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Leafs’ Samsonov awarded 1-year, $3.55M contract by arbitrator

Posted: 23/07/2023 in NHL, Sports
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Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov was awarded a one-year contract worth $3.55 million in arbitration, the team announced Sunday.

Samsonov, 26, played 42 games with the Maple Leafs in 2022-23, posting a .919 save percentage and a 2.33 goals-against average. In the postseason, he had a .898 SV% in nine appearances before going down with an injury in Game 3 against the Florida Panthers.

The Russian had a cap hit of $1.8 million last season after the Washington Capitals didn’t tender him a qualifying offer.

Samsonov will be an unrestricted free agent at the expiration of the contract next summer.

The Maple Leafs filed at $2.4 million, while Samsonov was at $4.9 million, according to Friedman. The arbitrator’s award is $100,000 less than the middle of the two filings.

Samsonov has played 131 games in the NHL with a career save percentage of .908. He was drafted 22nd overall by the Capitals in 2015 and played three seasons in Washington.

Toronto has goaltenders Matt Murray ($4.6875-million cap hit) and Joseph Woll ($766,667) already on one-way contracts.

The Maple Leafs will have a second buyout window that opens Wednesday. Players eligible to be bought out by Toronto must have been on the team’s roster prior to the trade deadline and have a cap hit of $4 million or more, per CapFriendly.

The ruling leaves the Maple Leafs $6.75 million over the cap, according to CapFriendly. The projection includes Jake Muzzin’s $5.625-million cap hit on long-term injured reserve.

Maple Leafs’ Samsonov leaves Game 3 with injury

Posted: 07/05/2023 in NHL, Sports
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Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov departed Game 3 of their second-round series against the Florida Panthers in the second period after teammate Luke Schenn slid into him while trying to prevent a goal.

Joseph Woll came into the contest to replace Samsonov, and Panthers forward Anthony Duclair tied the game on the power play shortly thereafter.

Samsonov turned aside all eight shots he faced before exiting. The 26-year-old Russian started all of the Leafs’ previous playoff games this spring. He entered Sunday’s contest with a .895 save percentage in the playoffs after posting a .919 mark during the regular season.

Woll, who’ll turn 25 in July, made his second appearance of the postseason Sunday. He relieved Samsonov for the third period of a 7-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the first-round matchup. The American rookie spent most of the campaign with the AHL’s Toronto Marlies.

Matt Murray is Toronto’s third goaltender. The veteran, who’ll turn 29 on May 25, hasn’t played since he sustained a head injury in a loss to the Detroit Red Wings on April 2. He missed 17 games earlier in the season due to an ankle injury.

Maple Leafs’ Samsonov week-to-week with knee injury

Posted: 08/11/2022 in NHL
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It appears as though the Toronto Maple Leafs will have to rely on Erik Kallgren between the pipes for at least another week or so.

Head coach Sheldon Keefe said Tuesday that goaltender Ilya Samsonov is considered week-to-week, although the exact timeline is uncertain, per The Athletic’s Jonas Siegel.

Samsonov suffered a knee injury on Saturday in the second period against the Boston Bruins while falling back in an attempt to save Brad Marchand‘s penalty shot. He remained in the game for the duration of the middle frame but was replaced by Kallgren to begin the third.

The 25-year-old had arguably been the Leafs’ MVP through the start of the season. He holds a 6-2-0 record with a .921 save percentage and 2.23 goals against average.

Kallgren, who held down the fort Saturday in relief, was rock solid in Sunday’s 3-1 upset over the Carolina Hurricanes, making 29 saves. The 26-year-old carries a .904 save percentage in five appearances this season ahead of Tuesday’s matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights.

It’ll be Kallgren and fifth-string netminder Keith Petruzzelli carrying the load for the foreseeable future. The duo has a combined 19 games of NHL experience – all of which belong to Kallgren. Fellow farmhand goalie Joseph Woll remains sidelined after offseason shoulder surgery.

However, opening-night starter Matt Murray is on the mend. He took part in Tuesday’s morning skate and will practice fully on Wednesday for the first time since suffering an adductor injury on Oct. 15. Murray was given a four-week timeline when he suffered the ailment.

Maple Leafs sign Samsonov to 1-year, $1.8M pact

Posted: 13/07/2022 in NHL
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The Toronto Maple Leafs locked in goaltender Ilya Samsonov on a one-year contract worth $1.8 million.

Samsonov struggled this past season, posting an .896 save percentage while going 23-12-5 in 44 games for the Washington Capitals.

The 25-year-old will complete the Leafs’ new tandem in the crease alongside Matt Murray, who Toronto traded for on Monday. General manager Kyle Dubas said the competition for the club’s starting goalie role next season is “wide-open,” according to The Athletic’s Joshua Kloke.

Samsonov was once a promising prospect but didn’t consistently play up to his potential during his Capitals tenure. The Russian repeatedly failed to grab the No. 1 role and authored a .902 save percentage over his three-season stint in the U.S. capital.

Washington drafted Samsonov 22nd overall in 2015.

Capitals re-sign Samsonov to 1-year deal

Posted: 10/08/2021 in NHL
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The Washington Capitals re-signed goaltender Ilya Samsonov to a one-year contract worth $2 million, the team announced Monday.

Samsonov was a restricted free agent this offseason. The 24-year-old was previously expected to become Washington’s No. 1 netminder but his 2020-21 season was interrupted by a positive COVID-19 test that sidelined him for weeks.

Samsonov ultimately appeared in 19 games and posted a .902 save percentage after owning a .913 clip in 26 contests during his rookie season a year prior.

He and Vitek Vanecek are likely to compete for the starter’s role again this coming season.

The Capitals drafted Samsonov 22nd overall in 2015.

Ovechkin, 3 more Caps who violated COVID-19 rules to miss at least 4 games

Posted: 22/01/2021 in NHL
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Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Ilya Samsonov, and Dmitry Orlov are in quarantine and will miss at least the next four games, Washington Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette announced Thursday.

All four players were on the league’s COVID-19 list Wednesday after violating protocols, leading to a $100,000 team fine. The Capitals announced shortly after that the players were interacting in the team hotel outside of club-approved areas.

Samsonov, the club’s starting goaltender, tested positive and immediately went into isolation, according to Samantha Pell of The Washington Post. Laviolette said Thursday the league conducted contact tracing after discovering the result.

“We understand why the rules are in place and there’s no arguing with that. We want to be compliant. We made a mistake and we need to do a better job,” Laviolette said.

The Capitals play four games over the next seven days – two versus the Buffalo Sabres and two against the New York Islanders. Washington is in second place in the East Division with a 2-0-2 record, but collecting points with four key players sidelined will be tough.

Ovechkin’s wife, Nastya, was critical of the NHL’s COVID-19 protocols in her Instagram story on Thursday.

“Of course you can’t catch the virus when you and your teammates sit together on the bench, hug each other when they score a goal, or when they are all together in the lounge or locker room,” part of it read. “Players can’t get infected when they are at the restaurants, supermarkets, malls, etc … Virus only works in a hotel room. The one who came up with this rule, obviously is very logical!”

Washington returns to the ice Friday at 7:00 p.m. ET.