Quoting: HockeyGawd
I know every fan overrates their players but come on now lmao. Hawks aren't trading Murphy for Foegele and Ceci is too much? Foegele is a capable top 6 guy who can play well anywhere in a lineup and Ceci is a fringe top 4 dman. How on earth is Murphy even close to that value, let alone that 4.4M of his being a bad contract lol
Every time someone's trade is declined, "What do you mean you say no? I am sending you awesome players, and all I want is your trash player with a bad contract." Then why are you trading for that player?
Quoting: HockeyGawd
They could still flip Foegele at the same deadline for a 2nd easily. If not, he'd be a great winger for Bedard because he's a dogg, he'll do the dirty work for him. And the hawks would also accept a Ceci for Murphy trade in a heartbeat. Both players are pretty much the same but Ceci has a year less on his deal, cheaper, and doesn't have an NMC like Murphy does.
If you think Foegele can get a 2nd, then trade him and send the 2nd to the Hawks. Because they'd rather have the 2nd than a UFA that maybe they can trade at the deadline.
You are trying to justify Ceci for Murphy to the Hawks because of term, money, and NMC? The Hawks have plenty of cap space. Murphy has been a veteran leader in the locker room and on the ice. They have no immediate pipeline of RD. So yeah, an extra year for Murphy is a positive from Hawks perspective.