No market for Murray

if he clears wavers will he be bought out or assigned to providence?
it does make a difference in the cap hit.

Because Murray's a viable alternative to Sundin??

Meh, I don't buy it - There are three teams waiting on Sunding, that's it. Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. Of those the only remotely possible destination is Vancouver. (Although Fletcher in TO seems to be full of surprises)

No one wanted to take on Muzz at his salary, that's the bottom line. Hopefully PC was on the horn asking the other 29 GM's if they'd want to pluck him of re-entry waivers (less cap relief this year, but fewer total $ paid and no impact next year). If not, its a buy-out. I highly doubt (and sincerely hope they don't) they send him to Providence.

Why is it that everyone is so against sending him to Providence, he still gets his 4M that is owed and the Bruins get full cap relief. Please save the respected veteran reason, the game is a business and you have to do what is best for the team and organization not the player in some instances.

Because alot of players view it as a slap in the face, particularly ones that are long-tenured vets and weren't considered fringe NHLers during their career. I hated when the B's did it to Coffey and he was only here for a few months. Its just not a classy way to deal with your players. It can also impact the way other players (ie UFA's) view the team.

I agree that buyout's aren't a desirable way to manage the cap. I can't even begin to fathom why the Leafs bought out Tucker for example. Doesn't make sense to me. But to force a veteran like Murray to ride the bus in Providence isn't the way to go.

It would kind of be like you putting in 30 years of service with a company, working your way up to a nice cushy job, and then in your final years of service when they didn't think you were valuable but don't want to give you a parachute, making you clean the washrooms and take out the trash.

i would rather send him to providence taking his salary completely off the cap ... buying time to work a trade of some sort.
can not be emotional about these type of things - have to do what is best for the team.
he still gets his money in providence and it doesn't count against the cap.
if he plays great - it increases his trade value, or other options for the team.
or he could retire.

Rockstar you make a very valid point about how other potential UFA's would view this and could have an effect on their decision down the road. But if they can win, players would come to a winner.