The Toronto Maple Leafs placed goaltender Matt Murray on the long\u002Dterm injured reserve on Wednesday.
While Murray would now have unlimited time to get fully healthy, the announcement led to many wink-wink, nudge-nudge social media references to him being sent to ‘Robidas Island.’ That term was coined in the autumn of 2015, when fit-looking Leaf defenceman Stephane Robidas mysteriously went on LTIR at training camp in 2017, solving a cap/roster issue. When he finally spoke a year later, Robidas insisted a wear-and-tear knee injury had become apparent and necessitated his retirement.
The Murray announcement came at noon, the hour many expected he’d be placed on waivers if it was Toronto’s intention to buy out the final year of his contract. But if his medical condition is verified, the Leafs can put the savings, along with those from long-idled defenceman Jake Muzzin , to use for other contracts as they attempt to erase the current estimated $12.4-million excess on the cap.
While it can’t be said Murray is through in Toronto, Wednesday’s move would seem to settle the short-term goaltending plan as Samsonov was just awarded $3.55 million by an arbitrator in a one-year deal. He’s the likely No. 1, backed by Woll, who finished the playoffs and no longer can be moved back and forth from the AHL Marlies without going through waivers.
General manager Brad Treliving also might seek a cheaper, experienced netminder by the time the new season begins. Murray, 29, is a two-time Stanley Cup winner with Pittsburgh. He had high hopes of being the top dog when Toronto traded with Ottawa for his services a year ago, but ran into injury issues which had also plagued his time with the Senators.
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