drouin is a real head case . just wait til he decides to hold out because he wont get 7 mill a year
- rubberduckies

He already signed his contract extension.

If you can't handle the heat then get out of the kitchen and go stand in a concession line! If what you say about Murray is in fact, fact, and not fiction, then it sounds like he's doing his due diligence. It also sounds like he's taken care of the Bieksa situation, and once the lists are made public I want my apology! And it better be sincere, because you're on thin ice!

Is there a chance Eaves feels bad after the journeyman's career-year came to an abrupt halt, and will therefore re-sign at a reasonable price? Perhaps. It's not unheard of for a player to re-sign with a team that traded for them. Although, with the expansion draft looming that option isn't on the table now. Nevertheless, Fowler, Manson, Montour, Theodore, Ritchie and Cogliano all need to be re-signed within the next year. This group proved they're capable, but an asset needs to be flipped and that's the reality! And if anyone turns on the Bieksa waterworks when that time comes, save it for Facebook!
- IGotTheMemo

Apparently Vegas has three 1st rounders already! and two for next year? And in response to you saying that Murray has taken care of the Bieksa situation could one of those 1st be Anaheims next year? Just wondering

Season ticket holder meeting today. Calm down kids, the old man here has got the info you need straight from the GM's remarkably candid mouth.

First off, expansion draft. Everyone in our group was more freaked out about it than Murray. He laughed at all of the speculation that Anaheim was going to lose a significant player. Names thrown out were Manson, Silfverberg, Cogliano. His direct statement was"Hell no! If we lose any of those guys for nothing, I would expect the Samueli's to fire me." He would not say anything regarding Bieksa's contract situation (BUT he did comment on others) so I took that as a somewhat confirmation that he'll waive his NMC so the Ducks can protect Manson. Murray said Vegas is going to skew young and McFee will take any garbage contract to get to the cap floor BUT he wants draft picks, and lots of them, just not this year. NEXT year. I get the feeling Murray will deal his first rounder for next year in order for Vegas to take Stoner or Despres.

Second, Fowler is all but signed. The only stickler is that Cam want's a ridiculously low salary during the lockout year and Murray doesn't want to give it to him. similar to what Hampus negotiated into his deal but to a much worse extent for the Ducks. He said Cam wants something like $500,000 that year, which was refreshingly bizarre coming out of Murray, Anyway, he said it'll be figured out shortly and Cam will be a long term Duck soon.

Third, and longest segment, the injury front. Corey Perry played the majority of the year with a severly sprained MCL that was ready to tear at any time. He tried playing with a brace but it didn't help the pain and "it made an already mediocre skater even worse." Direct quote from Murray that drew the biggest laugh of the day. He won't need surgery. Hopefully he'll get back to being Corey Perry next year if this is the case. Linholm's and Vatanen's surgery went well and Hampus is already working out. Sami's was a lot worse and he'll possibly miss half the season. Kesler's hip was bothering him and the pain never subsided so he had an MRI. The next day he was scoped and three bone fragments were removed from his hip. The last one bothered me the most. It was regarding Gibson and Murray said it was indeed another groin strain. My brother asked why this was a recurring problem and Murray's response was, "Gibson is still a young guy and he doesn't feel he needs to do the work necessary to be able to play the way he wants to play. He just wants to strap on the pads and go play and you can't just do that at the NHL level. We hope that what happened to the team in game six will be a stark reminder of what needs to be done to play in the NHL and that he will learn from that result." That scared the CRAP out of me! The Ducks don't have another goalie in the system. If they can't get Gibson to start taking his starter position seriously, they're screwed.

Finally, a bunch of little things. When someone asked him about Vatanen Murray spoke in the past tense about him. Freudian slip that he's all but gone? The Ducks LOVE Sam Steel but aren't going to rush him. He will play all of next year in San Diego. They also like Max Jones' game but he needs to do a LOT of growing up. He'll probably be in San Diego for a while. Murray is scared to death of how good Jacob Larsson might be next year. He's been working out with Hampus this year and if there wasn't the glut of D-men he would probably make the team next year. Murray wants Larsson to play next year in San Diego but if he makes a better impression during camp next year, something will be done to make room for him. Murray also said, "Unfortunately, Randy loves him." That brought another laugh. Finally, no more NMC contracts from the Ducks, the only thing they'll agree to is a limited MNC where the player gives them a list. Also, no more big bonus years, "The Samueli's yelled at me for having to pay Perry $10 million this year. See, it's not just the players and coaches who get yelled at."

That's about it. I must say I really enjoyed talking with Bob Murray this year. Usually he treats these things like he's going to the dentist. I put it down to a really good season ticket drive. There weren't a lot of seats to choose from and we were the first group in. I imagine by the end of the evening they might be close to sold out.
- duxcup07

That was a great post! thanks for sharing!

drouin is a real head case . just wait til he decides to hold out because he wont get 7 mill a year
- rubberduckies

This is obviously late but just in case you didn't hear 5.5

This is obviously late but just in case you didn't hear 5.5
- MR.Hunter

Drouin probably considers it a home town discount.

Can we get a new thread Ed. Please