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BILateral hip surgery forced the Toronto Maple Leafs goalie out of the entire 2023-24 season, the final of a four-year contract. There was no guarantee the oft-injured Murray would play in the NHL again. A one-year contract offered him a lifeline to continue grinding far out of the spotlight in the AHL, with only one goal.
All Murray could do was work his tail off, far away from public sight, quietly hoping for the return that finally came Friday night.
The emotions were high today, Murray said.
How could Murray not wonder whether his NHL return would ever come?
He was able to take a moment in warmups and during the anthem and look around and appreciate the long journey it’s been and think of all the people who helped him get here, Murray said.
It was the kind of game that reminded onlookers of the fragility of an NHL career. Just a few short years separated Murray from being a Stanley Cup winner to being largely written off from the NHL, all essentially before the age of 30.
You feel for a guy like that because he works so hard and he wants it so bad, Lorentz said. We’re all rooting for him.
Murray saved 24 shots in a 6-3 win over the Sabres, earning his first NHL win in 638 days.
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