More the trade price than the contract, though the contract worries me as well. Maybe I'm misunderstanding his situation, but isn't he in the same place we were in with Zucker before his last contract? He can hold out for a 1-year award in arbitration and just walk to UFA? I think a reasonable deal can be worked out, but that on top of the resume is more leverage than your average RFA.Price, in terms of assets to acquire? Or price, in terms of how much money Murray will demand? Because in the case of the latter, I don't think his salary will be too high. Between his down season and the cap being flat, chances are he'd be willing to take a 2 or 3 year "prove me" deal at around $5-ish million per.
As far as what the Wild need of their goalie, I'd argue that *because* your team does well defensively then acquiring someone who has the potential to really shine behind that kind of team defense would make a lot of sense. The times Murray has generally looked elite are the times the Pens actually committed to strong team defense. His "shaky" performances usually coincided with the Pens running around giving up odd man breaks like they were going out of style and treating backchecking like it was optional.
Of all the teams he could potentially go to, I actually think Minnesota is one of the ones where I think you'd see a return to his back to back Cup form.
But like I said, if we're talking about a 2nd and cap space (Bjugstad) and not 1st rounders, I'm much more open minded.