Former Bruins How good was Glen Murray?

[Eye of Ra]

What are you guys memories of him as Player? Did he use his size to play physical?

Just asking out of curiosity. I have a thing for old school. No better place than here to ask about Murray since you guys saw him alot.

 

[LJReborn]

I thought he was overrated and the single biggest reason why Joe Thornton failed here. Jumbo Joe going to Davos and being Rick Nash's Adam Oates really killed the dominant physical goal scoring center he should have been, He was Murray's set up guy when the strike ended and wound up out of here and resumed the role with San Jose.

 

[TD Charlie]

If i think about him any more than THIS memory, I’ll get annoyed.

 

[Ozzy Osbourne]

Big, soft and lazy come to mind when I think of him.

 

[chizzler]

He started off good. Had a good shot. Still remember his first goal on an emergency recall. Then over time he had cement feet and just stood in a spot waiting for a pass with his stick cocked. Pain full at the end. Just didn’t want to hustle.

 

[McGarnagle]

Between Neely retiring and Pasta arriving he was the best goal scorer this franchise had in the interval. Not saying much though.

Great one timer, good on the PP, not a skater, not versatile. But he managed to stick around a whole and produced even after Thornton got traded. I'd say he was no one's favorite player but you look back over the whole career and think he was pretty good.

 

[neelynugs]

I thought he was overrated and the single biggest reason why Joe Thornton failed here. Jumbo Joe going to Davos and being Rick Nash's Adam Oates really killed the dominant physical goal scoring center he should have been, He was Murray's set up guy when the strike ended and wound up out of here and resumed the role with San Jose.

MOC should've traded murray along with thornton. maybe they would've actually gotten a 1st round
pick in that deal

 

[Ladyfan]

He was a great leader on the Bs. He was big and could park in front of the net.

Murray enjoyed his greatest offensive season in 2002–03, scoring 92 points (44 goals and 48 assists) for the Bruins and earning a spot in the 2003 NHL All-Star Game.

Some here shit on him and it was stupid. He had a bone on his ankle that stuck out...Not sure how he kept skating.

In November 2008, Murray had ankle surgery, claiming it was a result of an injury he sustained during play of the 2007–08 NHL season. As a result, his agent filed a claim against the Boston Bruins.[5] The Bruins ended up winning arbitration[5] and on July 23, 2008, Murray was placed on waivers by the Bruins. Three days later, on July 26, the Bruins announced the buyout of Murray's contract to free up salary cap room.[6][7]
He was great in getting them to play as a team and could easily have worn the "C".

He was a favorite of mine

 

[Ozzy Osbourne]

He was a great leader on the Bs. He was big and could park in front of the net.

Murray enjoyed his greatest offensive season in 2002–03, scoring 92 points (44 goals and 48 assists) for the Bruins and earning a spot in the 2003 NHL All-Star Game.

Some here shit on him and it was stupid. He had a bone on his ankle that stuck out...Not sure how he kept skating.

In November 2008, Murray had ankle surgery, claiming it was a result of an injury he sustained during play of the 2007–08 NHL season. As a result, his agent filed a claim against the Boston Bruins.[5] The Bruins ended up winning arbitration[5] and on July 23, 2008, Murray was placed on waivers by the Bruins. Three days later, on July 26, the Bruins announced the buyout of Murray's contract to free up salary cap room.[6][7]
He was great in getting them to play as a team and could easily have worn the "C".

He was a favorite of mine

You saw a much different player than I did. He avoided scrums at all costs despite his size. Hated going into the corners. Hated contact. Let his teammates battle for the puck while he stood out in front with stick cocked and ready because God forbid he go into the traffic. Never stood up for a teammate or even himself.
To me he was just another player who didn’t put the effort in. Talented, but lazy.

 

[BruinDust]

Murray was from an era where I didn't catch a whole lot of Bruins games.

A few per season on CBC HNIC, and if they made the playoffs against the Habs. Really the majority of games I saw him play were in those 3 series vs. Montreal from 2002 to 2008.

Elite shooter, bit of a knee-knock skating style. Jumbo's buddy. That's about it.

Remember not liking the deal when it was announced. Felt like the Bruins were onto something with forward foursome of Allison/Thornton/Guerin/Samsonov. Was never a big Stumpel fan.

