By Canadian Press

Leafs announce goaltender Matt Murray will be placed on long-term injured reserve

Jul 26, 2023 | 9:44 AM

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Matt Murray is out indefinitely and will be placed on long-term injured reserve before the start to of the 2023-24 season, the team announced Wednesday.

The 29-year-old went 14-8-2 with .903 save percentage and a 3.01 goals-against average in 26 games in 2022-23 following last summer’s trade with the Ottawa Senators.

The oft-injured Murray put in some decent showings with the Leafs, but was unable to stay out of the trainers room thanks to groin and ankle problems before suffering a concussion in April.

The Thunder Bay, Ont., native won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017.

Murray has one season remaining on a four-year, US$25-million contract he signed with Ottawa in October 2020 after being acquired from Pittsburgh in a trade. He was set to count close to $4.69 million against the salary cap next season after the Senators retained 25 per cent of his wages in the trade with Toronto.

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As things stand, the Leafs will head into training camp with Ilya Samsonov and youngster Joseph Woll as their goalies. Samsonov was awarded a one-year, $3.55-million deal in arbitration over the weekend.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 26, 2023.

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