Connor Murphy 50 Retained

[x Tame Impala]

Top4 D, 6'4", 2 years left including this one, and the Hawks can retain 50% so his AAV would be $2.2M.

Who wants him and what are you sending back to Chicago?

 

[HaNotsri]

Starting bid: One slighty used Jokiharju+3rd for murphy without retention

 

[Jared Dunn]

Even with retention I have a hard time seeing him being worth more than a 2nd which doesn't necessarily feel worth it for two years of retention

 

[Mrfenn92]

Dream would be a first. Don’t think they’d get it so really no reason to move him until next years deadline.

 

[Perratrooper]

Colorado can’t offer a first for protection reasons, but I would imagine they’d be happy to give up two seconds or the equivalent of that gets it done? Maybe something along the lines of:

To Chi
NYR 2nd+Ludvig+Prospect

To Col:
Murphy (50% retained)

 

[LeProspector]

I’d expect a first for him.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Feels like Jake McCabe trade all over again, but I think McCabe is better. I could see 2 2nds which for the Hawks, IDK if that makes any sense to do that. They have more than enough picks.

 

[razor ray]

I believe his has a NTC. If he has a clean bill of health at 2.2 mill x 2 years for a top 4 Dman I would have to imagine a first. Chi would probably take a small dump contract back.

 

[VeteranPresence]

Murphy (50%) + Soderblom for Sam O'Reilly, STL 2nd, Dermott or Stecher (cap), and a 4th to a third team for retaining another 50% on Murphy?

 

[TheNewEra]

a first seems like too much even with retention but a second seems like too little

2nd round pick+jbd+one of daoust/crookshank/bourgault

murphy would replace jbd but at the same time jbd has actually been playing well this year, the coaching staff are in love with veterans so this might be the way to get hamonic to sit lol (main reason for the move) but for chicagos end jbd is a third pairing nhler with a little more upside (At max a #4 dman imo) and the additional piece are nhl/ahl tweeners who are more of a lottery ticket (i think the best option would be crookshank but it would depend on style and what position is needed)

i think the colorado offer above is slightly better

 

[thewookie1]

Jokiharju and a 3rd for Murphy, no retention needed

 

[HaNotsri]

Jokiharju and a 3rd for Murphy, no retention needed

We're going to become the Montreal meme 2.0

 

[Space umpire]

Jokiharju and a 3rd for Murphy, no retention needed

No! Chicago has kids coming up. Joker wouldn’t have a spot.

 

[Shonky]

Hes a having a pretty good year, I could see a late first or 2nd plus like tanev got

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

I would hope with retention we could get a 1st from playoff team for this coming draft to give Hawks yet again 3 1st round picks

 

[Chelios]

I think people are going to be surprised by what Murphy gets in a trade. Physical, defensive right hand defensemen are always going o be in demand, and Hawks can retain. I suspect a 1st would be the price. Blackhawks aren’t looking for quantity coming back. They have plenty of that.

 

[MHO]

Well if Toronto wants him, Chicago already has their 1st this year from another trade. Might've been McCabe but I can't remember.

 

[Commander Clueless]

Well if Toronto wants him, Chicago already has their 1st this year from another trade. Might've been McCabe but I can't remember.

Want the 2026 as well so you have a pair?

 

[Mrfenn92]

Want the 2026 as well so you have a pair?

Sure

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Murphy at 50% absolutely brings back a first.

 

[The Nuge]

This is the exact move I’d like Bowman to make. It would probably have to be for like a second and a third though as the Oilers don’t have a 1st this year

Feels like Jake McCabe trade all over again, but I think McCabe is better. I could see 2 2nds which for the Hawks, IDK if that makes any sense to do that. They have more than enough picks.

I would unquestionably take Murphy over McCabe.

 

[dj Mahoney]

This is the exact move I’d like Bowman to make. It would probably have to be for like a second and a third though as the Oilers don’t have a 1st this year



I would unquestionably take Murphy over McCabe.

Hawks dont mind a 2026 or 2027 1st .

 

[Chelios]

Hawks dont mind a 2026 or 2027 1st .

Yup, this is one of KD’s philosophies. Doesn’t mind taking picks well into the future.

Again, the Hawks aren’t interested in getting packages of 2nds and 3rds, they have plenty of those.

 

[seanlinden]

On the surface, he shouldn't "need" retention to get a 1st round pick in return. $4.4m for next year, for what he brings to the table, is something a lot of teams would make the room for. Especially with the cap getting another big bump this summer.

Heck, from the Leafs standpoint... go and get him to pair alongside Rielly, leaving you with a McCabe-Tanev and OEL + Benoit or Hakanpaa as a 3rd pair, and I think that's a really difficult group to match up against.

The challenge for any aquiring team will be fitting him in this year, as most teams aren't carrying / banking $1m+ in cap space to be able to add a player of his hit at the deadline, nor do they have $4m of "dead weight" that they'd be willing to send back.

It's probably the kind of situation where you have to wait until the deadline, to see who has the LTIR space to squeeze him in for this year. Even then, maybe you retain, but I'd imagine it'll be a 1st + at that point... given it'll be an extra year at just $2.2m.

 

[HockeyVirus]

I would unquestionably take Murphy over McCabe.

Why? McCabe is easily the better player and very physical