Murphy is 3 years younger than Justin Schultz. Maybe a new team and new coach can change his ways as well. He'll be 24 years old to start the season, which is quite young for a defenceman.
The best of Murphy's peers in the 2011 draft have 1, maybe 2 solid NHL seasons under their belt. Hamilton, Brodin, Larsson, Kelfbom. Many others in his draft are just starting to solidify full time spots: Manson, C. Murphy, Nesterov, Beaulieu. Ryan Murphy definitely has upside.
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