The Pittsburgh Penguins took home their fourth Stanley Cup in franchise history last season, and they can thank Matt Murray for that fact. Murray was rewarded for his stellar play in last year's playoffs with a three-year contract extension that will pay him $3.75 million per season. This deal will kick in next year.
The 22-year-old took over for Marc-Andre Fleury when he went down with a concussion, and hung on to the job even after the veteran was healthy. Murray went on to go 15-6 with a 2.08 goals-against-average and a .923 save percentage in the playoffs. Those numbers lifted the Penguins over the Sharks in the Stanley Cup Finals.
The young goalie is set to make just $600,000 this season, and was going to be a restricted free agent at season's end. He has yet to play this year due to a broken hand suffered during the World Cup of Hockey. The timetable for his return is still unknown.
The 31-year-old Fleury is the winningest goalie in franchise history, but could not find that success following last season's concussion. The team has yet to rule out a future with Fleury, who is 2-1-1 with a 2.94 goals-against-average this season. He will start tonight against San Jose.
In other news from the NHL, Kings goalie Jonathan Quick will miss three months following a non-surgical procedure on his groin. The procedure was done to tend to an injury suffered in the season opener. Quick was placed on injured reserve last week.
The injury occurred in the first period of the October 12th opener. Since then, the Kings are 0-3-0 to begin the year, as Jeff Zatkoff has posted a 4.37 goals-against-average. Most recently, Zatkoff was pulled after allowing five goals against the Minnesota Wild. Los Angeles will need to look elsewhere to weather the storm while Quick recovers.
The 22-year-old took over for Marc-Andre Fleury when he went down with a concussion, and hung on to the job even after the veteran was healthy. Murray went on to go 15-6 with a 2.08 goals-against-average and a .923 save percentage in the playoffs. Those numbers lifted the Penguins over the Sharks in the Stanley Cup Finals.
The young goalie is set to make just $600,000 this season, and was going to be a restricted free agent at season's end. He has yet to play this year due to a broken hand suffered during the World Cup of Hockey. The timetable for his return is still unknown.
The 31-year-old Fleury is the winningest goalie in franchise history, but could not find that success following last season's concussion. The team has yet to rule out a future with Fleury, who is 2-1-1 with a 2.94 goals-against-average this season. He will start tonight against San Jose.
In other news from the NHL, Kings goalie Jonathan Quick will miss three months following a non-surgical procedure on his groin. The procedure was done to tend to an injury suffered in the season opener. Quick was placed on injured reserve last week.
The injury occurred in the first period of the October 12th opener. Since then, the Kings are 0-3-0 to begin the year, as Jeff Zatkoff has posted a 4.37 goals-against-average. Most recently, Zatkoff was pulled after allowing five goals against the Minnesota Wild. Los Angeles will need to look elsewhere to weather the storm while Quick recovers.
