Great post on Dean Brown’s blog today. Here it is in it’s entirety. Check out his blog for more Sens stuff.
No guts, No glory.
No one is going to say Bryan Murray has no guts.
First the trade deadline deal to move Antoine Vermette to Columbus for goaltender Pascal Leclaire. When healthy he has been one of the best goalies in the NHL. Problem is he hasn’t been healthy enough over the past few years. Big gamble for Murray right there.Now Alex Kovalev. When he decides he wants to play, he is one of the very best in the NHL. The skill level and strength are off the charts. Problem is, his game has been dotted with enigmatic play his entire career. He can do almost anything with the puck but on too many nights he looks like he doesn’t want the puck.
The wild card for Bryan Murray is the Spezza factor. In his 6 years in Montreal, Kovalev never had a playmaking centre the caliber ofSpezza. If anyone can get him excited to play it will be Spezza. The one thing that very creative players love is other creative players.Spezza is certainly all that.
Bryan Murray has been put in a horrible situation by Dany Heatley, but clearly he is not throwing in the towel. This Kovalev move is certainly high risk, but also has the possibility for high reward.
Say what you want about Bryan Murray, but he certainly has the guts.
See you at the rink.
I think it’s a great move for the Sens. I’m dissapointed we’ve lost him in Montreal. Sure he may seem absent at times but it’s all worth it for the nights he’s got his game going on. Like you said, it should be quite the show with Spezza. He’s an amazing puck handler. Great at making room for himself. Especially nice to watch when he’s in around the playoff circle on the goalie’s left.
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