CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- It has been a spring of unimaginable success for Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray. The unflappable native of Thunder Bay, Ontario, has vanquished former Vezina Trophy winner Henrik Lundqvist and current Vezina favorite Braden Holtby in the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Now, after going 7-2 with a 2.05 goals-against average and .935 save percentage and still two weeks shy of his 22nd birthday, Murray will face another Vezina nominee in Ben Bishop of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
I had a chance to chat with Murray in advance of the Eastern Conference finals, which start Friday, 8 p.