Matt Murray
Matt Murray's one-year, $1 million deal with Seattle covered the 2025-26 season only, and current training-camp reporting on the Kraken's goaltending depth chart for 2026-27 does not mention him at all, so his standing on this roster right now is unclear rather than settled.
Role
Last season (2025-26) Murray was Seattle's third goalie behind Joey Daccord and Philipp Grubauer, appearing in 5 games (0-2-1, 2.21 GAA, .922 SV%, per the Kraken's own season record) before a lower-body injury suffered Nov. 15, 2025 against San Jose sidelined him roughly six weeks. For 2026-27, The Hockey News and a syndicated Pro Hockey Rumors piece on Seattle's camp roster cuts (both dated in the last week, around Sept. 21-22, 2026) describe the club's goalie depth chart as Daccord, then Grubauer, then prospect Victor Ostman third; Murray is not named in that reporting at all, which is notable given he was fully healthy and rostered as a third goalie a year ago.
He is a two-time Stanley Cup winner with real NHL pedigree, and last season, when healthy, he was efficient in a small sample (2.21 GAA, .922 SV% in 5 games), so if he is still in the organization and an injury hits Daccord or Grubauer, he has shown he can still be effective in spot duty.
His 2025-26 contract has expired, current camp coverage of Seattle's goaltending depth chart (Daccord, Grubauer, Ostman) does not mention him, and his career has been repeatedly interrupted by injury, including the lower-body issue that cost him about six weeks last November.
Where analysts split
There is no visible analyst debate about his role because no current source discusses him at all; the open question I could not resolve is simply whether he remains part of the Kraken organization for 2026-27, since recent camp-roster reporting omits him entirely while I found no transaction confirming a release, trade, or new signing.
Research confidence: thin. Outlooks are grounded in web search over current reporting and refreshed through the season.
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