News Article: Matt Murray on LTIR

[fancy lad]

hey I’m on the Murray bandwagon. Sign me up.

Samsonov is surely not the guy.

 

[authentic]

Homeboy just saved the Marlies in a shootout and clinched a playoff berth for them!! Hahaaaa.... I need this narrative of future Conn Smythe winner Murray in my life right now!!

I would be shocked if he played at all for Toronto in the playoffs, but it would be quite the story.

 

[TopCheeseShotta]

I would be shocked if he played at all for Toronto in the playoffs, but it would be quite the story.

For sure... A whole lot would have to go wrong (that I dont think we could all stomach) before a Murray sighting would happen... and Sammy's my guy fa sho.... but what a story it would be, just to see other team's fans flipping out and crying' the blues! Lmaooooo

 

[Squiffy]

Found the portal off Robadias Island with half a week to play. Crazy stuff.

 

[hfman]

I'll take Murray over Samsonov right now


Hell I'll take a bloody pink one-legged flamingo in net over Samsonov right now

 

[Macallan18]

i think he stopped 22 of 27, looked a little rusty

 

[nuck]

It will be interesting if he starts the next game which I guess he should unless he had some pain coming out of this one.

I don't think they can consider Sammy for the post season if he doesn't win another game. One more start for Samsonov and one for Woll and if Woll wins and Sammy doesn't I think they go with Woll for game one. If both win they still might start Woll and TBD who the backup is. I think Murray can grab that if he improves at all from game 1. Remember they brought Jones up while he was rocking a .870 and Sammy is .890 so the bar is set subterranean low.

TBH I have no faith in Samsonov. He allowed 4 goals his last meeting with Florida and they fed it to him in the playoffs. Woll was great in two of three games against Florida in the playoff and .974 in his one meeting this year. Even without Sammy's most recent suckage he is my starter.

 

[TopCheeseShotta]

i think he stopped 22 of 27, looked a little rusty

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/matt-murray-helps-the-marlies-clinch-a-playoff-berth-and-how-he-looked-in-his-first-game-as-part-of-maple-leafs-conditioning-loan

Good recap.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Goals saved above expected.

