Toronto Maple Leafs: Three Destinations to Trade Matt Murray

Chicago Blackhawks

General Manager Kyle Davidson was very busy this past week with some interesting moves.

He acquired and signed veterans Corey Perry and Nick Foligno for way over market value contracts, while also adding Taylor Hall and his $6M cap hit.

These were definitely some head-scratching moves.

Further to that, the Chicago GM acquired Josh Bailey only to buy out his contract.

Heading into the 2023-24 season it does not appear that the Blackhawks are going to be a playoff team, but it looks like Davidson wants his team to at least be competitive to get the right type of culture around Connor Bedard.

This makes sense, since when the Blackhawks were one of the teams that won the Stanley Cup while their best players were on entry-level deals.  They know the advantages having a player like Bedard on a cheap deal can bring.

At the current time, Chicago has just one NHL goalie signed which is Petr Mrazek who stayed relatively healthy last season appearing in 39 games.

With not many goalies left on the open market, Davidson may be looking to add a goalie to get through the season and Murray may be able to help get them 30-35 games.

It’s possible the Leafs and Hawks could work something out for Murray.