-Vintage Canuck- Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Quote Tim Murray isn't leaving Buffalo any time soon. The Buffalo Sabres rewarded their general manager with a multi-year contract extension, the club announced Thursday. Murray was hired in January 2014, two months after the firing of former GM Darcy Regier. He's led a Sabres rebuild that's included low finishes, a pair of second overall picks, and several impactful trades. Under Murray, the Sabres missed out on Aaron Ekblad and Connor McDavid but selected forwards Sam Reinhart and Jack Eichel in back-to-back drafts in 2014 and 2015. Murray took Alexander Nylander eighth overall in June. He acquired goaltender Robin Lehner in a trade with his former employer, the Ottawa Senators in January 2015, and also added Evander Kane and Ryan O'Reilly in blockbuster deals with the Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche, respectively. This past summer, Murray acquired blue-liner Dmitry Kulikov from the Florida Panthers and signed free-agent forward Kyle Okposo to a seven-year, $42-million deal. http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/1118968 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on the cycle Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 He's a good GM. I like the team he's built and I think they'll be playoff bound next season. I wish we would've just rebuilt like that. He's better than Benning, but Benning is a better scout. Which begs the question why isn't Benning just the head of scouting? or an AGM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustABandwagoner Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Gotta admit he is an amazing GM as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tortorella Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Such a good gm. Took skill to get eichel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMillerTime Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 26 minutes ago, John Tortorella said: Such a good gm. Took skill to get eichel. But did good trades to get good picks and players. I think top 5 best gm in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 good to see and that ok cause he won't last that long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 2 hours ago, on the cycle said: He's a good GM. I like the team he's built and I think they'll be playoff bound next season. I wish we would've just rebuilt like that. He's better than Benning, but Benning is a better scout. Which begs the question why isn't Benning just the head of scouting? or an AGM? They're very comparable as scouts. Murray helped put together the Ducks' Stanley Cup team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayRayDown Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 43 minutes ago, John Tortorella said: Such a good gm. Took skill to get eichel. I mean he should have had McJesus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustABandwagoner Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 33 minutes ago, MayRayDown said: I mean he should have had McJesus A GM not afraid to tank a year and do well in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon45ca Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 One of the most overrated GM's in the league right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 6 hours ago, falcon45ca said: One of the most overrated GM's in the league right now. Yup. Severely overpaid for Kane and Lehner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Juice Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 I was looking forward to seeing how Buffalo would start out the season but after losing Eichel and Kane to injury, I really do hope Buffalo doesn't stumble because of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonberries Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 On 10/13/2016 at 9:20 PM, John Tortorella said: Such a good gm. Took skill to get eichel. Yes, and then to pump McDavid up on the way in too. The guy has to be a rocket scientist to roll out the red carpet for McDavid with a thirty percent chance (or something like that) of winning the lottery. You just know that had to make Eichel feels special. Of course he's not alone, hockey gm's seem to make boneheaded decisions routinely. It's that rare exception that doesn't screw up on the regular that becomes legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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