Should the Sens make a claim on Cory Murphy?

DashRiprock wrote:I find it hard to find anything, at least on TSN or Sportsnet, whether they cleared or not. They will tell you when someone is waived or claimed, but usually not if they clear.

Still no word on Murphy. This is all I could find at the Miami Herald:

"Don't know what's going on with Cory Murphy, although it doesn't sound like he's been picked up. Caught him coming out of the arena today, said he knows the FLA blueline is very strong and he's not upset with the Panthers for waiving him. If he is assigned to Rochester, he'll go, saying he'll continue to work his tail off in hopes of coming back."

Either it's a really busy day and it's taking time for the news of his being claimed to trickle down, or he's cleared.

I'm sure there was a flurry of activity at 3pm ET due to the deadline so it will probably take some time for it to all trickle out of the NHL etc...

Can he play a Streit-esque role?

Hmm, interesting question. Could he potentially replace Dean-o on the 4th line and he and Schubert play forward and defence, depending on the situation?

asq2 wrote:Can he play a Streit-esque role?

Not that I'm aware of.

Murphy passed through waivers unclaimed:

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/hockey/story/718562.html

While I'm not shocked we didn't put in a claim -- our stubborn loyalty to Richardson being, I think, the reason we didn't -- I'm a bit surprised that no one out there was will to give this guy at chance with the contract he's on. Philly is reportedly looking for a replacement for Parent, for instance, so I can't imagine why they passed on Murphy.

Too bad, really. I'm sure he'll toil the rest of the year in the AHL now.