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Originally Posted by Neil K Walk
Murray is in the last season of a 3 year extension. His cap hit is $3.75M and he’s an RFA next season.
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Yup. Being an RFA will allow the Pens to meet another team's offer to keep him, so having him play out this season still allows the Pens to have a measure of control. If they lose Murray to another team's offer sheet this off-season, here's the compensation they would receive (based on Murray's contract salary):
Offer sheet compensation has been set for 2019/20
$1,395,053 or below: None
$1,395,054-$2,113,716: 3rd
$2,113,717-$4,227,437: 2nd
$4,227,438-$6,341,152: 1st, 3rd
$6,341,153-$8,454,871: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
$8,454,872-$10,568,589:
2 1sts , 2nd, 3rd
Over
$10,568,590+: 4 1sts
My guess is that the Pens might consider matching an offer sheet of roughly $2M - $4M. Beyond that they could take the draft pick compensation (a 1st and a 3rd, or more) and probably be okay with that.