Confirmed with Link: Avs sign Ryan Murray (One year, $2M)

[Cousin Eddie]

Avs are going to add another piece, as Richard said.

They aren't just going to piss away that cap space. I'm excited to see what they do because I think it will be a trade.

I’d say they bank it, study the team and scout other players all year, get a perfect understanding of the addition that’s needed and add him at the deadline. This also allows them to keep JTC as depth. Can never hurt to have a guy like that as your 12th or 13th forward who can slide up a spot or two if injuries happen.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Murray also naturally slots into the missing #27 from Graves. Avs save on equipment costs. Other GMs playing checkers, Sakic is playing Go.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

I’d say they bank it, study the team and scout other players all year, get a perfect understanding of the addition that’s needed and add him at the deadline.

I'd say that's a good bet. I'm hoping he gets someone good with even more retention. Really max it out.

Rakell retained to fit under the cap?

 

[The Merchant]

The best reaction I've seen so far

 

[Foppberg]

I’d say they bank it, study the team and scout other players all year, get a perfect understanding of the addition that’s needed and add him at the deadline. This also allows them to keep JTC as depth. Can never hurt to have a guy like that as your 12th or 13th forward who can slide up a spot or two if injuries happen.

And when EJ inevitably goes down with an injury, that's 6M more to spend at the deadline.

 

[Balthazar]

Oilers board not happy...they wanted Ryan Murray

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

This is why it’s best to lurk for wave two of free agency. Get a budget beast, or two and move along without crippling the cap long term.

 

[dahrougem2]

I’d say they bank it, study the team and scout other players all year, get a perfect understanding of the addition that’s needed and add him at the deadline. This also allows them to keep JTC as depth. Can never hurt to have a guy like that as your 12th or 13th forward who can slide up a spot or two if injuries happen.

Oh?

 

[Foppa2118]

Like this signing with the price and term. Thought he would have been a good fit a couple years ago too.

I wish they could have found someone with a little more size, but Murray should help on the PK, and be a good stabilizing presence for a puck moving partner though if he can stay healthy.

This should help the team off the ice too. He's kind of like the veteran Saad replacement in the locker room.

 

[missionAvs]

I really like this pickup. Hopefully he can stay healthy.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Oh?

You don’t think he is?

 

[dahrougem2]

You don’t think he is?

This is what we were arguing about yesterday and I said he was lol

 

[Foppa2118]

This is why it’s best to lurk for wave two of free agency. Get a budget beast, or two and move along without crippling the cap long term.

I always want the Avs to take advantage of this, but they almost never do. Glad they did this year.

You can always find bargain deals if you wait a little longer until after their other options disappear. Then you can get cheap deals with low term.

 

[LTC Pain]

Trade Kadri at the TDL for a 2022 1st round pick. Not sure what we can get for JTC? Maybe a 3rd rounder?

 

[Balthazar]

I don't know if Joe just isn't aggressively trying to move Compher or he just has too much negative value, but it seems odd to me to pinch pennies on everyone else's deal, and then willingly keep JTC around at $3.5M.

Other than being an overpaid bottom 6er with his 3.5M AAV, his contract is dumb AF and he's owed 4.5M in real dollars for the upcoming season. That makes him even harder to trade, especially to teams with an internal budget like the Jackets.

I don't f***ing know what Sakic was thinking when he signed that contract.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

I'm just gonna throw this out there....

The Avs' D is sick right now or maybe, just maybe, Sakic has something plan with one of the other LHDs. Eichel?????

I doubt it but at the same time it wouldn't surprise me from Sakic.

 

[R2daV]

Trade Kadri at the TDL for a 2022 1st round pick. Not sure what we can get for JTC? Maybe a 3rd rounder?

If Kadri’s value is a 1st rounder at the deadline, we’d likely be keeping him for the playoffs

 

[AvalancheSpeedsters]

Oilers board not happy...they wanted Ryan Murray

Why? They got Keith what more do they want ? #greed

 

[shadow1]

Isn't this a few years overdue (Jenner + Murray + 2nd <> Duchene)?

In all seriousness, good signing. Looks like the underlying numbers weren't good last year, but he was definitely one of the Devils best defensemen last season.

 

[Muffin]

Oilers board not happy...they wanted Ryan Murray

Also the fact that Sakic outbid them for Kuemper and they're literally stuck with Smith.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Oilers board not happy...they wanted Ryan Murray

They had their chance in 2012

 

[the_fan]

Good pick up but he's a leftie. Does anyone know if he can play on the right side? If so..

Toews-Makar
Girard-EJ
Byram-Murray

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[The Abusement Park]

Other than being an overpaid bottom 6er with his 3.5M AAV, his contract is dumb AF and he's owed 4.5M in real dollars for the upcoming season. That makes him even harder to trade, especially to teams with an internal budget like the Jackets.

I don't f***ing know what Sakic was thinking when he signed that contract.

I mean to be fair Compher was trending to being a 20-20 Swiss Army knife type. At the time I totally got it. I mean even last year the guy wasn’t far off pacing for 20-20. It’s just this weird thing they have with him being able to play C when he’s an ECHL level player at that position.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

Nice to see the Avs close the deal here, because I believe Friedman said there were 5 deals on the table for him.

I was kinda disappointed they whiffed on Kase, so it’s positive the front office still has some persuasion ability.