CrosbyMalkin
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If Matt Murray was a better prospect than Jarry, he would have been drafted as such. He wasn't.
It ain't hard.
I read all your last posts and everyone of them are so biased but let me start with this one. Basing a prospect in the place they had been drafted is totally ridiculous. First off they had been drafted only one round a part. The difference of a second round pick making it to the NHL compared to a 3rd round pick is not much. Also the Pens have had much more luck with 3rd round picks in their history since I have been watching the Pens.
Also Murray was drafted as a project that wasn't doing anything that special up to his being drafted. In fact his stats that season had been 4.08 GAA and .87 save%. So for the Pens to draft him in the 3rd round they saw something they really liked and still drafted him in the 3rd round. Jarry on the other hand was his teams backup but put up outstanding numbers. All he had to prove was could he do it as the starter. So lots of factors come into when a player is drafted and has very little to see who is the best prospect. Murray proved pretty quickly he was the better prospect. Murray's last year of Junior he put up very impressive numbers 2.57 GAA and .921 save%. Then Murray followed up that season with one of the most impressive 20 year old rookie performances of all time in the AHL with a 1.58 GAA and .941 save%. The following year he still has great AHL stats then comes up to the NHL and plays lights out and wins the Cup. Murray proceeds to do that a second year in a row. So saying that Murray was not the better prospect because he was not drafted earlier than Jarry is f'ing ridiculous!
I love how Jarry is playing and I am glad Rutherford didn't trade him like many on these boards wanted to for a mid round pick this training camp. But to say Jarry was the better prospect is laughable. Jarry is no DeSmith and has the pedigree to be a good starter and maybe even a great one. But besides this small sample size he has done nothing compared to what Murray has done. His AHL numbers are not even close to Murray's and Murray won two Cups while Jarry was still figuring it out in the AHL at the same age. Sorry, Murray proved to be the much better prospect. Using draft placement is one of the lamest arguments I ever heard. The development after the draft was considerably different. But wait Jarry was drafted one round higher so he was the better prospect.
I dare you to find the goalies all time that shown better results as a prospect than Murray's 2013-14 through 2016-17 seasons from the ages of 19-22 year old seasons. Good luck with that.
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