NHL trade rumors: 3 teams who should trade for Matt Murray
2. Chicago Blackhawks
Much like the Senators, the Chicago Blackhawks have a very uncertain situation in goal. Corey Crawford will be a free agent and it’s not known if he’ll return, if he’ll leave, or even if he’ll decide to retire. After all, Crawford’s body has taken a lot of abuse over the years. He’s a pretty old 35 years old as far as goalies go.
Should the Blackhawks decide not to bring back Crawford, they’ll have to find a starting goalie this offseason. Robin Lehner is an option, though he didn’t depart Chicago on the best of terms at the trade deadline. Braden Holtby could be an option. So could Cam Talbot. But Murray might make the most sense for Chicago.
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First of all, he has playoff experience. That’s important for the Blackhawks, who are further along in their rebuild then people initially thought. Secondly, Murray likely won’t be too pricey. Remember, he’s coming off three straight down years. Murray likely won’t command anything more than $4.25 million a year.
Thirdly, the Blackhawks don’t have a strong pool of goalie prospects. Malcolm Subban has been a mess. Collin Delia is alright. But after that, they don’t really have anyone. Murray would be a nice stopgap as the Blackhawks try to figure out what they’re going to do.