 

[quietbruinfan]

I was never a huge fan. As Bdust mentioned, he was a"knock-kneed skater" with a wide stance. He had a good shot and somewhat ok agility his first go round, but his game with the Bruins, and especially with Thornton, was basically wait for one timers and high-slot shots. He was big, fairly smart and gave a decent effort, but not really physical. Again, he was big and could turn in the corners as part of the 700 lb line.

He was a lousy Penguin, to the point where Pens' fans would say ABM: "Anyone but Murray".

He played pretty well for the Kings, even scored a big playoff goal or two. He got his forty here with Thornton but by then he might as well have been a table hockey player just going down his lane.

 

[Ladyfan]

You saw a much different player than I did. He avoided scrums at all costs despite his size. Hated going into the corners. Hated contact. Let his teammates battle for the puck while he stood out in front with stick cocked and ready because God forbid he go into the traffic. Never stood up for a teammate or even himself.
To me he was just another player who didn’t put the effort in. Talented, but lazy.

disagree. You clearly never saw him play.

Muzz was on the team when I first had ST.

 

[BMC]

Lethal from the slot for awhile but that's it.

 

[bbfan419]

Great shot, but as Don Cherry would say... a cherry picker.

 

[Number8]

I thought he was overrated and the single biggest reason why Joe Thornton failed here. Jumbo Joe going to Davos and being Rick Nash's Adam Oates really killed the dominant physical goal scoring center he should have been, He was Murray's set up guy when the strike ended and wound up out of here and resumed the role with San Jose.

Came here to write this.

That and that really unfortunate punch from Lindros. Nasty Joe (cross check to the head was a go to ) turned into Chill Joe before our eyes.

Murray was a good player but, as you rightly say, overrated.

 

[Ladyfan]

Remember the 700 pound line?

This trio, consisting of Glen Murray, Joe Thornton and Mike Knuble, were appropriately named, given the average height and weight of each player.
But, as they would show, these guys could score goals for the Boston Bruins as well.

 

[Ladyfan]

It was during this second iteration with the Bruins that Murray really showed his scoring prowess. He scored 32 or more goals for three straight years—including 44 lamp-lighters in 2002-03, a season in which he managed a mammoth 331 shots on goal. Finding chemistry with ‘Jumbo’ Joe Thornton, the 6’3” winger scored twelve power play goals and was named to play in the NHL All-Star game (a feat he duplicated in 2003-04 as well).

While playing in Boston, Murray produced at a 209-180-389 clip in 570 regular season games. Perhaps his biggest goal in a Boston uniform came in a playoff game on April 13, 2004—in double overtime–against Montreal. The game-winning strike came after a brutal Alexei Kovalev turnover, allowing Murray to rush the Montreal zone undisturbed and fire a low blocker-side rocket past Habs goaltender Jose Theodore. The win gave the Bruins a commanding three games to one lead over Montreal (a series which the Bruins would eventually lose in seven games).

Murray was named to the Bruins’ ‘All-Centennial Team’ last season. He made two All-Star game appearances while playing in Boston.

 

[Ladyfan]

Where is @TheReal13Linseman . He was a fan of Muzz

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

Yeah chalk me up as a fan as well. I swear if he was a 15-goal guy who flew up and down the ice and hit people, some fans would have appreciated him more than the 30-40 goal guy he was after getting dealt here.

His final three seasons with the Bruins were marred by injuries and limited his effectiveness (losing Thornton in that time didn’t help either), but he still lead the team in goals in just 50 some-odd games in his penultimate year.

Perhaps I just prefer to laud a player for who was, rather than being critical of what he wasn’t.

 

[Gee Wally]

Muzz was an ok player. Not great. Not bad. A complimentary player that chipped in.

 

[Ladyfan]

So...Is Muzz the Bs next head coach?

 

[PB37]

I liked Murray. Whenever someone scores a goal from the low slot area, i think of him.

 

[Johnny Upton]

I liked him, but his second tour here will forever remind me that the Bruins refused to pay Jason Allison and traded him.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Glen Murray was the cat’s ass!

 

[dafoomie]

40 goals twice and 30 even strength goals twice in that era is very underrated. He was a big part of Thornton breaking out, Savard's 96 point season, and he had a big hand in bringing the team together in 07/08. Shots like his were rare before composite sticks took over, he could score from anywhere.