Before Saturday night’s game against the Oilers, Sheldon Keefe stated that he had a plan for Joseph Woll and Ilya Samsonov to get an equal number of starts through the remaining 14 games.
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, what is the status of Ilya Samsonov after leaving the game for the Toronto Maple Leafs with an injury Saturday night? Meanwhile, are the Chicago Blackhawks going to go hunting for some big-ticket forward free agents this summer?
During Saturday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs’ goaltender Ilya Samsonov went down with an odd injury. While stretching from one post to another, awkwardly tweaked something and didn’t get up.
The Leafs may have pulled off the win against the Oilers on Saturday night but they lost Ilya Samsonov to an injury. With just under four minutes left in the third period, the Oilers got within two goals thanks to a power play goal by Leon Draisaitl.
The injury bug continues to go around in Toronto, as Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov left Saturday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers due to an injury.
The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ goalie situation this season has been tumultuous. Initially, the plan seemed to revolve around duelling goalies. Ilya Samsonov would be 1A, and Joseph Woll would be groomed to be the team’s 1B.
T.J. Brodie should be in the press box until further notice. It took 67 games, but mercifully, Sheldon Keefe finally made the 33-year-old pending unrestricted free agent a healthy scratch on Wednesday night in Washington.
Tonight, the Toronto Maple Leafs will again face the Philadelphia Flyers after last week’s 6-2 trouncing. In the rematch, fans should watch for several things.
Lately it’s been the Ilya Samsonov reunion tour around the Toronto Maple Leafs’ crease, and rightfully so. Samsonov has been lights out since being ‘reset’, however the Leafs can’t forget about Joseph Woll and this week he’ll see some action, with sights set on Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The matchup was thrilling, but the result was more than frustrating for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ultimately, the Carolina Hurricanes overcame a late deficit to pull out a 5-4 shootout victory over the home team Maple Leafs.
Ilya Samsonov made 36 saves on 40 shots in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday but he was certainly not the reason for the team coming up empty in the win column.
Before the Carolina Hurricanes played the Toronto Maple Leafs, former Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov shared his opinions on how the Toronto media handled his buddy and former teammate Ilya Samsonov.
Ilya Samsonov makes his first save at five minutes in. The Hurricanes have been concentrating on disrupting the Leafs offence, effectively, so far. As per usual with the Hurricanes and Leafs, there are no whistles, the game roars past, and if you aren't careful, you've forgotten to score.
To say it’s been an up-and-down season for Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov in 2023-24 would be an understatement. At one point, it looked like he had played his last game for the Leafs after a horrendous run between October and mid-January.
The injury bug appeared to have caught its latest victim on the Leafs when it was reported that Ilya Samsonov took an early exit from the morning skate.
The status of Ilya Samsonov for tonight’s game against the Boston Bruins seems to be a bit uncertain. After this morning’s skate, he was reported as the first goalie off the ice.
In mid-December of 2023, goalie Ilya Samsonov found himself in a significant slump. The downward spiral was so overwhelmingly bad that it sparked concerns about his future as a quality goaltender for his Toronto Maple Leafs.
If there’s anyone that would like to forget the first half of the 2023-24 season, it’s definitely Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov. Coming
After losing the starting job and spending some time in the AHL, Ilya Samsonov is back with the Toronto Maple Leafs and looking as confident as ever. On
How can you not be romantic about hockey? Through the first half of the 2023-24 regular season, Ilya Samsonov has dealt with tough performances, losing the starting job, being placed on waivers and a brief stint in the AHL.
There’s no sugarcoating it: Ilya Samsonov’s season has been an absolute disaster. So much so that you had to wonder if he’d ever play an NHL game again after going on waivers in December.
Ilya Samsonov received a text message from Toronto Maple Leafs goaltending coach Curtis Sanford on Saturday night that he was going to get his chance to get back in net.
The Maple Leafs recalled last season’s starting netminder this morning.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed goaltender Ilya Samsonov on waivers.
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