The Maple Leafs have acquired Matt Murray in a trade with the Ottawa Senators as Toronto looks to restock its goaltending depth.
The trade is for future considerations. The Senators are also sending a third-round pick in 2023 and a seventh-round pick to Toronto.
The Senators are retaining 25 per cent of Murray’s salary $6.25 million annual cap hit (and $15 million in total salary) for the next two seasons.
Murray, 28, lost the starting net in Ottawa to Anton Forsberg last season and at one point cleared waivers and spent time in the AHL. The two-time Stanley Cup champion had a 5-12-2 record in 20 starts last season with a .906 save percentage, a slight improvement after two seasons of a save percentage below .900.
By joining the Maple Leafs, Murray will reunite with some familiar faces from his OHL days. Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas and head coach Sheldon Keefe worked with Murray with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds nearly a decade ago and Leafs goalie evaluator and developer Jon Elkin has worked with Murray for many years.
The move almost certainly means Jack Campbell will not be returning to the Maple leafs net next season but more moves could be coming. After Petr Mrazek was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks last week, Erik Källgren is next in line in net for Toronto with Joseph Woll and RFA Ian Scott also in the organization.