NHL Goalie Advanced Stats 2024-2025

NHL Goalie Analytics, Goals Saved Above Expected

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1 Connor Hellebuyck	59	139	173.53	34.5
2 Thatcher Demko	49	119	139.42	20.4
3 Anthony Stolarz	26	49	67.94	18.9
4 Jeremy Swayman	43	107	123.45	16.5
5 Linus Ullmark	39	101	116.76	15.8
6 Sergei Bobrovsky	58	135	150.55	15.6
7 Jacob Markstrom	47	127	141.02	14.0
8 David Rittich	24	49	62.82	13.8
9 Cam Talbot	52	123	136.0	13.0
10 Laurent Brossoit	22	43	55.58	12.6
11 Frederik Andersen	16	28	40.19	12.2
12 Jordan Binnington	56	155	167.05	12.1
13 Connor Ingram	48	128	139.21	11.2
14 Igor Shesterkin	54	141	151.71	10.7
15 Devon Levi	23	67	77.66	10.7
16 Jonathan Quick	27	69	78.84	9.8
17 Joel Hofer	29	71	80.39	9.4
18 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	54	132	141.42	9.4
19 Adin Hill	33	83	91.54	8.5
20 Martin Jones	21	50	58.29	8.3
21 Justus Annunen	13	29	37.24	8.2
22 Charlie Lindgren	48	126	134.01	8.0
23 Semyon Varlamov	27	68	75.87	7.9
24 Joseph Woll	24	68	74.66	6.7
25 Alexandar Georgiev	62	179	185.1	6.1
26 Joey Daccord	48	110	115.5	5.5
27 Sam Montembeault	40	122	126.76	4.8
28 Cayden Primeau	22	62	66.78	4.8
29 Stuart Skinner	57	141	145.16	4.2
30 Kevin Lankinen	24	56	60.08	4.1
31 Logan Thompson	45	118	122.08	4.1
32 Alex Lyon	43	123	126.97	4.0
33 Jet Greaves	8	27	30.63	3.6
34 Devin Cooley	4	12	14.79	2.8
35 Tristan Jarry	51	133	135.61	2.6
36 Mackenzie Blackwood	44	140	142.46	2.5
37 Calvin Pickard	21	48	50.28	2.3
38 Matt Murray	1	0	2.04	2.0
39 Yaroslav Askarov	2	2	3.86	1.9
40 Magnus Hellberg	3	5	6.88	1.9
41 Malcolm Subban	1	3	4.58	1.6
42 Jake Oettinger	53	139	140.42	1.4
43 Louis Domingue	1	1	2.42	1.4
44 Kaapo Kahkonen	37	116	117.36	1.4
45 Pyotr Kochetkov	41	90	91.12	1.1
46 Ivan Prosvetov	11	26	26.87	0.9
47 Chris Driedger	2	5	5.85	0.8
48 Matt Tomkins	5	16	16.84	0.8
49 Spencer Martin	18	53	53.73	0.7
50 Ilya Sorokin	55	163	163.1	0.1
51 Yaniv Perets	1	0	0.08	0.1
52 Michael Hutchinson	1	3	2.98	-0.0
53 Arturs Silovs	4	10	9.97	-0.0
54 Daniil Tarasov	24	73	73.04	0.0
55 Hunter Shepard	4	13	12.99	-0.0
56 James Reimer	24	66	65.67	-0.3
57 Casey DeSmith	29	80	79.58	-0.4
58 Carter Hart	26	68	67.3	-0.7
59 Jake Allen	33	110	109.28	-0.7
60 Petr Mrazek	54	155	154.05	-0.9
61 Kenneth Appleby	1	2	0.7	-1.3
62 Alex Nedeljkovic	36	95	93.36	-1.6
63 Andrei Vasilevskiy	51	144	142.29	-1.7
64 Matt Villalta	2	5	2.54	-2.5
65 Nico Daws	21	60	57.4	-2.6
66 Juuse Saros	63	169	166.4	-2.6
67 Jesper Wallstedt	3	9	6.3	-2.7
68 Pheonix Copley	8	23	20.34	-2.7
69 Akira Schmid	19	48	44.95	-3.0
70 Jack Campbell	5	20	16.45	-3.6
71 Philipp Grubauer	35	91	87.08	-3.9
72 Jiri Patera	6	21	17.03	-4.0
73 Eric Comrie	9	30	25.44	-4.6
74 Darcy Kuemper	33	103	98.21	-4.8
75 Ville Husso	19	60	55.06	-4.9
76 Samuel Ersson	50	131	125.89	-5.1
77 Cal Petersen	5	18	12.68	-5.3
78 Ivan Fedotov	3	10	4.63	-5.4
79 Filip Gustavsson	44	128	121.99	-6.0
80 Felix Sandstrom	5	17	10.9	-6.1
81 Elvis Merzlikins	41	130	123.65	-6.3
82 Karel Vejmelka	37	114	107.12	-6.9
83 Magnus Chrona	9	37	29.38	-7.6
84 Lukas Dostal	43	128	120.3	-7.7
85 Ilya Samsonov	40	120	111.86	-8.1
86 Jonas Johansson	26	83	74.14	-8.9
87 Antti Raanta	24	63	53.74	-9.3
88 Scott Wedgewood	32	85	75.63	-9.4
89 Anton Forsberg	29	83	73.64	-9.4
90 Dustin Wolf	15	44	34.6	-9.4
91 John Gibson	46	151	141.41	-9.6
92 Mads Sogaard	6	19	8.71	-10.3
93 Marc-Andre Fleury	39	108	97.23	-10.8
94 Vitek Vanecek	32	95	83.85	-11.2
95 Dan Vladar	20	68	55.48	-12.5
96 Joonas Korpisalo	54	164	148.45	-15.6
97 Arvid Soderblom	31	109	91.28	-17.7

 

[NJG]

It will be interesting if he starts the next game which I guess he should unless he had some pain coming out of this one.

I don't think they can consider Sammy for the post season if he doesn't win another game. One more start for Samsonov and one for Woll and if Woll wins and Sammy doesn't I think they go with Woll for game one. If both win they still might start Woll and TBD who the backup is. I think Murray can grab that if he improves at all from game 1. Remember they brought Jones up while he was rocking a .870 and Sammy is .890 so the bar is set subterranean low.

TBH I have no faith in Samsonov. He allowed 4 goals his last meeting with Florida and they fed it to him in the playoffs. Woll was great in two of three games against Florida in the playoff and .974 in his one meeting this year. Even without Sammy's most recent suckage he is my starter.

Even if Samsonov plays the next two games and loses both Woll is not starting. Samsonov is the starter, regardless if you like it or not.

 

[The Iceman]

Even if Samsonov plays the next two games and loses both Woll is not starting. Samsonov is the starter, regardless if you like it or not.

