While I love the swap, I think the Flames look for futures and controllable assets with the direction the team has been forced into.

No team wants to risk acquiring Murray. Murray is probably done in the NHL.

Buffalo certainly says no. Mittelstadt had a huge year last year as a 3C, whereas Liljegren was a healthy scratch in the playoffs, and Liljegren is not the type of RD they need/want, theres just a big difference in value and need.

The Murray deal is a bit meh, I'm just not sure ARZ moves a player of quality for 2 years of moving 40 spots in the draft, when they are loaded with picks already. But you never know.

But really, the signings you discuss: Hanifan at 6.25mil? Seems low, but Matthews getting a 2% raise is pretty laughable. Matthews at 12mil? I think he'd be so insulted by that offer, you'd never even get him on the phone again.

If he played for any other team, this wouldn't be said. The guy has battled injuries for sure but has 1 year left of term and once again proved he's a decent goalie when healthy. Not saying he has value but Jarry can't stay healthy and has been inconsistent and yet people on here think he's going to sign a 5 million dollar contract.

Nylander is going to resign in TO he won't in Calgary.

Murray regressed after the Penguins' 2016 and 2017 Stanley Cup championships. How could that be decent?

Injuries have plagued him. He didn't regress he got hurt a lot.

Bad play further worsened by injuries create additional or worse problems.

So you are just not going to even look into it eh? I bet you also think science is a bunch of nonsense eh? Whatever agrees with your opinion is truth, the rest is lies.

When did you start misquoting others?

I do not know what your "opinion" is. The "facts" of Murray's situation have been explained in detail.

Toronto could be smart to buy out Murray. Smart teams will pass on Murray until they become desperate for goaltending.

Explained in detail? The actual truth is he's been struggling with injuries for most of his career and they've been pretty bad for 4 straight years. That's what ended his time in Pittsburgh, he just couldn't stay healthy. Then he went to Ottawa where injuries killed his seasons again. Same thing last year. However, when healthy, he does produce good results. If he could get some health luck, he'd be a decent goalie again. He was really good in the first half of last season. Set a record for the best regular season performance by a goalie since they started tracking goals saved above expected. Was unbelievable vs Dallas earlier in the season. A terrible goalie who sucks doesn't have results like he gets when healthy. So what in detail have you laid out?