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Joined: Dec. 2022
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If Murray doesn't go on ltir, you have a problem, although a small one. You could just trade Samsonov and run Murray and Woll. I fully expect Woll to be the guy next year no matter who the other goalie is. How he played in the playoffs is what this team needs. He lost but never flinched and the clinching goal was blatant interference so he's in no way to blame.
So what do we get with Murray? Well he likely will get hurt at some point. But when he's healthy he was pretty good. Had a rough few games trying to deal with an ankle injury and then the first few games coming back from that weren't good but that's injury related. His first half season was quite good.
But who knows, did anyone really see Hill doing what he did this year? Goalies are a crap shoot. I don't see Woll/Murray as much of a big risk. If it can save me some big dollars this year and next with Woll making what he is, one year of Murray doesn't seem bad, if it's comparable to what you have to pay Samsonov