News Article: Matt Murray on LTIR

[capfit9]

Reports: Maple Leafs move Matt Murray to LTIR following O'Reilly trade

And another one for the boy genius Dubanator.

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[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Whatever he's already on the he's probably not that far away

 

[Leaf Fans]

Yup, gotta have him healthy for the playoffs. But he is " progressing well.." and it opens some space.

 

[Smif]

Reports: Maple Leafs move Matt Murray to LTIR following O'Reilly trade

And another one for the boy genius Dubanator.

Why would you blame Dubas for anything here? You sound oddly negative for an LTIR move.

 

[Griffin76]

Clearing some space to bring in Ekholm

 

[Mess]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have moved goaltender Matt Murray to long-term injury reserve following the acquisition of forwards Ryan O'Reilly and Noel Acciari Friday night, according to multiple reports.

CapFriendly.com, which was first to report the news, projects the Maple Leafs to have $4.4 million in available cap space through the LTIR pool with a total salary cap hit of $88.8 million, $6 million above the salary cap ceiling. Once third-string goalie Joesph Woll and his $766,667 salary are returned to the AHL, the Maple Leafs will have enough room to activate Murray and his $4.6 million salary when he is healthy again.

Murray last played Jan. 17 and was placed on injured reserve Feb. 9 with an ankle injury. Long-term injured reserve requires a player to miss 10 games or 24 days meaning Murray won't be eligible to return until at least early March.

The trade deadline is March 3.

Head coach Sheldon Keefe said Friday, before the O'Reilly deal was announced, that there was still no timetable for Murray's return.

 

[DarkKnight]

 

[Budz]

Clearing some space to bring in Ekholm

If I could choose 2 players.

Ekholm
JT Miller

 

[saltming]

We might have to hyphenate to robidas-murray island

 

[Cleetus]

he comes off LTIR FEB.28 just before the game against the Oilers

 

[Leafidelity]

Why would you blame Dubas for anything here? You sound oddly negative for an LTIR move.

Give him some time, he based his entire personality around Dubas making bad choices, so this thread is all he has right now.

 

[Gilmour1996]

he comes off LTIR FEB.28 just before the game against the Oilers

Better the Oilers than the Sens or the Pens.

 

[kevsh]

Why would you blame Dubas for anything here? You sound oddly negative for an LTIR move.

I think the point being that Murray had a very recent, troubling injury history when Dubas acquired him and so far he's lived up to the billing. That leaves the Leafs depth chart for goal with Samsonov and Woll/Kallgren.

 

[Smif]

I think the point being that Murray had a very recent, troubling injury history when Dubas acquired him and so far he's lived up to the billing. That leaves the Leafs depth chart for goal with Samsonov and Woll/Kallgren.

Yes, I understand..That is fantastic depth.

 

[capfit9]

Yes, I understand..That is fantastic depth.

Or maybe use those dollars elsewhere “opportunity cost” instead of on this known band aid of an athlete.

 

[Gilmour1996]

I think the point being that Murray had a very recent, troubling injury history when Dubas acquired him and so far he's lived up to the billing. That leaves the Leafs depth chart for goal with Samsonov and Woll/Kallgren.

Not much Dubas can do about that now. Can't really have 3 NHL goalies on the roster without dropping a forward or a defenceman and not really any better options than Woll/Kallgren available via trade that can be stored in the AHL for insurance. Brandon Bussi might be nice but the Bruins aren't going to give him up to help the Leafs. Keefe should manage Samsonov's workload better and use Woll/Kallgren more until Murray back.

 

[Racer88]

What a total waste of time Murray has been, Mrazek 2.0

 

[JKG33]

What a total waste of time Murray has been, Mrazek 2.0

Who could've possibly seen that coming??

 

[notbias]

why is this even a thread? We've had 3 threads for the same ankle injury... he's on the ice already

This seems like nothing to me, they are just making more time to bring him back.

Assuming the O'Reilly trade is getting too much praise for some.

 

[Morbo]

why is this even a thread? We've had 3 threads for the same ankle injury... he's on the ice already

This seems like nothing to me, they are just making more time to bring him back.

Assuming the O'Reilly trade is getting too much praise for some.

Bingo.

 

[TMLife17]

What a total waste of time Murray has been, Mrazek 2.0

I'd still throw Murray in net before anyone not named Samsonov. Mrazek I wouldn't even have to think about, I'd play any goalie in our system before him.

 

[Bomber0104]

I'd still throw Murray in net before anyone not named Samsonov. Mrazek I wouldn't even have to think about, I'd play any goalie in our system before him.

You can throw Murray in net all you want in a series, the issue is that someone else will probably have to take over mid-way..

The entire hockey world likes Murray when he's a healthy, starting goalie, but how long has it been since he's been one?

4 or 5 years ago?

 

[cyris]

If I could choose 2 players.

Ekholm
JT Miller

What about the absolute clown show that has been JT Miller this season would make you want him for 7 more years at 8m with a full NMC?

I wouldn’t take him if Vancouver included their unprotected first for free

 

[Puckstuff]

If I could choose 2 players.

Ekholm
JT Miller

Ekholm would be perfect except for the long term 6.25 million dollar cap hit. Teams are more likely to retain if the guy has 1 year left not so much when they have 4 years left.

 

[Larcos_Unal]

Inevitable, I have zero faith in Murray at this point. If anything happens to Sammy the season in in serious trouble