Matt Murray was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs by the Ottawa Senators for future considerations on Monday.
The 28-year-old goalie was 5-12-2 with a 3.05 goals-against average, .906 save percentage and one shutout in 20 starts with the Senators this season. He has two seasons remaining on a four-year, $25 million contract ($6.25 million average annual value) he signed with Ottawa on Oct. 9, 2020.
Toronto also received a third-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft and a seventh-round selection in the 2024 NHL Draft. Ottawa will retain 25 percent of Murray's salary as part of the trade.
Acquired in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Murray's time with the Senators didn't go as planned.
In 2020-21, he was 10-13-1 with a career-worst 3.38 GAA and .893 save percentage in 27 games (25 starts). This season, he started 0-5-0 with a 3.26 GAA and .890 save percentage before being placed on waivers Nov. 27 and assigned to Belleville of the American Hockey League the following day.
Murray's play improved after he was recalled from Belleville, though. He went 5-7-2 with a 2.96 GAA and .912 save percentage before an injury forced him to miss Ottawa's final 29 games.
"We're thankful for Matt's contributions and wish him well," Senators general manager Pierre Dorion said.
Selected by Pittsburgh in the third round (No. 83) of the 2012 NHL Draft, Murray is 132-78-22 with a 2.77 GAA, .911 save percentage and 14 shutouts in 246 games (238 starts) for the Penguins and Senators. He is 29-21 with a 2.18 GAA, .921 save percentage and six shutouts in 51 Stanley Cup Playoff games (50 starts), including helping the Penguins win the Stanley Cup in 2016 and 2017.
In Toronto, Murray will be tasked with filling the void left by Jack Campbell, who can become an unrestricted free agent Wednesday, and Petr Mrazek, who was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks on July 7.
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