Prompt 2:

Going way back to the early aughts of getting drafted there are but a few names that supported Murdock.

The easiest person to point to is Chris Conner, the long-time GM of the Carolina Kraken. It isn't confidence raising to be sitting around through two rounds of the draft, but when you finally do get drafted there's a lot out there to continue to prove. Despite the all time low, Conner still took Murdock through all of the trials of growing as a player. It wasn't just about scoring but about playing an all around team game. In a fairly unprecedented strategy that was taught to Murdock by filling in on defence--getting the feel for playing heavy minutes and on how Carolina's end of the ice works. Imperative in growing the game.

Betzee Nickleback, who has really only spent 1 season away from Roger since he entered the league, is another true believer. At least I think?? The primary motivation is ol Betsy threatening to beat Roger up if he doesn't feed them better passes. It's working so far this season but it's still a little vague if they actually support Murdock or just have excuse ready for violence...