Penguins looking to get rid of Murray?

It has been a couple of tough seasons for the netminder, and this will make it even tougher:

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Published 4 years ago
Penguins looking to get rid of Murray?
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While Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford is focused on finding a way to shed salary and re-signing defenseman Marcus Pettersson, he also commented on the contract situation with his netminder Matt Murray to Josh Yohe of The Athletic.

Murray is set to become a restricted free agent next summer and Yohe felt the need to ask about a contract extension for the goalie. Rutherford refused to commit to a straight answer, which many fans saw as a sign that the Penguins might consider moving him later on…

“Are you thinking of giving Matt a new deal this summer?

“Well,” Rutherford said, “you know, he still is only restricted after next season.”

But would you like to get it done now?

“Like I said, he still is restricted after this season.”

Many goaltenders around the league are signing new deals. Does that make you feel any pressure to get something done with him sooner rather than later?

“He’s still restricted after this year.”

While we might now know not to talk to Rutherford about Murray’s potential extension, it still remains unclear what will happened with the goalie this season. 

What do you think Rutherford might dare to do?