Terry Murray said his decision to keep Erik Ersberg over Jonathan Quick came down to Saturday’s preseason game. Quick started and allowed four goals on 24 shots. Ersberg played the third period and stopped 9 of 10 shots against Phoenix. Here’s what Murray had to say about the choice…

“The difference ended up being that game. It’s hard to put it all on one game, but that’s kind of where it was. It was based on the performances the other night. But the fact that Quick was here today, sitting here talking with us coaches, is a real compliment to him. I can’t imagine that last year at this time, anyone in the organization would think he would be here this late in camp, pushing for this position. That’s a compliment to him and he will continue working hard on his game. There’s no question he will have a breakthrough in the NHL at some point.”