Matt Murray is ROY candidate we should all be talking about

It would appear his lofty prior achievements might be clouding our perception of Matt Murray.

Already a Stanley Cup champion, the Pittsburgh Penguins netminder has flown criminally under the radar in Calder Trophy talks, with Patrik Laine and Auston Matthews creating a social media war and Zach Werenski doing some heavy lifting in Columbus to enter the conversation.

However, Murray is still very much eligible for rookie of the year honors and has done more than enough to date to be considered a contender for the award, if not be the outright favorite.

Murray collected his second shutout of the year on Monday in a 7-0 trouncing of the Arizona Coyotes, and through 13 games now boasts a .936 save percentage and a 1.84 goals-against average.

The 22-year-old has quickly become the Penguins' most reliable option between the pipes, and looks to be making the prospect of trading Marc-Andre Fleury ahead of the expansion draft a less painful endeavor for the Penguins.

Through 18 contests, Fleury has posted an underwhelming 3.42 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage, his worst marks since the 2004 and 2006 seasons, respectively.

Meanwhile, Murray's not only having a great season compared to his peers, he's having one of the best seasons by any rookie goaltender in history.

If he were to maintain his aforementioned .936 save percentage and 1.84 goals-against average for the rest of the season, they would both be the best-ever marks for a rookie goaltender with over 30 games played, respectively eclipsing Tukkaa Rask's .931 clip in 2009-10 and Brian Boucher's 1.91 GAA in 1999-00.

Sure, Matthews, Laine, and Werenski have been dynamic so far, but let's not forget there are more than three dogs in this race.