Ilya Samsonov

2022 - 7 - 11

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Ilya Samsonov set to become free agent after Capitals don't issue ... (Sportsnet.ca)

The Washington Capitals continued to rework their tandem in net by not issuing a qualifying offer to Ilya Samsonov, allowing him to become an unrestricted ...

Samsonov, 25, made 44 appearances for the Capitals last season, including 39 starts, and struggled with a .896 save percentage despite posting a 23-12-5 record. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman has reported that the Capitals are expected to heavily pursue goalie Darcy Kuemper — who will not be returning to the Colorado Avalanche — in free agency. The move comes after the Capitals traded goalie Vitek Vanecek to the Devils last week.

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Capitals choose not to extend qualifying offer to Ilya Samsonov (Russian Machine Never Breaks)

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The decision not to qualify Samsonov was a financial decision. #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 season. The move would have allowed the Capitals to keep the rights of the talented Russian goaltender who was their first-round pick in 2015. Per MoneyPuck, the young Russian also saved 12.1 goals fewer than expected which placed him firmly in the bottom ten leaguewide among goaltenders with at least 25 appearances. The Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir explained the team’s side. The Capitals would get no compensation in return.

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Capitals Decline To Issue Qualifying Offer To Ilya Samsonov (Japers' Rink)

#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.

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Washington Capitals do not give qualifying offer to Ilya Samsonov ... (Daily Faceoff)

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.

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Capitals Do Not Tender Qualifying Offer To Ilya Samsonov (NoVa Caps)

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.

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Ilya Samsonov is heading for free agency and could be the best ... (The Leafs Nation)

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.

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Washington Capitals Leave Ilya Samsonov Unqualified - LWOH (Last Word on Baseball)

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.

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Washington Capitals decline to give Ilya Samsonov, 25, qualifying ... (ESPN)

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.

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Capitals have no goalies on their roster after passing on Ilya ... (The Washington Post)

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.

Capitals' Ilya Samsonov: Hitting open market (CBSSports.com)

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 ...

- Capitals' Ilya Samsonov: Unravels in loss - Capitals' Ilya Samsonov: Starting Friday Samsonov could secure a deal as a backup at the NHL level this offseason.

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Capitals elect not to issue qualifying offer to goalie Ilya Samsonov (NBC Sports)

The Capitals also traded away Vanecek to the New Jersey Devils (along with a draft choice) for two selections in last week's NHL Draft.

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Capitals decide not to give qualifying offer to Ilya Samsonov (Stars and Sticks)

The Washington Capitals in a shocking turn of events decided to not issue a qualifying offer for Ilya Samsonov, meaning they're going in a new direction.

The Caps decided to extend qualifying offers to prospect forward Damien Riat and defenseman Tobias Geisser. Both players are expected to play in Europe during the 2022-23 season. But now with Samsonov having the right to now speak with other teams, it looks like they’ll be going in a new direction in the crease. Monday at 5 p.m. was the deadline for teams to submit qualifying offers to free agents.

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