Both Stanley cup finalists finished with a different goalie then they started with

 

[Evilhomer]

Both Stanley cup finalists finished with a different goalie then they started with

The goaltending is a red herring. It's just as likely that Bob craps the bed in the playoffs, and both of Boston's goalies have historically not been good in the playoffs.

 

[JT AM da real deal]

Sammy will get game 1 start as he won us round 1 last year .. after that it becomes WIN and you stay in da net .. Woll gets next shot and then Jones and than maybe maybe maybe Murry but a HUGE longshot

 

[Evilhomer]

Sammy will get game 1 start as he won us round 1 last year .. after that it becomes WIN and you stay in da net .. Woll gets next shot and then Jones and than maybe maybe maybe Murry but a HUGE longshot

Barring injuries to both Samsonov and Woll, neither Jones nor Murray will even see the bench during the playoffs.

 

[JT AM da real deal]

Barring injuries to both Samsonov and Woll, neither Jones nor Murray will even see the bench during the playoffs.

Yes very very very likely but in a scenario where Sammy loses it in game 1 and then Woll sh*ts da bed next game it is possible Jones starts at home in game 3 .. i think it is massively unlikely but unfortunately if Sammy loses his mental health then he can't even backup .. so Jones does have a chance of seeing da bench in event of injury .. he needs to get 1 of last 2 starts to feel da puck again in a game

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

Goals saved above expected.

NHL Goalie Advanced Stats 2024-2025

NHL Goalie Analytics, Goals Saved Above Expected

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1 Connor Hellebuyck	59	139	173.53	34.5
2 Thatcher Demko	49	119	139.42	20.4
3 Anthony Stolarz	26	49	67.94	18.9
4 Jeremy Swayman	43	107	123.45	16.5
5 Linus Ullmark	39	101	116.76	15.8
6 Sergei Bobrovsky	58	135	150.55	15.6
7 Jacob Markstrom	47	127	141.02	14.0
8 David Rittich	24	49	62.82	13.8
9 Cam Talbot	52	123	136.0	13.0
10 Laurent Brossoit	22	43	55.58	12.6
11 Frederik Andersen	16	28	40.19	12.2
12 Jordan Binnington	56	155	167.05	12.1
13 Connor Ingram	48	128	139.21	11.2
14 Igor Shesterkin	54	141	151.71	10.7
15 Devon Levi	23	67	77.66	10.7
16 Jonathan Quick	27	69	78.84	9.8
17 Joel Hofer	29	71	80.39	9.4
18 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	54	132	141.42	9.4
19 Adin Hill	33	83	91.54	8.5
20 Martin Jones	21	50	58.29	8.3
21 Justus Annunen	13	29	37.24	8.2
22 Charlie Lindgren	48	126	134.01	8.0
23 Semyon Varlamov	27	68	75.87	7.9
24 Joseph Woll	24	68	74.66	6.7
25 Alexandar Georgiev	62	179	185.1	6.1
26 Joey Daccord	48	110	115.5	5.5
27 Sam Montembeault	40	122	126.76	4.8
28 Cayden Primeau	22	62	66.78	4.8
29 Stuart Skinner	57	141	145.16	4.2
30 Kevin Lankinen	24	56	60.08	4.1
31 Logan Thompson	45	118	122.08	4.1
32 Alex Lyon	43	123	126.97	4.0
33 Jet Greaves	8	27	30.63	3.6
34 Devin Cooley	4	12	14.79	2.8
35 Tristan Jarry	51	133	135.61	2.6
36 Mackenzie Blackwood	44	140	142.46	2.5
37 Calvin Pickard	21	48	50.28	2.3
38 Matt Murray	1	0	2.04	2.0
39 Yaroslav Askarov	2	2	3.86	1.9
40 Magnus Hellberg	3	5	6.88	1.9
41 Malcolm Subban	1	3	4.58	1.6
42 Jake Oettinger	53	139	140.42	1.4
43 Louis Domingue	1	1	2.42	1.4
44 Kaapo Kahkonen	37	116	117.36	1.4
45 Pyotr Kochetkov	41	90	91.12	1.1
46 Ivan Prosvetov	11	26	26.87	0.9
47 Chris Driedger	2	5	5.85	0.8
48 Matt Tomkins	5	16	16.84	0.8
49 Spencer Martin	18	53	53.73	0.7
50 Ilya Sorokin	55	163	163.1	0.1
51 Yaniv Perets	1	0	0.08	0.1
52 Michael Hutchinson	1	3	2.98	-0.0
53 Arturs Silovs	4	10	9.97	-0.0
54 Daniil Tarasov	24	73	73.04	0.0
55 Hunter Shepard	4	13	12.99	-0.0
56 James Reimer	24	66	65.67	-0.3
57 Casey DeSmith	29	80	79.58	-0.4
58 Carter Hart	26	68	67.3	-0.7
59 Jake Allen	33	110	109.28	-0.7
60 Petr Mrazek	54	155	154.05	-0.9
61 Kenneth Appleby	1	2	0.7	-1.3
62 Alex Nedeljkovic	36	95	93.36	-1.6
63 Andrei Vasilevskiy	51	144	142.29	-1.7
64 Matt Villalta	2	5	2.54	-2.5
65 Nico Daws	21	60	57.4	-2.6
66 Juuse Saros	63	169	166.4	-2.6
67 Jesper Wallstedt	3	9	6.3	-2.7
68 Pheonix Copley	8	23	20.34	-2.7
69 Akira Schmid	19	48	44.95	-3.0
70 Jack Campbell	5	20	16.45	-3.6
71 Philipp Grubauer	35	91	87.08	-3.9
72 Jiri Patera	6	21	17.03	-4.0
73 Eric Comrie	9	30	25.44	-4.6
74 Darcy Kuemper	33	103	98.21	-4.8
75 Ville Husso	19	60	55.06	-4.9
76 Samuel Ersson	50	131	125.89	-5.1
77 Cal Petersen	5	18	12.68	-5.3
78 Ivan Fedotov	3	10	4.63	-5.4
79 Filip Gustavsson	44	128	121.99	-6.0
80 Felix Sandstrom	5	17	10.9	-6.1
81 Elvis Merzlikins	41	130	123.65	-6.3
82 Karel Vejmelka	37	114	107.12	-6.9
83 Magnus Chrona	9	37	29.38	-7.6
84 Lukas Dostal	43	128	120.3	-7.7
85 Ilya Samsonov	40	120	111.86	-8.1
86 Jonas Johansson	26	83	74.14	-8.9
87 Antti Raanta	24	63	53.74	-9.3
88 Scott Wedgewood	32	85	75.63	-9.4
89 Anton Forsberg	29	83	73.64	-9.4
90 Dustin Wolf	15	44	34.6	-9.4
91 John Gibson	46	151	141.41	-9.6
92 Mads Sogaard	6	19	8.71	-10.3
93 Marc-Andre Fleury	39	108	97.23	-10.8
94 Vitek Vanecek	32	95	83.85	-11.2
95 Dan Vladar	20	68	55.48	-12.5
96 Joonas Korpisalo	54	164	148.45	-15.6
97 Arvid Soderblom	31	109	91.28	-17.7

