Tuch Activated, Murray back to Rochester

[Brawndo]

 

Edited December 13, 2023 by Brawndo

[Sabres Fan in NS]

A big boy replacing a smaller boy.

Murray is actually 25 so a proper man.  Not a boy atoll.

Over / under that he gets a 5 minute major for being a tough guy ??

[GASabresIUFAN]

Another deck chair.   

[inkman]

  On 12/11/2023 at 2:07 PM, Sabres Fan in NS said:

A big boy replacing a smaller boy.

Murray is actually 25 so a proper man.  Not a boy atoll.

Over / under that he gets a 5 minute major for being a tough guy ??

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Brett Murray is to tough as Zemgus Girgensons is to scoring.  It doesn’t happen often and we’re usually quite surprised when it happens. 

[FrenchConnection44]

This is a good move. Could have made it a week or two ago. Rosen was not getting ice time here. He will in Rochester. Murray may not add a ton of talent but he’s a man. And he isn’t a developing prospect who needs time on the ice. 

[Sabres Fan in NS]

  On 12/11/2023 at 2:14 PM, inkman said:

Brett Murray is to tough as Zemgus Girgensons is to scoring.  It doesn’t happen often and we’re usually quite surprised when it happens. 

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Well then, hopefully he will spend the entire 5 minutes he is on the ice with a snarl to look tough.  Maybe that will be enough.

[shrader]

  On 12/11/2023 at 2:14 PM, inkman said:

Brett Murray is to tough as Zemgus Girgensons is to scoring.  It doesn’t happen often and we’re usually quite surprised when it happens. 

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So he’ll line up a ton of checks and then just miss completely?

[Crusader1969]

  On 12/11/2023 at 2:07 PM, Sabres Fan in NS said:

A big boy replacing a smaller boy.

Murray is actually 25 so a proper man.  Not a boy atoll.

Over / under that he gets a 5 minute major for being a tough guy ??

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Have you seen him play? He will get in front of the net but not much of physical player.   

[Doohicksie]

He'll replace KO on PP2

[Sabres Fan in NS]

  On 12/11/2023 at 2:54 PM, Crusader1969 said:

Have you seen him play? He will get in front of the net but not much of physical player.   

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No.  Inky set me straight.  I hope he looks tough at least.

[Jorcus]

Another listed left winger. He would have to clear waivers to go back down. Maybe precursor move to a trade package?

 

[Taro T]

  On 12/11/2023 at 3:06 PM, Jorcus said:

Another listed left winger. He would have to clear waivers to go back down. Maybe precursor move to a trade package?

 

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Only if he stays up for 10 games or 30 days.  He already cleared waivers before the season started.  Staying short of both thresholds lets him go up and down at will.

They really truly have no legit 4th liners down on the farm.  How is that possible?

[inkman]

  On 12/11/2023 at 3:06 PM, Jorcus said:

Another listed left winger. He would have to clear waivers to go back down. Maybe precursor move to a trade package?

 

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Losing Murray, which is highly unlikely given his foot speed and lack of any one quality being good enough to warrant keeping him, won’t be an issue.  
 

Just so I follow, is Brett Murray, who has cleared waivers more times than I can remember and has played slightly more NHL games than me, a part of the trade package?  📦 

  On 12/11/2023 at 3:14 PM, Taro T said:

Only if he stays up for 10 games or 30 days.  He already cleared waivers before the season started.  Staying short of both thresholds lets him go up and down at will.

They really truly have no legit 4th liners down on the farm.  How is that possible?

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They have either not drafted any or traded away any future hopefuls.  To be fair, finding 4th liners shouldn’t be a problem.  We picked one up for practically nothing last week. 

[Taro T]

  On 12/11/2023 at 3:18 PM, inkman said:

Losing Murray, which is highly unlikely given his foot speed and lack of any one quality being good enough to warrant keeping him, won’t be an issue.  
 

Just so I follow, is Brett Murray, who has cleared waivers more times than I can remember and has played slightly more NHL games than me, a part of the trade package?  📦 

They have either not drafted any or traded away any future hopefuls.  To be fair, finding 4th liners shouldn’t be a problem.  We picked one up for practically nothing last week. 

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You're right, they're pretty easy to come by.  But you'd think it would make sense to have at least ONE in house for when a legit one gets injured.  (Guess now that they have Robinson they figure they do have a spare when Girgensons is back healthy.  But, when one of those 4th liners is Okposo, still say they need at least 1 more.  Realizing full well the Sabres braintrust doesn't agree with that take.)

[JustOneParade]

Good. (Selfishly). I'll get to watch both Rosen and Kulich in the Amerks lineup Wednesday night. A week ago I thought I might get to see Levi also. But alas ....

[shrader]

  On 12/11/2023 at 3:18 PM, inkman said:

Brett Murray, who has cleared waivers more times than I can remember

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Once is more times than you can remember? It may be time to put the bong down. 

[RochesterExpat]

  On 12/11/2023 at 2:56 PM, Doohickie said:

He'll replace KO on PP2

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This was my exact thought too.

[inkman]

  On 12/11/2023 at 4:14 PM, RochesterExpat said:

This was my exact thought too.

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I really hope so.  Would have beat MTL in regulation if a forward with the requisite skill set to play the PP was given the opportunities that KO had on the PP.  

[Taro T]

  On 12/11/2023 at 2:56 PM, Doohickie said:

He'll replace KO on PP2

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Would be great were it to happen.  

Will believe it when it actually happens and won't expect it 1 minute sooner.

[Buffalonill]

 Murray It's just another marshmallow oh well hopefully he's changed 

[Scottysabres]

Big body, net front presence attempt?

[LGR4GM]

  On 12/11/2023 at 3:14 PM, Taro T said:

Only if he stays up for 10 games or 30 days.  He already cleared waivers before the season started.  Staying short of both thresholds lets him go up and down at will.

They really truly have no legit 4th liners down on the farm.  How is that possible?

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You don't collect and keep them is how. You can literally get them for free, see Robinson. 

Hell they could have signed Puljujarvi this past week if they wanted big man with stick. 

[Pimlach]

  On 12/11/2023 at 3:49 PM, shrader said:

Once is more times than you can remember? It may be time to put the bong down. 

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[Mustache of God]

I haven't been watching too closely the past few weeks. Did Rosen show any flashes of anything? I feel like a barely heard his name called in the games he was in.

[Taro T]

  On 12/11/2023 at 5:26 PM, LGR4GM said:

You don't collect and keep them is how. You can literally get them for free, see Robinson. 

Hell they could have signed Puljujarvi this past week if they wanted big man with stick. 

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Not saying they should have a ton of them.  But, having 1 available to step up, who knows the "system" btw, wouldn't be a horrible thing to have.