An update is expected on Toronto Maple Leafs G Matt Murray this week

The Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to issue an update this week on goaltender Matt Murray, who spent the season on long-term injured reserve.

Murray underwent bilateral hip surgery in October and was given a timeline of six to eight months to recover from the surgery. He began skating on full courts last month, but has yet to participate in practice.

“Matt Murray's status is expected to be updated this week. We know he will need to be seen by another specialist after hip surgery in the fall,” TSN hockey insider Chris Johnston told Insider Trading. “The next step for him was getting cleared to join the Maple Leafs full-time in practice. He's been on the ice and seen it occasionally for a while, but he's really stepping it up and becoming a regular at practice.

“Other than that, who knows what's going to happen?” We'll see where things end up and he might get a conditional loan.

“I think the good news, big picture, is that Murray is making strides toward health, and we look forward to an update in the next day or two on how all of those things and follow-up appointments are being received.”

The 29-year-old can be part of the Maple Leafs' playoff roster, in which case the restrictions do not apply. Toronto currently has three goaltenders on their active roster in Ilya Samsonov, Joseph Wall and Martin Jones.

Murray went 14-8-2 with a .903 save percentage and 3.01 goals-against average last season, his first game in Toronto, while battling several different injuries during the campaign.

He is in the final year of his $4.69 million signed contract for Toronto, with an additional $1.56 million on the Ottawa Senators books. He was acquired from the Senators in 2022 for future consideration along with a third-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. Ottawa signed Murray to a four-year, $25 million contract in 2020 free agency.

Before missing all of this season, Murray had been limited to 27 or fewer games in each of the previous three years. In 272 career games, he has a 146-86-24 record with a .910 save percentage and 2.79 GAA.

The Thunder Bay, Ont., native won two Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017.