Ilya Samsonov

I couldn’t even begin to tell you how many times I and we as Washington Capitals writers has said the following over the past several months. The Capitals need goaltending help. With the signing of Darcy Kuemper at the start of free agency this summer that saying is no more. On paper, the Capitals have solved that problem.

In adding Ilya Samsonov as their second goaltender, the Toronto Maple Leafs have possibly found the lowest risk, highest reward signing. At 25 years old and still being a restricted free agent at the end of his one-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ilya Samsonov is a smart, low-risk signing.

Scott Ferrall and Nick Alberga discuss the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed goaltender Ilya Samsonov to a one-year deal, it was announced Wednesday. Samsonov became an unrestricted free agent when he was declined a qualifying offer by the Washington Capitals on Monday. Samsonov, 25, played 44 games for the Capitals this past season, going 23-12-5 with...

Samsonov was a 2015 first-round draft pick of the Capitals. He emerged as a rookie in 2019-20, compiling a 16-6-2 record in 26 starts with a 2.55 goals against average and .913 save percentage. But Samsonov never rekindled his rookie magic as his save percentage fell and his goals against...

The Toronto Maple Leafs may have found their second goaltender, as Arthur Staple of The Athletic links them to Ilya Samsonov. The former Washington Capitals netminder was not given a qualifying offer as a restricted free agent this summer, putting him on the open market. Samsonov, 25, hasn’t lived up...

Ilya Samsonov is a former first-round pick in the 2015 draft, who has spent the first three seasons of his career with the Capitals. While he showed significant promise in his rookie campaign, he had a rough go in his first full year as the undisputed starter. He finished 2021-22...

The Matt Murray trade, in hindsight, couldn’t have been all the Toronto Maple Leafs were planning. Toronto wasn'tt walking away from starter Jack Campbell just to push all their chips toward a goaltender who has languished on bad teams and dealt with concussion and confidence problems in the half decade since he won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Maple Leafs sign former Caps goalie Samsonov to 1-year deal originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington. Ilya Samsonov is getting another chance to compete for playing time on a team with Stanley Cup title hopes. The Toronto Maple Leafs signed the former Capitals netminder to a one-year, deal Wednesday just...

Monday at 5 p.m. was the deadline for teams to submit qualifying offers to free agents. If a RFA doesn’t receive a qualifying offer, they’re automatically an unrestricted free agent that can test the open market. The Washington Capitals made an interesting decision. The Caps decided to extend...

The Washington Capitals are without an NHL-caliber starting goaltender on their roster after declining to extend a qualifying offer to Ilya Samsonov.

The Washington Capitals declined to give restricted-free-agent goalie Ilya Samsonov a qualifying offer on Monday, making him an unrestricted free agent who can sign anywhere in the NHL. It was a shocking move from the Capitals, as general manager Brian MacLellan said last week that Samsonov would be qualified. The...