It only seemed natural to wonder if the Anaheim Ducks’ acquisition of Anton Khudobin would be the precursor to another goalie move, but apparently that’s not the case.
In fact, it sounds like Ducks GM Bob Murray was incensed by the rumors, as you can see from The Hockey News’ Ken Campbell’s account:
“John Gibson is not getting traded,” Murray said. “So put that (expletive) out there, OK. That’s enough.”
This was an amusing way to put it, too:
Bob Murray stressed in no uncertain terms that the Ducks will not be trading John Gibson even though they acquired Khudobin.
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) June 27, 2015
Murray may rank as the NHL executive most in need of a five-second delay ... at least when it comes to rumors about his goalies. Back in January 2014, he needed to be censored when asked about a possible Jonas Hiller trade.
He might not like the rumors, yet they crop up for a reason (much like irksome ones involving Hiller and Bobby Ryan eventually hinted at exits that did happen). The Ducks have three goalies in Khudobin, Gibson and Frederik Andersen under contract for just one more season, so it’s only reasonable to wonder when the other shoe might drop.
You might need earmuffs if you ask Murray about it around kids, though.