Murray understands why Senators exposed him for Expansion Draft: report

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueMatt Murray understands why the Ottawa Senators left him unprotected ahead of the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft presented by Upper Deck on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; ESPN2, SN1, SN NOW), his agent told the Ottawa Sun.The 27-year-old goalie was informed by Senators general manager Pierre Dorion on Saturday that he would be made available to the Seattle Kraken."Matt gets it 100 percent and he's fine with it," Murray's agent, Robert Hooper, said in remarks published Sunday. They must choose 30 players, one from each team except the Vegas Golden Knights, including a minimum of 14 forwards, nine defensemen and three goalies from the lists of unprotected players.Murray has three seasons left on a four-year, $25 million contract ($6.25 million average annual value) he signed as a restricted free agent with Ottawa on Oct. 9, 2020.The Senators protected Filip Gustavsson in lieu of Murray after the two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins went 10-13-1 with NHL career worsts in goals-against average (3.38) and save percentage (.893) in 27 games (25 starts) this season.