Confirmed with Link: Douglas Murray signed 1 year deal ($1.5m)
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Kobe Armstrong
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Dwight
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Pretty safe to say Tinordi is going to spend the majority of the season in Hamilton, if not all of it.
Mue
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Time to go on the main board and read other fan base laugh at us for trying to get away from our softness tag
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I'm a fan of this move for a couple reasons:
1) you can NEVER have enough d-man...EVER!!
2) a crease clearing big hitting dman is something the habs needs. they have enough puck movers, this fills a need.
1) you can NEVER have enough d-man...EVER!!
2) a crease clearing big hitting dman is something the habs needs. they have enough puck movers, this fills a need.
Douglas Murray is one of the worst D-men in the league. He's another marginal defenseman on a team that had already accumulated too many of them.
His only quality is that he's big. That's little consolation given that he's unable to provide NHL-quality defense.
If the notion that Marc Bergevin was some sort of excellent GM wasn't completely dispelled by his off-season so far, we should be free of this notion now.
I hope the front office will now cease to accumulate mistakes as sacrifices to the false idol of size.
His only quality is that he's big. That's little consolation given that he's unable to provide NHL-quality defense.
If the notion that Marc Bergevin was some sort of excellent GM wasn't completely dispelled by his off-season so far, we should be free of this notion now.
I hope the front office will now cease to accumulate mistakes as sacrifices to the false idol of size.
Kenny Powders
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I love Tinordi and all, but I want him to be a leader with the Bulldogs mext year
Quality>Quantity. Anyway, i don't understand this logic, why can't you have enough d-man?
I'm happy with this signing. He adds an element of physicality which the team needs badly. Not to mention he has some size! A good temporary replacement until Emelin is healthy.
Given his foot speed (or lack thereof), I think it is important that he's paired with someone who's got some wheels. Got to keep an eye out so Murray doesn't get exposed too much. Let the discussion begin!
Given his foot speed (or lack thereof), I think it is important that he's paired with someone who's got some wheels. Got to keep an eye out so Murray doesn't get exposed too much. Let the discussion begin!
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Really don't think, we need 8 dmen, Murray is to replace Emelin, so we have a mix of
Gorges Subban
Markov Tinordi
Murray Daiz
Bouillon DD
Kobe Armstrong
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Poked the bear!!!!!
I'm pretty sure that's exactly what this is...?
They didn't sign a guy to a 1 year deal at the end of August to put him on the first pairing...
Anyway assuming the $ is cheap, no problems with this. Murray isn't who he was years ago but some experienced D depth can't hurt, and he can bring a needed dimension of toughness.
Can he be slower than Hal Gill ? I believe that he is a piece of a puzzle. Won't play 23 minutes a game but 15-18, he should be fine and play a role with Parros helping Prust...
Shred
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Yup I'm really disappointed as well, looks like the team isn't going anywhere for the foreseeable future with him at the helm. Oh well.
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