On Friday, DJ Smith announced that Matt Murray would not be playing in Saturday’s game against the Winnipeg Jets. Although Murray had struggled in Thursday’s tilt before leaving the game with an injury, he was coming off a four game stretch in which he posted a .947 SV% in all situations. Sens fans, and Pierre Dorion, had stopped gripping ther armchairs quite so tightly every time the opposition got a shot on net.
Meanwhile, Marcus Högberg has struggled mightily to start this year. While simple save percentage, especially in small samples, can be misleading, I think in this case it’s fair to say that Högberg’s .