from David Alter of The Hockey News,

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed goaltender Nick Chenard to an amateur tryout agreement after the NHL had denied their request for salary cap-exempt goaltending recall.

Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe said Matt Murray remains unavailable to back up Samsonov on Monday and will likely not be available on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

It was believed the Maple Leafs would be permitted to use to call up another goaltender after signing University of Toronto goaltender Jett Alexander to an amateur tryout.

The Maple Leafs had Joseph Woll on their roster on Friday when they sent him down to the Toronto Marlies in exchange for Wayne Simmonds. On Saturday morning, the Leafs said they thought Matt Murray would be available to back up but that no longer appeared to be the case. Toronto then signed University of Toronto goaltender Jett Alexander to an amateur tryout to back up Samsonov against the Montreal Canadiens.

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