Samsonov

The Leafs also signed Nicolas Aube-Kubel to a one-year, $1 million contract and fellow forward Adam Gaudette for the same term at $750,000. Aube-Kuel, who won ...

He owns a .907 save percentage and a 2.98 GAA in eight career playoff appearances. The Leafs also signed Nicolas Aube-Kubel to a one-year, $1 million contract and fellow forward Adam Gaudette for the same term at $750,000. Earlier in the day, Toronto announced it had signed goaltender and 2022 fourth-round pick Dennis Hildeby to a three-year, entry-level contract. Apart from losing Campbell, the Leafs saw winger Ilya Mikheyev sign a four-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks, while defenceman Iyla Lyubuskin agreed to a two-year term with the Buffalo Sabres. TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs signed goaltender Ilya Samsonov to a one-year, US$1.8-million contract Wednesday. The Toronto Maple Leafs added goaltender Ilya Samsonov and forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel on one-year deals on Wednesday. Samsonov joined the team on a one-year, $1.8 million contract, while Aube-Kubel will carry a cap hit of $1 million next season.

Goalie Ilya Samsonov signed a one-year deal worth $1.8-million on Wednesday with the Toronto Maple Leafs as the team continued to transform its goaltending.

Now, Samsonov and Murray will battle it out for the No. 1 role in Toronto, likely splitting starting duties. Through five playoff games in 2022, Samsonov posted a .912 save percentage and a 2.97 goals-against average. Goalie Ilya Samsonov has signed a one-year deal worth $1.8 million with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the club announced Wednesday.

The Leafs added their second goalie by signing a former first round pick in Ilya Samsonov.

My not too early prediction for how Sheldon Keefe may rotate between Murray and Samsonov would be similar to what they hoped to achieve heading into 2021-22 with Jack Campbell and Petr Mrazek: a 1A/1B tandem. It should make for an exciting opening day to 2022 free agent frenzy. It would have been short-sighted if they only went with him and one of Erik Kallgren or Joseph Woll as their tandem for a critical 2022-23 season. Adding Samsonov into the mix makes things much more intriguing. With a reported cap hit of $1.8 million on his one-year deal, that brings the Leafs’ cap hit down to $5.3 million. Murray no doubt has the potential to be a solid bounce-back candidate as he posted impressive numbers over his first 18 games before struggling mightily in his final two where he gave up a combined 13 goals, but the biggest question mark is whether he can stay healthy.

Ilya Samsonov was an RFA who went unqualified by the Washington Capitals, who are expected to sign Darcy Kuemper. That makes him a UFA today at noon.

He is little different to Adin Hill or Kaapo Kahkonen in that respect. He is originally from Magnitogorsk, the same city as the recently drafted Nikita Grebenkin. He’s also represented by the same agency as Dennis Hildeby. Samsonov is 25, was drafted by the Capitals in 2015 22nd overall.

The Maple Leafs and unrestricted free agent goalie Ilya Samsonov have agreed to one-year, $1.8 million deal, a source confirmed to The Athletic.

Samsonov, 25, has played with Washington since being selected to the team in the first round of the 2015 draft. Dallas Stars sign Mason Marchment to 4-year contract Red Wings sign David Perron to 2-year contract