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Joe Murphy is Homeless

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The off-season came and went with Murphy not finding work before he eventually managed to land a try-out with the New York Rangers in November 1999. Rangers General Manager Neil Smith had been the GM of Adirondack when Murphy played for the club so the two had some history. However the try out would be very short lived as Murphy signed a contract with the Boston Bruins less than a week after beginning his try out with the Rangers. The Rangers, who weren't even offered a chance to match the offer, felt spurned in the situation and Murphy made bizarre accusations about his sticks being partially sawed in half and one of his skates being "thrown in the river" by Smith.

Things in Boston didn't go much better for Murphy. He lasted just 26 games with the Bruins before the team suspended him indefinitely for "screaming profanities at coach Pat Burns." Murphy made few friends in the Bruins locker room and was said to have questioned his teammates work ethic and was known to tell off both teammates and the coaching staff. "This has been going on for a while," Coach Burns said at the time of the suspension. "The players have had enough and I have had enough." The Bruins, unable to find a team willing to trade for Murphy, placed the winger on waivers where he was claimed by the Washington Capitals.

With Washington, Murphy was given a very short leash. Team officials did their due diligence speaking with former coaches and teammates of Murphy before making the claim and General Manager George McPhee said if Murphy caused any issues with team he would be shipped out immediately. Murphy played 43 games with Washington over the next two years before ending his career on a particularly low note. Murphy, who had just one goal and six points in 14 games to start the 2000-01 season, was involved in an altercation in New York. After a team dinner and a trip to a night club, Murphy tried to talk a woman into joining him in a limo. She refused and a fight ensued which led to the woman's male companion striking Murphy in the head with a bottle. The following day the Capitals assigned Murphy to their American Hockey League affiliate. Murphy refused to report and was suspended by the team and never played professional hockey again. Murphy tried — and failed — to file for Workers Compensation because the incident happened while he was travelling for work. The Department of Employment Services ruled that while Murphy was in New York for work reasons and the dinner was a team event, the bar Murphy travelled to after the dinner had nothing to do with his employment. Murphy appealed the decision and lost.
 
No this was probably 15 ryears ago I took greyhound to Vegas from Denver couple times. Was nearly broke back then and my car was leaking oil. Couldn't risk a possible breakdown in the middle of nowhere Utah
Its interesting to think the stuff I didn't mind putting up with in pursuit of my gambling dreams(?). ...this was actually the least of it.

But yeah, last time a very large woman was sitting next to me, I had the window seat. 15 hours, it wasn't pretty. ..also interesting how the driver talked down to us poor people, no way you would hear that on a plane. And these people are ultimately paying as much or more as the discerning shopper of plane tickets. Classist society we live in. :thinking:
 
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