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Chicago Blackhawks signed Connor Murphy (4 Years / $4,400,000 AAV)

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Aug. 31, 2021 at 11:46 a.m.
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Connor Murphy has signed a new contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.
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SIGNED BY: Stan Bowman
Length: 4 years
Value: $17,600,000
Expiry Status: UFA
Cap % Tooltip: 5.40
Signing Team: Logo of the Chicago BlackhawksChicago Blackhawks
Signing Date: Aug. 31, 2021
Source: CapFriendly

Connor Murphy signed a 4 year, $17,600,000 contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on Aug. 31, 2021. The contract has a cap hit of $4,400,000.

SEASONClauseCap HitTooltipAAV TooltipP. BonusesTooltipS. BonusesTooltipBase SalaryTooltipTotal SalaryTooltipMinors SalTooltip
2022-23M-NTC$4,400,000$4,400,000$0$0$3,000,000$3,000,000$3,000,000
2023-24M-NTC$4,400,000$4,400,000$0$0$5,800,000$5,800,000$5,800,000
2024-25M-NTC$4,400,000$4,400,000$0$0$5,150,000$5,150,000$5,150,000
2025-26M-NTC$4,400,000$4,400,000$0$1,000,000$2,650,000$3,650,000$3,650,000
TOTAL$17,600,000$17,600,000$0$1,000,000$16,600,000$17,600,000$17,600,000
CLAUSE DETAILS: Includes a 10 team no trade list
Aug. 31, 2021 at 11:47 a.m.
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I'm surprised he only got 400k more than McCabe. Amazing deal.
Aug. 31, 2021 at 11:49 a.m.
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Where are they getting this money from?
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Aug. 31, 2021 at 11:51 a.m.
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Aug. 31, 2021 at 11:51 a.m.
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Not the flashiest of players, but he’s still very good. If really like this contract.
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Aug. 31, 2021 at 11:52 a.m.
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Just a great signing! He's been our best Dman for a couple years now and literally our #1 RD last year. 4 more years at that cap hit is amazing!
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Aug. 31, 2021 at 11:53 a.m.
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I like the signing, but I'm a little surprised. I thought for sure Murphy would make for some tasty trade bait at the deadline. They could have flipped him for a 1st or 2nd round pick and then open up a roster spot for one of the younger guys.
Aug. 31, 2021 at 11:54 a.m.
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Not a bad contract in my opinion, I like it for both sides!
Aug. 31, 2021 at 11:57 a.m.
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Quoting: Devil1122
Where are they getting this money from?


Starting next season they only have like 5 guys signed…now 6. They’ll also have tons of ELCs and Kane/Toews will be in the last year of their contracts. So next year will be a bit of a tighter squeeze but hopefully by 23-24 season Kane and Toews will be making much less (well Toews will at least) and the cap might go up a bit.
Aug. 31, 2021 at 11:58 a.m.
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A+ signing
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Aug. 31, 2021 at 11:59 a.m.
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Quoting: RememberTheRoar
I like the signing, but I'm a little surprised. I thought for sure Murphy would make for some tasty trade bait at the deadline. They could have flipped him for a 1st or 2nd round pick and then open up a roster spot for one of the younger guys.


None of the younger guys can fill the role. They’re all projected 3rd pairing or lower. Maybe Beaudin or Mitchell can become 2nd pairing guys but they need more time and experience. It’s a smart move to lock up Murphy during his prime for cheap. Now they have Jones, Murphy and McCabe as their top 3 of 4 Dmen which is pretty solid.
Aug. 31, 2021 at 12:01 p.m.
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They just sent themselves over cap
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Aug. 31, 2021 at 12:02 p.m.
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Extremely happy to extend Murphy. Has been the hawks best defenseman the past few seasons and is an under appreciated defensive dman.
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Aug. 31, 2021 at 12:04 p.m.
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Quoting: islandersfan14
They just sent themselves over cap


Nah, it starts next season. Not this season.
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Aug. 31, 2021 at 12:20 p.m.
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Quoting: SevenLeg
I'm surprised he only got 400k more than McCabe. Amazing deal.


McCabe is really good. Defence is not known to persist very well into defensemens 30's. The length is good, but I don't think this deal is as amazing as you suggest. Good though.
Aug. 31, 2021 at 12:24 p.m.
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These kind of deals for defensemen are absolutely necessarily if you're going to overspend for 8 years on Seth Jones.
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Aug. 31, 2021 at 12:40 p.m.
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Quoting: Jco5ta5
Starting next season they only have like 5 guys signed…now 6. They’ll also have tons of ELCs and Kane/Toews will be in the last year of their contracts. So next year will be a bit of a tighter squeeze but hopefully by 23-24 season Kane and Toews will be making much less (well Toews will at least) and the cap might go up a bit.


Not sure where you learned to count, but the Hawks have 12 players on the current roster that are under contract for next season.
Aug. 31, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.
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Quoting: Bruins1054_gmb
Not sure where you learned to count, but the Hawks have 12 players on the current roster that are under contract for next season.

Hooked on phonics.

I may have been thinking 2 years down the road then. My
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Aug. 31, 2021 at 1:01 p.m.
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Murphy, McCabe, and De Haan as three of your top four defensemen is a pretty solid base to have, especially for a team that has issues in its own zone. I'm not that high at all on Jones, but even I don't think he'll have another terrible season like last year, so if he can bounce back to even a respectable level of play, Chicago's top four doesn't seem all that terrible, especially for how it's looked over the past few seasons.
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Aug. 31, 2021 at 1:11 p.m.
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Nah, it starts next season. Not this season.


They are over the cap for this season.
Aug. 31, 2021 at 1:49 p.m.
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For a player like Murphy, this is a reasonable contract. He's not a complete top-pairing dman, but he is still a very important part of the team. He reminds me of a right-handed (albeit slightly worse) Adam Pelech.
Aug. 31, 2021 at 1:58 p.m.
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Quoting: CSStrowbridge
They are over the cap for this season.


Yea that's including Shaw's contract, so once th season starts they'll have about 3 million
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Aug. 31, 2021 at 2:22 p.m.
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Quoting: CSStrowbridge
They are over the cap for this season.


Quoting: Beetlejuice
Yea that's including Shaw's contract, so once th season starts they'll have about 3 million


And (4) guys over the roster that can be sent slid down easily.
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Aug. 31, 2021 at 2:41 p.m.
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Quoting: RememberTheRoar
I like the signing, but I'm a little surprised. I thought for sure Murphy would make for some tasty trade bait at the deadline. They could have flipped him for a 1st or 2nd round pick and then open up a roster spot for one of the younger guys.


Why would they only flip him for a 2nd round pick or even a 1st? That makes no sense. You have a top 3 defensive player on most teams versus a bag of magic beans in a draft.
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Aug. 31, 2021 at 2:42 p.m.
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Quoting: islandersfan14
They just sent themselves over cap


How? Murphy's cap hit is still the same this year
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