Confirmed Signing with Link: [COL] Ryan Murray signs with the Avalanche (1 year, $2M)

[MMC]

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[NinjaTurtle]

Darn.

 

[IranCondraAffair]

Good pickup.

 

[FooteBahl]

That’s dirt cheap

 

[bobbythebrain]

Nooooo

 

[Love]

Amazing pickup for the Avs. And really no surprise, Sakic is a good GM. All the shitty GMs were busy signing shitty players last week and forgot about the best UFA defenceman after Hamilton.

 

[BHD]

He’d be, what, #5 on their depth chart? He should do well there.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Good signing

 

[Avs44]

He’d be, what, #5 on their depth chart? He should do well there.

#6 realistically, the Timmins replacement. He'll become #5 the instant EJ is injured, which is a virtual inevitability.

 

[48g90a138pts]

I hope it's a 8 year deal

Come on Sakic let's see your negotiating skills

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

I hope it's a 8 year deal

Come on Sakic let's see your negotiating skills

He’s not Holland

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Murray is a steal for 2M, weird LD swap between the Avs and Devils with dmen named Ryan lol

 

[PAZ]

Sakic redeemed himself.

Kuemper + Murray for Timmins + 1st sounds like a pretty decent swap to me.

 

[Pucklington]

Amazing pickup for the Avs. And really no surprise, Sakic is a good GM. All the shitty GMs were busy signing shitty players last week and forgot about the best UFA defenceman after Hamilton.

Didn't the Av's sign Ryan Murray? I mean decent signing depending on dollars, but he is a #5 on most teams.

 

[Foppberg]

I remember thinking he'd be Niedermayer 2.0 back during his draft year lol

 

[Tralfamadore]

Can he play on the right side? That must be the plan because he's not going to displace Toews, Girard, or Byram.

EDIT:

Unless the plan is:

Toews - Makar
Murray - Girard
Byram - EJ

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Didn't the Av's sign Ryan Murray? I mean decent signing depending on dollars, but he is a #5 on most teams.

Lol what team is he a #5 on? He was a #3 when CBJ beat TBL in 2019

 

[TheNumber4]

Damn. Hoping it wouldn't have been affordable for the Oilers anyways. Otherwise Sakic wins against Holland... again.

 

[xECK29x]

Isles nation going to go full panic mode

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Can he play on the right side? That must be the plan because he's not going to displace Toews, Girard, or Byram.

EDIT:

Unless the plan is:

Toews - Makar
Murray - Girard
Byram - EJ

He didn’t touch the right side for us last year, not sure his CBJ days

 

[Vektor]

#6 realistically, the Timmins replacement. He'll become #5 the instant EJ is injured, which is a virtual inevitability.

The one thing us Blues and you Avs fans will always agree on.

 

[Pucklington]

Lol what team is he a #5 on? He was a #3 when CBJ beat TBL in 2019

He's also been plagued by injuries since then. Back injuries can significantly impact players, which in his case they have.

If you're expecting anything more than a low event 3rd pairing D you haven't watched him play.

 

[Mr Positive]

Damn. Hoping it wouldn't have been affordable for the Oilers anyways. Otherwise Sakic wins against Holland... again.

Do we really know Holland was after Murray?

 

[MMC]

 

[Love]

Didn't the Av's sign Ryan Murray? I mean decent signing depending on dollars, but he is a #5 on most teams.

If you care about defence then Murray is an outstanding defenceman and IMO was the 2nd best available as a UFA. Injuries are an issue with him, but he's basically a 27 year old left handed Chris Tanev: injury prone, great 5 on 5 defender, great penalty killer, provides almost nothing offensively.