murphy

[ApacheWarrior]

all you guys who say murphy wont amount to anything and either will ellis imo are pretty dumb!
isnt visnovsky a top 5 scorer in the nhl? and even smaller then murphy! cmonnnn guys thought this was a smart fantasy site! lets get our acts together!!!!

[Thieving Giraffe]

Not sure what you're talking about or if this was a productive way to start a conversation, but I think that Murphy has significant upside. He has excellent offensive instincts and does the little things well to gain the zone, look off defenders and goaltenders, dodge checks, etc. His +/- may kill that value in some leagues (a shutdown defenseman he is not...), but plenty of time to improve on that. He will have to improve his strength before he can cut it in the NHL, though. Even for a guy his size, two reps at 150 pounds is unacceptable.

[dmvincent]

I don't recall many people on this site trashing Ryan Murphy. Like TG said, just needs some time to get stronger and work on the flaws in his game. He has star potential no doubt about it. Same thing for Ellis applies to Murphy, pretty similar players but Ellis should be on the Predators in a year. Like Dobber, he is my favorite prospect coming out of the 2011 draft.

[neener]

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[Thieving Giraffe]

I don't recall many people on this site trashing Ryan Murphy. Like TG said, just needs some time to get stronger and work on the flaws in his game. He has star potential no doubt about it. Same thing for Ellis applies to Murphy, pretty similar players but Ellis should be on the Predators in a year. Like Dobber, he is my favorite prospect coming out of the 2011 draft.

I almost forgot about Ellis... yeah, man was I excited by the rumored trade. I wonder if there was something in place if Hamilton wasn't available. Ellis is one of my favorite fantasy prospects on the blue line, but Hamilton's probably a better fit for the Bruins-Neely-Chiarelli mould.

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Gotchya on the other thread, you're all set. Thanks.

[Shake]

all you guys who say murphy wont amount to anything and either will ellis imo are pretty dumb!
isnt visnovsky a top 5 scorer in the nhl? and even smaller then murphy! cmonnnn guys thought this was a smart fantasy site! lets get our acts together!!!!

Not sure where u read all this and also there are some very intelligent hockey minds on this site.

I like Murphy quite a bit. I think the Canes got a great pick with Murphy.

[Maaaasquito]

Not sure where u read all this and also there are some very intelligent hockey minds on this site.

I like Murphy quite a bit. I think the Canes got a great pick with Murphy.

I think so too!

[ApacheWarrior]

haha it was a trick to spark some guys into talking lol
murphy is a stud and im drafting him 6th overall in my 16 team league!

[dmvincent]

haha it was a trick to spark some guys into talking lol
murphy is a stud and im drafting him 6th overall in my 16 team league!

As long as you got your questions answered
Jeez lol...

[MT319]

DM how did you end up with 4 sick centers in Stamkos, Malkin, Zetterberg, and Tavares plus Parise at LW yet actively choose to carry only Pavelski and Okposo on RW despite that glut of elite C who can easily land you something very high-end? Unless Malkin is an RW but just listed as C in your sig then I don't really follow your approach with that. Why not do Tavares for Pat Kane or something like that with all that C depth and no RW depth?