When Matt Murray takes the crease on Thursday night, his teammates will glance over with a healthy dose of respect.
Murray and Ilya Samsonov have been nothing short of excellent in their initial days with the Leafs, each getting past early injuries to provide Toronto with top-notch goaltending.
“They both came in with tremendous work ethic and attitudes and have fit right in, not just on the ice, but as people off the ice. Any time you have a one-two punch like that, it’s great.” Since returning, Murray is 7-0-2. Samsonov — who will be in net on Saturday in Washington against 800-goal scorer Alex Ovechkin and the rest of the Capitals — has allowed one goal in three starts, with back-to-back shutouts, since coming back.
Youngsters Rasmus Sandin and Timothy Liljegren have been playing the best hockey of their lives, and Mark Giordano is the sharpest 39-year-old defenceman on the planet.
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