{"id":105,"date":"2022-07-12T02:50:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T02:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldprof.nhltradetalk.com\/?p=105"},"modified":"2022-07-12T02:51:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T02:51:28","slug":"maple-leafs-pull-the-trigger-on-matt-murray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldprof.nhltradetalk.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/12\/maple-leafs-pull-the-trigger-on-matt-murray\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leafs Pull the Trigger: Brings in Matt Murray as Their Starting Goalie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For the Toronto Maple Leafs, it was one of three choices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first choice is that goalie Matt Murray was a player the team wanted all along &#8211; more than Jack Campbell &#8211; because he was known to both head coach Sheldon Keefe and general manager Kyle Dubas (he played junior hockey for them with the Soo Greyhounds). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a1\ufe0fMaple Leafs take a chance on goalie Matt Murray in trade with Senators | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kevin_mcgran?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kevin_mcgran<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E3nUtQlDMQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/E3nUtQlDMQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Toronto Star Sports (@StarSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StarSports\/status\/1546653888719343617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The second choice is that the writing was on the wall that Jack Campbell wasn&#8217;t coming back (or wanted too much money) and the Maple Leafs management just (finally) decided to move on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The third choice &#8211; and there was some speculation that this was the case &#8211; is that Campbell wasn&#8217;t in the plans at all because the team had &#8220;soured on him&#8221; for some reason. And, if that&#8217;s true, we won&#8217;t know why &#8211; probably ever.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsedge.com\/hockey\/nhl\/teams\/toronto-maple-leafs\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Maple Leafs Have Found Their Goalie in Murray<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Later in the afternoon on Monday, the Maple Leafs announced they had acquired Murray, along with a third-round draft choice in 2023 and a seventh-round draft choice in 2024 from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for future considerations.&nbsp;What &#8220;future considerations&#8221; means I don&#8217;t know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TRADE: We have acquired goaltender Matt Murray &amp; two draft picks from Ottawa in exchange for future considerations. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LeafsForever?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LeafsForever<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MapleLeafs\/status\/1546645700259323910?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The specifics of the trade are that the Senators will retain 25% of Murray&#8217;s salary as part of the trade. The Maple Leafs also get two draft picks, although those don&#8217;t seem to be as big a deal as Murray&#8217;s history and his health. Can he play more than 20 games during the 2022-23 season? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although due diligence was done on his medical status, if Murray misses significant time with injuries that would be a problem of huge proportion. The Maple Leafs, after getting the Senators to retain a fourth of Murray&#8217;s salary, are looking at a salary-cap hit of $4,687,500 over the next two seasons that Murray will be in Toronto. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 28-year-old goalie has struggled for the past two years even when he&#8217;s been healthy; however, the Maple Leafs are not the Senators. Murray will get plenty of run support from the Maple Leafs&#8217; high-powered offense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Best and the Worst of the Deal for the Maple Leafs and for Murray<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Both GM Kyle Dubas and coach Sheldon Keefe are familiar with Murray, who was their goalie when the three were all in similar roles with the OHL Soo Greyhounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maple Leafs&#8217; general manager Dubas is betting on Murray to come through for the team. Should he be unable to do so, that might put Dubas&#8217; career in trouble. On the other hand, if Murray can bounce back, it would be both a great story of redemption. At the same time, the team would have a great chance of postseason success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired goaltender Matt Murray and two draft picks from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for future considerations. Ottawa will retain 25% of Murray&#39;s salary.<br><br>Thoughts on the trade? \ud83e\udd14 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tUK5TFkGKb\">pic.twitter.com\/tUK5TFkGKb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sportsnet\/status\/1546647317830410240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray would likely be the Maple Leafs starting goalie with former Jack Campbell moving on. The rumor is that Campbell will be<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/toronto\/oilers-campbell-leafs\"> joining the Edmonton Oilers.<\/a> At Day 1 of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, the Maple Leafs traded Petr Mrazek<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/toronto\/maple-leafs-trade-mrazek-chicago-2022-draft\"> to the Chicago Blackhawks in a trade.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a big gamble for the Maple Leafs. It&#8217;s one of those classic high-risk\/high-reward scenarios.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Maple Leafs found their goalie, signing Matt Murray from the Ottawa Senators. Is he the right choice? 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