Matt Murley "Pulls a Radulov" - Now AWOL in Russia
by Bob Wage on Oct 8, 2008 4:32 PM EDT
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During the offseason, the Carolina Hurricanes signed forward Matt Murley to a two-way, one year contract. Murley was originally drafted in the second round in 1999 by Pittsburgh, had 21 goals with 62 points for San Antonio last year, and is an RPI graduate. Fans from Albany were looking forward to watching the hometown boy play for the River Rats this season.
All that is for naught as Murley "pulled an Alexander Radulov" and signed to play for a team in the Russian league this week. According to Times Union reporter Pete Dougherty, Albany coach Jeff Daniels said the player asked to be released from his contract. After the team refused, he bolted for Russia anyway.
The Hurricanes have contacted the NHL about the matter.
Funny how some players seem to feel that contracts are unilateral. Of course if the boot was on the other foot and the Hurricanes refused to pay Murley, I'm sure the skater would feel the contract was 100% binding.
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All Along the Watchtower-
In other news, John Forslund mentioned in his blog that the Canes are keeping an eye out on the waiver wire for scoring forwards. There are some possibilities, but it's hard to get very excited about any of them at this point. Teams had until 3PM today to provide their final rosters to the league office, so there might be a couple of late additions this afternoon.
Let's face it, you just don't find a Sergei Samsonov on the waiver wire very often.
Speaking of waivers, the Blackhawks released Kevyn Adams and he is seeking a new home. One has to feel for Adams, but his time has probably come and gone here in Carolina.
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The Times They Are A-Changin'-
Apparently, the Tampa Bay Lightning requested that Saturday night's game with the Canes be moved up to a 5PM starting time, so not to overlap the Tampa Bay Rays playoff game. Of course the Hurricanes refused, being that that game is on the tail end of a back-to-back and every hour in between is precious.
Looks like this Tampa blogger got a bit upset about it, but he'll get over it.
Luke weighed in with his opinion and alludes to the fact that the Canes might have said no because of the funky visiting locker arrangements in the forum.
Bottom line, I just don't think the Canes want the inconvenience of changing times. Hockey players are creatures of habit and while a couple of hours might not seem like much, it is a major change to a player's routine, especially on the back end of a "two games in two nights" scenario.
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Blowin' in the Wind-
Finally, it was reported yesterday that NASCAR driver Regan Smith will be sporting a Hurricanes themed helmet for the big race in Charlotte on Saturday night. Smith races for the Dale Earnhardt Racing Team and will donate the helmet to the Kids "N Community Foundation after the race.
Apparently, he is a self-described "Caniac". Good luck to him on Saturday night.
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That’s a big blow for Albany … hopefully Hughes is healthy, and guys like Reed and Helminen can fill some of the scoring void.
by Cory on Oct 8, 2008 4:41 PM EDT reply actions
I read the article/blog by the guy in Tampa… and then noticed some of the comments where the folks were complaining about “bandwagon” fans…
(A) I hate when people complain about bandwagon fans… it’s not all about who has been a fan longer… it’s about the community supporting the teams.
(B) Is it possible for a team that was absolutely horrible last season to still pick up bandwagon fans? I could understand if they were good or went on a playoff run last season or whatever… But they sucked! Does Barry Melrose have that much pull around there? Geez…
© Screw the lightning AND having to walk through their arena bar on the way to the ice…
(D) And while we have that loving feeling…. Screw Matt Murley too!
by Mateo on Oct 8, 2008 4:44 PM EDT reply actions
I just read all the comments on that Bolts Report blog and apparently all the comments were of the “screw baseball” kind. The “bandwagoners” they were referring to are the Rays fans (not saying that the above commenter didnt know this). Im just saying that I just got the feeling from here that the commenters would be bashing the Canes/Caniacs. I was actually impressed that they weren’t. I do agree that its very very crappy to have to walk through the bar to get to the ice. Dangers aside its really stupid for the home team to do that. Boos and cheers would have to be 2 of the best motivators out there. So instead of the home team coming out by the bar to be met by a hype-building flock of fans, they let the away team come out only to be pissed off by booing fans and be given the perfect reason for Timmy or Seids or even Ruuto to introduce Stamkos to the NHL’s glass! Coming from the bar may be a good thing for Lightning opponents.
by TylerA on Oct 8, 2008 5:56 PM EDT reply actions
I just stumbled upon your site, and I must admit, I’m impressed! This is really extensive – any Canes fan would be in heaven here! Keep it up.
by Weiss Tech Hockey on Oct 9, 2008 1:08 AM EDT reply actions
Politics and old connections don’t make players, hence people go where they get to play and earn a fair pay!
by Jay on Oct 20, 2008 12:45 PM EDT reply actions
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