Comments on: Remembering (and Rooting for) Bryan Murray http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/05/28/remembering-and-rooting-for-bryan-murray/ A Haven for the Hockey Malnourished Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:16:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: pepper http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/05/28/remembering-and-rooting-for-bryan-murray/#comment-19248 pepper Tue, 29 May 2007 21:56:24 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/05/28/remembering-and-rooting-for-bryan-murray/#comment-19248 Murray's career has certainly been so recognized north of the border in the distinguished manner you present. On a recent episode of Prime Time Sports on Fan590, the roundtable assembled specifically noted how Murray and Poile led the Caps out of the cellar and into legitimate force, building and maintaining "good to very good" teams for much of the 80s. Excellent point that the (Bryan) Murray era steered our perennial 100 point squad through perhaps the most formidable division during that era. Murray’s career has certainly been so recognized north of the border in the distinguished manner you present.

On a recent episode of Prime Time Sports on Fan590, the roundtable assembled specifically noted how Murray and Poile led the Caps out of the cellar and into legitimate force, building and maintaining “good to very good” teams for much of the 80s.

Excellent point that the (Bryan) Murray era steered our perennial 100 point squad through perhaps the most formidable division during that era.

]]> By: Caps Nut http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/05/28/remembering-and-rooting-for-bryan-murray/#comment-19207 Caps Nut Tue, 29 May 2007 12:45:29 +0000 http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/05/28/remembering-and-rooting-for-bryan-murray/#comment-19207 It was in that last 100+ point season in 85-86 that we had the Cup dead to rights and should have won the thing. But Bryan Murray hated Al Jensen and refused to use him in the second round against the Rangers which we lost 4-2. Jensen had the Rangers number that year but never saw the ice in the playoffs against them. Three of the four losses to the Rangers were by one goal and two of those came in OT. It was Murray's stubborness that cost us that year. There's no doubt that Murray is a good coach, but he's isn't good enough to win. This is the first time he's ever gotten a team beyond the second round of the playoffs. For whatever reason, playoff success eludes this guy. It was in that last 100+ point season in 85-86 that we had the Cup dead to rights and should have won the thing.

But Bryan Murray hated Al Jensen and refused to use him in the second round against the Rangers which we lost 4-2. Jensen had the Rangers number that year but never saw the ice in the playoffs against them. Three of the four losses to the Rangers were by one goal and two of those came in OT. It was Murray’s stubborness that cost us that year.

There’s no doubt that Murray is a good coach, but he’s isn’t good enough to win. This is the first time he’s ever gotten a team beyond the second round of the playoffs. For whatever reason, playoff success eludes this guy.

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