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The buyout on Murray's contract is sub a million this season and 2 million next. I would so much rather do the buyout than trade assets away. The Leafs got a 3rd and a 7th for taking two years at his $#. They shouldn't pay anything more than that to rid themselves of one year. Keep in mind, when he plays, still a good goaltender. Likely the contract is insured for those LTIR times. AND his buyout is quite friendly. It shouldn't take much to move on from him.
And just a point of contention; Toronto doesn't miss 3rd line scoring, they miss top 6 scoring. The big guys continue to not show up or get shut down, whether by the different 'playoff' rules or by their own selves, I don't know.