Ilya Samsonov

#Caps have extended qualifying offers to forward Damien Riat and defenseman Tobias Geisser. Both players are expected to play in Europe during the 2022-23 ...

As an RFA (with arbitration rights), the— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) #Capsprojected that he'd come in at $3-$3.5 million per, which, in their view, was too much for a backup and not justified based on his performance to date. The decision not to qualify Samsonov was a financial decision. #Capselect not to issue a qualifying offer to goaltender Ilya Samsonov. July 11, 2022 We’ve still got some work to do to fill out our goaltending duo, and some further decisions to make as we go forward here.” The decision not to offer a qualifying offer to Samsonov runs counter to reports from last week that the team was planning on making qualifying offers to both Samsonov and Vanecek while they sought additional options in free agency. “We’ve been trying to change our goaltending up a little bit,” MacLellan said.

Monday at 5:00 p.m. ET marked the deadline for NHL teams to submit qualifying offers to their restricted free agents. Right around the deadline, ...

Over the past two seasons, he’s struggled to the tune of an .898 save percentage across 63 appearances and 57 starts. The Capitals had already traded one half of their NHL goaltending battery, Vitek Vanecek, to the New Jersey Devils last week. Right around the deadline, the Washington Capitals’ PR Twitter account dropped a bomb: the team has elected not to give goaltender Ilya Samsonov a qualifying offer, which would’ve come in at $2 million.

The Washington Capitals announced prior to Monday's 5 PM ET deadline to tender qualifying offers that they issued ones to defenseman Tobias Geisser and ...

A Qualifying Offer is an official Standard Player Contract (SPC) offer which is for one year in length, which can be subject to salary arbitration should the player be eligible. The requirements for 2022 according to CapFriendly: Submitting a Qualifying Offer gives the club the right of first refusal to match any “offer sheet” submitted by another team or receive draft pick compensation. Tobias Geisser, 23, reportedly signed a three-year contract with EV Zug of the Swiss League on June 25. The decision not to qualify Samsonov was a financial decision. #Capshave extended qualifying offers to forward Damien Riat and defenseman Tobias Geisser. Both players are expected to play in Europe during the 2022-23 season.

I still believe the Caps are front-runners for Darcy Kuemper but obviously Toronto equally on the lookout for goalie help if Jack Campbell lands in Edmonton on ...

The fact that Samsonov has been able to get into more games than Murray as provides a bit of a safety net for that tandem, and if I’m to set the lowest possible bar, the Capitals managed to be a playoff team with Samsonov in net, surely the Leafs can as well. None of this is a ringing endorsement for Samsonov, nor has there been too ringing an endorsement for Murray, but both represent attempts at finding something that can move the bar on the Leafs goal situation. If he takes a step in the positive direction at all, and one can assume that it’s entirely possible, Samsonov could be the better long term solution while Murray serves as the best short term option. Nothing here looks like an improvement over Campbell or even in some cases Mrazek, but when a 25 year old starting goaltender is available, especially one that was taking in the first round, I guess we all go a little nutty and start dreaming about the upside. For the record, if that is what his arbitration case is projected as, some team (read: The Toronto Maple Leafs) should have considered acquiring Samsonov to get him on a good short term bargain deal for a year or two before negotiating. That seems pretty manageable for a 25 year old goaltender with a lot of upside. Obviously this is a pretty good sign that the rumoured Darcy Kuemper deal with Washington is essentially done and we’re just waiting until 12 on Wednesday to make it official. Maybe the NHL can start shooting us all straight on the handshake agreements we know are in place. As for the Capitals, we have to assume that they will aggressively be competing with the Leafs in the backup goaltender market. The decision not to qualify Samsonov was a financial decision. The most interesting, at least from a Leafs perspective has to be Ilya Samsonov. #Capshave extended qualifying offers to forward Damien Riat and defenseman Tobias Geisser. Both players are expected to play in Europe during the 2022-23 season.

With the restricted free agent deadline approaching, teams are tendering their final qualifying offers on Monday. The Washington Capitals just left a huge ...

The Capitals have to make this move count. Kuemper had a stellar season with the Avs, going 37-12-0 and sporting a .921 save percentage. He had a .913 save percentage in 2019-20 and a .902 save percentage in 2021. This means Washington will be big players in the market or looking to make a big trade. Kuemper would be a huge part in that. There’s a chance he may re-sign, but with many teams looking for goaltending, he should get a fair amount of offers.

Less than a week after trading Vitek Vanecek, the Capitals declined to give restricted free agent Ilya Samsonov a qualifying offer Monday, ...

Given his performance last season, the Capitals didn't feel he was worth that amount. Vitek Vanecek played 42 games, going 20-12-6 with a .908 save percentage. Samsonov, 25, played 44 games, going 23-12-5 with a .896 save percentage.

Samsonov will be an unrestricted free agent and Vitek Vanecek is in New Jersey, so Washington has work to do when free agency opens Wednesday.

MacLellan said last week that the 34-year-old hopes to play next season, but the team at first would seek to fill his roster spot internally. Lapierre probably is the only player at development camp who has a chance to make the roster next season. MacLellan said last week that the Capitals had preliminary talks with all of their unrestricted free agents. The Capitals have made it clear that they are looking to add an established veteran as their starter. That was more than Washington wanted to spend on Samsonov to be the backup. Samsonov could still re-sign with the Capitals, but the team would push for him to do so at a lower salary.

Contrary to an earlier report, Samsonov will become an unrestricted free agent Wednesday. The 25-year-old saw a bigger role with Washington last season and ...

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