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Waived: Ilya Samsonov - Recalled by the Leafs 1/10/24

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Dragao6 said:
Man is making more then 3 million$

I’m over it
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Still the mental aspect is draining

Making 3 million or 60k no one wants to be this crap at their job, especially when hundreds of thousands of fans are against him

I feel awful for a lot of goalies and even players in that aspect, Campbell I feel the same rn too, they make the money but the cost is their mental health.
 
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Well, I hope the Samster can eventually find his game and cure what ails him. As for us, this is probably the best move they have at this point, if they're calling up Hildebeast.
 
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leafsfan5 said:
That was expected

I really feel for Samsonov the person, though. By all accounts he’s a nice guy and this has clearly been impacting him mentally. Hopefully this can serve as a reset for him and allow him to comeback stronger

Nonetheless, this is the NHL and we need points. Hopefully Hidelby is up to the challenge
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Every goalie in this league not named Ron Hextall and Billy Smith are really nice guys. Unfortunately, this is part of the game and business. He's not getting shafted, he's still making $3.5 million.

He has been given every opportunity to run with that role, just didn't. That's life

He can still turn his career around, not all is lost.

Weird, two of our starters from 2 years ago are in AHL now or on waivers. Campbell and now Samsonov.
 
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I expect another team will pick him up and frankly, I hope they can salvage his career.

He was great for us last year, but his head is just not right this year and only a change of scenery has a chance to fix it.
 
notbias said:
People who have no money generally think money is the solution to all problems.

There is a lot more in life than just money.
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Nope
Just referring to feeing bad for someone in his situation
He’s a guy that’s making millions for not being good at their job

I use to feel bad for these people but they are living the dream life of thousands/millions of young kids

Feeling bad is for people that have mental health after going through a traumatic experience…and they can’t help themselves

Anyways not too be so negative just hoping for better days
 
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Aashir Mallick said:
Still the mental aspect is draining

Making 3 million or 60k no one wants to be this crap at their job, especially when hundreds of thousands of fans are against him

I feel awful for a lot of goalies and even players in that aspect, Campbell I feel the same rn too, they make the money but the cost is their mental health.
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I agree with you, but I think the main difference for a lot of people is that Samsonov doesn't have to worry about living on the streets because he couldn't perform well enough to keep his job and be rewarded with a good contract past this year.

As for his mental health, for sure I feel sorry for the guy and everybody should still be empathetic to his situation even if he could obviously be in a worse predicament.
 
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No surprise. Had to happen.

I think the leafs will turn their season around now, and start winning again.
 
Dragao6 said:
Nope
Just referring to feeing bad for someone in his situation
He’s a guy that’s making millions for not being good at their job

I use to feel bad for these people but they are living the dream life of thousands/millions of young kids

Feeling bad is for people that have mental health after going through a traumatic experience…and they can’t help themselves

Anyways not too be so negative just hoping for better days
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Whatever you consider a traumatic experience, someone else likely doesn't consider a traumatic experience... it is all relative.

I wouldn't feel bad for the guy if his Ferarri got repoed, but not being able to perform well at one of the most important things in your life and thousands of people letting you know constantly is likely pretty bad for mental health.
 
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Dragao6 said:
Nope
Just referring to feeing bad for someone in his situation
He’s a guy that’s making millions for not being good at their job

I use to feel bad for these people but they are living the dream life of thousands/millions of young kids

Feeling bad is for people that have mental health after going through a traumatic experience…and they can’t help themselves

Anyways not too be so negative just hoping for better days
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Strongly disagree with this. Just because somebody didn't go through a "traumatic experience" doesn't mean they don't deserve empathy if they're going through a difficult time in their life.
 
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LastOne2100 said:
I expect another team will pick him up and frankly, I hope they can salvage his career.

He was great for us last year, but his head is just not right this year and only a change of scenery has a chance to fix it.
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Perhaps, he does only have 1 year in his deal and 40% of it already paid off
Who knows, I just can't see it though.
 
Mr_Fun said:
Well, I hope the Samster can eventually find his game and cure what ails him. As for us, this is probably the best move they have at this point, if they're calling up Hildebeast.
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I want this kid to do well so desperately. Not just because I'm a die-often Leaf fan, but I absolutely love that nickname.
 
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notbias said:
Whatever you consider a traumatic experience, someone else likely doesn't consider a traumatic experience... it is all relative.

I wouldn't feel bad for the guy if his Ferarri got repoed, but not being able to perform well at one of the most important things in your life and thousands of people letting you know constantly is likely pretty bad for mental health.
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Playing bad at hockey is not a traumatic experience sorry
 
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On a very positive note and potentially unlikely one... if Hildeby is called up and shows he is an NHL goalie, and Woll comes back to play how he was, we may end up with a tandem making 1.5 million next year... would help immensely for the one year crunch (which I don't think is that bad anyway).
 
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Still somewhat surreal to have this as a legitimate thread. The point of interest will be identifying whom can now be part of the answer/solution to the intermittent problems in net. FTR, I just don't see Eric Comrie being that.
 
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