Murphy and Bowman know each other from
the latter’s days as Blackhawks GM, so that might work in the Oilers’
favor. They have about $1.089 million in trade deadline cap space, meaning the Blackhawks
will have to retain half of his remaining salary or take on someone else, such as little-used winger Andrew Mangiapane and his $3.6-million
annual cap hit through next season.
