Sabres @ Maple Leafs - Mar. 13th, 7:30pm - SN, Fan 590

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Murray got hung out to dry but he needs to stop the puck more ultimately.  Mistakes are going to happen and if keeps letting in this many of those mistakes the Leafs aren't going anywhere with him in net.

4 goals or more allowed in his last 5 starts and 7 of his last 10.  He had an .883 SV% in 5 games in January and now has an .848 Sv% in March.

Sure, but the defense tonight just collapsed.  Forwards, d-men, they all sucked.

That said, you'd like to see him steal one for us sometimes.  The goaltending is starting to trend like last year: peaking in November, sort of drifting as the season winds down.

 

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Murray got hung out to dry but he needs to stop the puck more ultimately.  Mistakes are going to happen and if keeps letting in this many of those mistakes the Leafs aren't going anywhere with him in net.

4 goals or more allowed in his last 5 starts and 7 of his last 10.  He had an .883 SV% in 5 games in January and now has an .848 Sv% in March.

There are still a few games to play in the season. But at this juncture:

Murray's numbers are very similar to his season in Ottawa last year - which is not good because he's playing on a better defensive team. Therefore, arguably on that basis, he's worse.

His good playoff years with Pittsburgh happened in 2016 and 2017 - roughly half a career ago.

He's giving up half a goal per game more than Samsonov.
Samsonov v Murray Stats

At this point, if one had to call it, Samsonov has clearly earned it.

To me, the debate isn't so much who should start. The more interesting debate or closer case or "has me wondering" might be who should fill in if needed. Woll is pretty hot. That might be Fool's Gold. But I've wondered about it more than whether Murray should start the playoffs. Woll should carry on playing with the Marlies. But if Samsonov goes down and the team needs to win the next game (usually the case in the playoffs), I'd have to give some serious thought to giving Woll a shot. No way I'd hand the baton to Murray alone unless he came in and stood on his head each night.