Bryan Murray gives a prospect a dose of reality

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

If there's a family illness, fine, go be with your family, and then once you've done that come back and play for Binghamton. How is this complicated?

Kid sounds like he just made up an excuse.

[Resolute 14]

Yeah, no. The Sens aren't spending the time they did trying to convince him to play in Binghamton if they weren't worried about the kid bolting back to Sweden. He might well have a sick relative, but it seems he is using that an excuse to justify reneging on his contract.

That said, it is unsurprising that Bryan Murray continues to be a dbag.

[Finger Cookin]

Lots of sympathy for a kid reneging on his contract. Good thing he didn't sleep in, or the knives would be out.

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by combustiblefuel

I felt the same way untill Sureloss posted this video from today.

I'm on the side the Sens on this one . The kid make a commitment and failed to live up to his half pf the agreement.If I signed a contract for a job and accepted a signing bonus then just disappeared I'm sure they would either sue me or expect I give them every penny back.

It's weird that he posted their is a family illness alll of a sudden right before he boards a plane. It sounds like he was trying to leave for the last week or so and that didn't work so he played a trump card.

Yeah, it seems like he got his bonus, nodded happily and crossed his fingers while saying he'd love to play in North America for 2015-2016. Then he shows up at rookie camp and starts to go back home because "he didn't think he was ready." If I was Melnyk and the kid sat in my office and took the bonus I handed to him then told me he'd play in the NHL I'd be sore too.

If the sick relative excuse is true (it feels too conveniently timed) then this kid has some serious communication issues.

[cgy2london]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Some of you are misunderstanding the situation. The kid has a valid NHL contract and going back to europe without the club's permission.

Full quote.

Brent Wallace @tsn_wally
Murray on Wikstrand: "I told him he could go back and be a grocery clerk. He could play in the beer leagues but he could not play hockey...

Brent Wallace @tsn_wally
Murray con’t “... in any shape or form if he doesn’t play for the Ottawa organization and that’s the way it will be."

Basically Murray won't sign his transfer papers to allow him to play in Europe under IIHF rules. In other words, the Senators are blocking the from kid playing professional hockey.

Good. They drafted him. They have a plan for him and they have the right to see that plan out. This isn't a free agent, this isn't a veteran that doesn't want to take a demotion.

This is a 7th round kid who has yet to play a game in the NHL. If he plans on ever playing he should learn to follow the chain of command. He has absolutely no right to say he would rather play in Sweden rather the NA.

[Poe969]

I'm guessing you didn't read the whole thread....the kid went back home because a family member was sick or something like that.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Poe969

I'm guessing you didn't read the whole thread....the kid went back home because a family member was sick or something like that.

you seem to be an expert on the facts

[Poe969]

MEOW! I'm just going by what's been reported. But yes, I'm a very factual guy.

[lazypucker]

I am going to venture a guess here about the situation:

So a foreign worker signed a contract to work in Canada - fine

Now he is asking for compassion leave to go back home to attend to a sick relative - fine

But he is also asking for permission to work for ANOTHER employer back home while on leave - that's where the problem lies.

I side with Murray on this case.

[Fredrik]

Don´t know if this has been reported in Canadian media, but as it turns out, Wikstrands brother has leukemia.
In an interview with Värmländska Folkbladet late October, Wikstrand commented on the incident:
"It was really bad of me (not contacting Murray before leaving). I am horrible sad that I didn´t do it. I should have brought it up in a better way, telling them why I wanted to play at home. But I am a guy who holds things for myself, keep it in the family. My agent didn´t know about it either".

Later, he called both Daniel Alfredsson and Murray, and told them what had happened, and that he wanted to come back. However, Murray has answered him that he only will be welcomed to Binghamton... And that is somewhere Wikstrand apparently doesn´t want to play...

At the same time I can understand he wants to be near his brother at first, I find it hard to swallow that he wants to skip ahead and play in the NHL directly, however good he is.

[Fredrik]

Just saw an interview with Wikstrand on Färjestads web site. During the interview, a somewhat familiar face steps in and tell him that Ottawa and Färjestad has agreed to let him play in SHL.

http://www.farjestadbk.se/artikel/76071/


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