Basically Murray and Bylsma painted themselves into a corner with the "zero-tolerance policy." It clearly wasn't a situation that warranted the kind of public shaming that they orchestrated, but they said they would do it, so they had to do. Add in Okposo's illness and they were double screwed. That was a garbage move by Bylsma.
I know a lot of people will reply "rules are rules," but i honestly can't think of a move that could be worse for morale than that. I still think Bylsma could have given him a shift or two in the third, or postpone the game suspension until the next day when they could get another body.
This move did as much to get them fired as the record did.
And I'm sure that question was posed to Murray by Pegula at their end of season meeting. Murray, however, had no answers. After the two met, Gleason tweeted this, "I'm told Pegulas were looking for answers on how to proceed, and Murray didnt have many, or any."
- Michael Pachla
Say what you want about Murray, but I have such a hard time believing a GM of a major sports team didn't have a plan on how to move forward to present to the owners at the end of the year meeting.
Heck, I would hope he could have at least bs'd his way though a conversation on the topic seeing as he has worked in hockey his entire adult life.
If it is true, it is a sure sign that he had just given up or assumed he was going to be fired no matter he said so he didn't care.
Say what you want about Murray, but I have such a hard time believing a GM of a major sports team didn't have a plan on how to move forward to present to the owners at the end of the year meeting.
Heck, I would hope he could have at least bs'd his way though a conversation on the topic seeing as he has worked in hockey his entire adult life.
If it is true, it is a sure sign that he had just given up or assumed he was going to be fired no matter he said so he didn't care. - The Don
sometimes when you're in over your head and things go awry, you can't come up with any answers
Basically Murray and Bylsma painted themselves into a corner with the "zero-tolerance policy." It clearly wasn't a situation that warranted the kind of public shaming that they orchestrated, but they said they would do it, so they had to do. Add in Okposo's illness and they were double screwed. That was a garbage move by Bylsma.
I know a lot of people will reply "rules are rules," but i honestly can't think of a move that could be worse for morale than that. I still think Bylsma could have given him a shift or two in the third, or postpone the game suspension until the next day when they could get another body.
This move did as much to get them fired as the record did. - jcragcrumple
there was a lot more than that
rochester
thin prospect pool
murray's trades blowing up in his face
team taking a step backwards
murry refusing to fire disco dan
when pegula's contacted people outside the organization, they were told it appeared Murray was over his head
murray had no answers for 2017-18 other than trying to make a few small trades and free agent signings
