The Pittsburgh Penguins started the Matt Murray trade market weeks ago by requesting a first-round choice and why not for a two-time Stanley Cup champion?
As Fridays free agency approached, they carefully took their best deal.
Due to the fact that once the free-agent market opens Friday, youve got a deluge of UFA goalie alternatives and Penguins GM Jim Rutherford would have lost more take advantage of in trade talks on Murray. Not to discuss the truth the Penguins desired a choice in this years draft, not next year, so they got that with the 52nd overall choice from the Senators (which they used Wednesday to select netminder Joel Blomqvist).
The Pens and sens had spoken about this deal for a few weeks however as one source stated a couple of minutes after it was completed, it increase in the hour leading up to the 2nd round of the draft opening Wednesday. Thats what deadlines do, they push offers along.
Im sure Pittsburgh would have preferred …
LeBrun: Matt Murray to Ottawa, Taylor Halls suitors and other NHL rumblings – The Athletic
