Even though the price on Murray might be friendlier than others on a shrinking list of options, he is three years removed from dependable starts. There is a saying in sports, as lukefoxjukebox notes: You get what you pay for.
The GM wants a deal. He craves value.
“It’s hard,” Sabres GM Kevyn Adams said. “I don’t want to get too much into specifics. The reality is, we worked hard on a deal. But players have the ability when it’s in their contract to make those decisions. And we want players who want to be here. That’s the way we believe, so we move on.” Twenty-five per cent retained would bring Murray’s cap hit down to $4.69 million. Fifty per cent retained — which may require a third party — brings the Leafs’ cost to $3.125 million.Both Dubas and head coach Sheldon Keefe worked with Murray when he was a Soo Greyhound about a decade ago. They know the character, and there is a belief that if anyone can summon a bounce-back performance out of the goaltender, it’s them.Friday — goes even further back with the two-time Stanley Cup winner.
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