Free cap space while improving

"improving" he says

Chicago isn't doing that

There is a thing I don’t agree with at all in this post, and that’s what you said about Zach Kassian. Kassian is a good player, but yes a little bit overpaid. We will probably have to move him soon, depending on what Holland is going to do with our team. Kassian has 5 points in 13 games this season, which is better than last season as he got 5 points in 27 games. I believe if given the chance, he could get 20-30 points again. He is a fan favourite, big guy who protects star players if he plays with them. He is pretty decent defensively I would say. He really does hit! Do you watch the games, and look up the stats? He has 27 hits in 13 games this year… that’s pretty decent. If he plays a full season, he will get a lot of hits, and probably around 20-30 points again.

With Barrie only 1.2M$ more than kassian and twice as good (same age too) why would his return only be maybe 10-15 spots high in the draft all told...

Why

You really should elaborate here

That's a nice return for Murphy and given his UFA status and chicago not doing great to put it lightly... flipping him for futures seems like a good idea