{"id":100827,"date":"2021-02-13T08:30:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-13T13:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=100827"},"modified":"2021-02-13T17:45:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T22:45:51","slug":"ottawa-senators-goaltender-matt-murray-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/02\/13\/ottawa-senators-goaltender-matt-murray-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa Senators Goaltender Matt Murray Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Before the start of NHL action on Friday,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/senators\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ottawa Senators<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0coach DJ Smith announced that goaltender\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/murrama02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Murray<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0won&#8217;t play on Saturday. Smith said that Murray is dealing with an upper-body injury and will be re-evaluated after the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DJ Smith &#8211; Matt Murray wont play tomorrow.  Upper Body Injury.   Hogberg will start and Gustavsson will back up.  We will re-evaluate after tomorrow&#39;s game see where we go from there.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TSN 1200 Ottawa (@TSN1200) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSN1200\/status\/1360329839522312192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Matt Murray Dealing With Injury<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ottawa Senators starting goaltender Matt Murray did not play in the third period in their game against the <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/jets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Winnipeg Jets<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0on Thursday. It was announced that he would be out due to an upper-body injury. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hogbema01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcus Hogberg<\/a> will claim the crease for the time being. The timetable for Murray&#8217;s return is unclear at this point. A re-evaluation will happen, and the determination will tell whether Murray can play in the upcoming games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Murray&#8217;s start this season has been underwhelming. The idea was to get a fresh start with a young Ottawa team. So far, that plan has not come to fruition. Murray had a solid stretch of outings against the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/oilers\/\" target=\"_self\"> Edmonton Oilers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/canadiens\/\" target=\"_self\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a>. However, his overall contributions this season have not been up to snuff. Murray has posted an abysmal .882 save percentage and 3.69 goals-against-average, good for 25th and 24th respectively among goaltenders with a minimum of seven games played.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Additionally, he has an almost league-worst goals saved above expected per\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/evolving-hockey.com\/?\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Evolving-Hockey<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> at -7.61. That puts him at 37th out of 39 goalies with a minimum of 200 FA (Fenwick Against). Despite essentially being a team stat, his record has not helped his status among NHL media and fans. A 2-7-1 record does not reflect well, especially when a four-year contract worth $6.25 million AAV per <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capfriendly.com\/players\/matt-murray1\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CapFriendly<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0is attached to your name.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Do the Senators Do?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Despite his very rough moments this season, Murray helps make the Senators less of a laughing stock on paper. He brings a name to a roster without one outside of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/stuetti02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tim St\u00fctzle<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/dadonev01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evgenii Dadonov<\/a>. The injury is most likely short-term, so the Senators coaching staff does not have to fret too much. It&#8217;s also good that the team isn&#8217;t in any form of a playoff race. Injuries are far more bearable in that situation. The injury still hurts the team, though, as does any damage to your marquee player. DJ Smith will most likely go with the tandem he will be played on Thursday for the foreseeable future until Murray can return fully. When that will be is unclear, but for the Senators sake, it better be soon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"f_Wg4B7oRxp3Z34UCCazGg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1231033970\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'f_Wg4B7oRxp3Z34UCCazGg',sig:'DorFXtMByeJA5d1gaCw4xW8bl7mvIkAbbuFlbA0U-rE=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1231033970',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before the start of NHL action on Friday,\u00a0Ottawa Senators\u00a0coach DJ Smith announced that goaltender\u00a0Matt Murray\u00a0won&#8217;t play on Saturday. Smith said that Murray is dealing with an upper-body injury and will be re-evaluated after the game.\u00a0 DJ Smith &#8211; Matt Murray wont play tomorrow. Upper Body Injury. Hogberg will start and Gustavsson will back up. 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