Quoting: Hawksguy81
You are spot on with your assessment that Hawks value Murphy as a mentor for their young D and as a team leader in the room. Only way they move him is if they get blown away by a trade offer in my opinion.
Quoting: GMtommyhawk
Trading Murphy is probably best for the Hawks. Davidson has talked about letting the young guys grow into leadership roles, so I could see Murphy being traded to clear the deck for someone like Vlasic or Korchinski to take the reigns. The Hawks also need to give more NHL ice time to their defensive prospects to see who actually has NHL regular potential.
I've read that Murphy himself has embraced that role and isn't downtrodden by the prospect of a long rebuild and losing more than winning but I haven't read or heard if the Hawks plan includes him. Jones also seems OK with staying in Chicago through the rebuild.
Quoting: GMtommyhawk
Although I would like the Hawks to try and package Murphy with either Tampa’s 1st or a pair of their seconds to get Buffalo’s 1st this year (assuming it doesn’t move too high up in the lottery).
If the Sabres were to relinquish their 1st, I think you're right in presuming that they'd either want the TBL 1st or the Hawks' 2nd....
Quoting: Jeep71589
Yeah i think Murph would waive to Buf. A up and coming young team in the US. He has a 10 team no trade list and he is from Ohio. Yeah a 2nd and prospect I think may get it done. I know buffalo could use a Murphy.
One would think so even though he seems tied to Chicago even more after getting married this summer to a Chicago-born woman - but, if the Hawks come to him and want to deal him, Murphy's fondness of living and playing in Chicago would be moot. Buffalo's situation - not just their trajectory towards a likely playoff team next season and Granato connection but chance to play with Dahlin or Power as a partner - would seem to be the next best thing for him.
Quoting: BUFF36
Buffalo accepts and add Kisakov
Even if Rosen, Biro, Weissbach or Cederqvist were necessary, that'd be fine. Savoie and Kulich are the non-starters at the moment.