Hard to see that Gillies would be involved in a trade for Murray, from the Pens perspective. Gillies is a good prospect but consensus is that he is not as strong as Murray. So you wouldn't think he would be the centerpiece of the trade. Kind of like trading down in the draft. You generally don't do that unless you're not in love with who's available and you have strong feelings on some lower ranked guys. Since Gillies hasn't really played this year I doubt the Pens are really hard after him.
If Murray's value is around a 2nd round pick, or 2nd and 3rd, then maybe the Flames could get him for a rental.
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