Quoting: CFMan
Juulsen is a good pickup for any team but not for the hawks. We have a lot of young D coming up dont want another in the mix. Not a knock on juulsen. Ho sang would be interesting pickup for the hawks considering the injuries its worth a shot at least. The value on murphy is all over the place chi fans view him as a solid top 4 defensive dman capable of playing top line minutes while most leafs fans think murphy is the same as holl (lol). Valuewise i think its fair but others would disagree not that the hawks should or would do it. Good post.
Quoting: PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood
I doubt any rational fan is going to say Holl and Murphy are the same player, however, to think he's worth giving up assets and more cap space to fill the exact role Holl is succeeding in is silly. Why give up assets for a marginal improvement?
It's not that Holl and Murphy are the same type of player. But they're worth the same. Holl is better offensively and Murphy is better defensively. Both are #4-5 d-man. But Holl cost less in terms of his contract, and doesn't cost any assets to get. & the difference between the two players is certainly not a top goalie prospect and a 1st. That's a laughable offer.
Leafs don't need Murphy either. They're right side is set with depth. Brodie, Holl, Bogosian, Dermott, Lehtonen, Marincin, Liljegren, Hollowell, Kokkenen, Rasanen, and Duszak are all the options at RD right now. Murphy would be fighting for 3rd pair minutes in Toronto with Bogosian and they both play a similar style of game. Why trade for someone when you just got the same type of player for free?
Hawks fans need to get off the "Murphy to Toronto" train, especially for anything involving a 1st. Just gets a laugh from Leafs management.