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Depressing. We haven't had a decent goalie since Belfour. You simply can't win without either a hot goalie or a star goalie in the playoffs. We have neither right now. I feel a terrible first round exit coming on. Sorry to be grim.

 

[Hellcat]

Even in the scenario you described, I wouldn't play Murray unless all 3 of Samsonov, Woll, and Jones were unavailable.

I would add, Felix Potvin CUJO, Belfour Ken Wregit , Mike Palmateer, Bunny Laroque to the list of goalies that I would give a shot to before Murray gets a shot.

 

[MSZ]

Depressing. We haven't had a decent goalie since Belfour. You simply can't win without either a hot goalie or a star goalie in the playoffs. We have neither right now. I feel a terrible first round exit coming on. Sorry to be grim.

Even Belfour himself had just one series win here. Since Potvin and Cujo we haven't really had any decent playoff goalies.

 

[NJG]

Even Belfour himself had just one series win here. Since Potvin and Cujo we haven't really had any decent playoff goalies.

Because our defence is shit and has been for over a decade now.

 

[saffronleaf]

can we play murray against TB tomorrow and see how he's doing?

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

can we play murray against TB tomorrow and see how he's doing?

I don't think we've got the cap to do it. Would be interesting to see though.

 

[authentic]

I would add, Felix Potvin CUJO, Belfour Ken Wregit , Mike Palmateer, Bunny Laroque to the list of goalies that I would give a shot to before Murray gets a shot.

Oh how I wish we had Bunny Laroque on LTIR

 

[LeafalCrusader]

can we play murray against TB tomorrow and see how he's doing?

No cap room to activate him.

 

[saffronleaf]

at least no cap in playoffs. but then you'd have to experiment with him in the playoffs.

 

[Stephen]

Murray's going to be at least on the Leaf bench at some point in the Boston series, and I wouldn't be surprised if he gets some time if Sammy falters. Complete Hail Mary, but there's more miracle potential in him than Woll.