Question for team Canada fans

PantherBlood6*
05-05-2007, 02:28 PM
curious panther fan here -

florida signed cory murphy a month or so ago to a two-year deal. i was pretty surprised to see him added to team canada's roster considering he's never played a second on nhl ice. my question is for those that have been fortunate enough to watch the games - how has he looked for canada? has he looked like he belonged? out of place?

how do you think he'll play next year for the panthers?

#11_THEBEST!
05-05-2007, 06:31 PM
Great QB on PP!

That's all I ahve noticed.

Jazz
05-05-2007, 06:57 PM
From what I understand he played pretty well this season in Finland as well (HIFK Helsinki).

itshomerdoh
05-05-2007, 07:14 PM
I only saw the Slovakia game, but I got the impression that they were using him as a PP specialist and he wasn't even playing at even strength. He looked ok from what I saw, goal and a assist that game.

Iron
05-06-2007, 04:38 PM
He hasn't looked out of place at all in the games I've seen him play.

phaneuf_fan_3
05-06-2007, 07:58 PM
He hasnt played very much.........but he has looked good with the puck....not great in his own zone but pretty good on the PP

Maken*
05-06-2007, 08:01 PM
From what I understand he played pretty well this season in Finland as well (HIFK Helsinki).

MVP's usually play better than "pretty well".

PantherBlood6*
05-06-2007, 10:09 PM
does anyone see any similarities in his game to that of rafalski? or is he more of a zidlicky/boyle type - good on the powerplay, liability anywhere else? i believe rafalski came from the same system in Helsinki - and he is who the panthers' brass seem to be comparing him to

thanks for the responses btw. keep 'em coming if you get anymore impressions!