- The Montreal Canadiens will have approximately 7 million dollars available in their salary cap, and Kent Hughes is open to using that space to acquire future assets (as he did with the Sean Monahan trade). The Canadiens are one of the few teams in the NHL with this luxury.
- Matt Murray is earning 6.25 million dollars for just one year.
With all this in mind, and considering that the Maple Leafs are seriously exploring the possibility of a three-team trade to send Matt Murray's salary to another team in order to make room to acquire young goaltender Carter Hart, here is our proposal:
TO MONTREAL: -Matt Murray -2024 1st-round pick from the Maple Leafs -A prospect
TO TORONTO: -Future considerations
Then, the Maple Leafs can proceed to complete their trade with the Philadelphia Flyers for goaltender Carter Hart or with another club for a different goaltender.
Would you do it?
Murray, 29 years old, is a 6-foot-5, 203-pound goaltender. He had a save percentage of .903 and a goals-against average of 3.01 with the Maple Leafs last season (with a record of 14-8-2).