Quoting: dpdan
I agree that he’s not better than Theadore, especially since Theadore seems to have made a big leap this past year. We can debate the merits of “fancy stats” and I’m sure that you could find one that ranks Murray lower. I just used what I could find.
I live in New England so I get to see Murray play the two or three times Columbus plays vs the Bruins if that. So when I want to discuss a player or include him in an ACGM team I have to look him up on the interwebs. So, again, if you have numbers that show that Murray shouldn’t be where I have him I’m willing to change my mind.
And if not Murray or someone of his ilk, where do the Bs go for LD?
Few things here.
1. No, I’m not going to find a stat that ranks Murray lower, because i think those stats are stupid.
2. If you don’t get to see a guy play much, before you toss him a big contract and a top pair assignment, see if he’s been traded for a 5th round pick in the last few weeks? If so, maybe stop and find someone else.
3. Murray’s, “ilk,” is overpaid 3rd pair guy. I might be being a smidge overly critical here, as maybe he could find a shut down pair role with Carlo, but based on the context you’re using, Murray is trash.
4. The Bs go to internal options. Vaakanainen, Zboril, Lauzon etc. if they don’t work out, they’ll go get someone who’s better than Ryan Murray.