Maple Leafs to reveal the next chapter in Matt Murray's NHL career
The Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to reveal the next chapter in Matt Murray's NHL career in the coming days.
Murray has been sidelined for more than a year now, and was forced to go through a bilateral hip surgery before the start of the current season.
He's been back on the ice, practicing with his team for the past few days, and it looks like the Leafs are going to share an official update on his health, per TSN's Chris Johnston.
"There is expectation this week that Matt Murray's situation is to be updated. we do know he was due to see another specialist after the hip surgery he had back in the fall in this timeframe. The next stage will be getting cleared to join the Leafs full-time at practice. He's been on the ice, we've seen him at times over the last little bit, but to really ramp it up and be a regular member at practice [would be the next big step]. Beyond that who knows what happens? We'll see where things end up. He could be going on a conditioning loan. The good news, big picture, is that Matt Murray is taking the steps back towards health."
With only four games left in the Maple Leafs' season, and considering that the Leafs have three other healthy goaltenders on the roster, it would be surprising to see him back on the ice this year.
In the playoffs, unless Ilya Samsonov, Joseph Woll, and Martin Jones get injured, Murray will probably stay sidelined or be loaned to the Marlies.
Source: Hockey Feed - Report: Maple Leafs to announce Murray's future
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