this one just like the one with Panarin.

Eh. People are saying he's good, because he is pretty good, and because the first page(s) are almost exclusively stating how he isn't very good. I don't think anyone's saying he's an upgrade over Hjalmarsson in the (extended) short term.

 

[robertocarlos]

Murphy is a real solid defenseman

This is a good trade. Bowman was not partying too much n Vegas.

 

[A Loyal Dog]

No pressure from fans/media. Young group that can only improve. Good place to spend retirement. Plus we all know they will move to Seattle when the smoke clears.

Nah, Seattle will get its own team. The NHL won't run on 31 teams, it's just plain weird. Need another team to join in and make it 32.

 

[DarkHorse]

Maybe Chicago is going to flip Hjalmarsson? Send him to Edmonton for picks?

 

[Jee]

Am I the only one that thinks the return is not that bad?

 

[rent free]

lol at blackhawks. only if this trade was made before the expansion draft, they woulda had tvr today

 

[clunk]

Holy **** what a trade for the Yotes. 2nd best defensive d-man in the league. Congrats.

 

[Go Wings]

Eh. People are saying he's good, because he is pretty good, and because the first page(s) are almost exclusively stating how he isn't very good. I don't think anyone's saying he's an upgrade over Hjalmarsson in the (extended) short term.

A lot of those people who said he wasn't good are Arizona fans they watch him more than any of us. We will find out quickly how much of a gap there is compared to Hammer and I would put money that it is a significant one.

 

[Tim Vezina Thomas]

I don't understand.

 

[The Best Leafs Ever]

Good trade for Arizona. Good for you guys, congrats. I can understand the Panarin - Saad trade for cap purposes but this trade is pure insanity.