Ducks winger Corey Perry (10) looks to control the puck in front of Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff during second period action in Anaheim on Feb. 6, 2012. (Alex Gallardo/Reuters/Files)
OTTAWA - Surely, there was more to Bryan Murray's master plan than meets the eye.
When the Senators GM convinced owner Eugene Melnyk to keep him around for a rebuild three winters ago, he had to have whispered something to go along with "we'll just dump salaries, make good draft picks and ride our promising young players."
