Confirmed with Link: TOR sign G Ilya Samsonov to 1 year, 1.8M deal

[Green Snow Storm]

Upside, upside, upside. The year this guy was drafted his hype was just below Askarov level, if the 2015 draft wasn't so strong good chance he would have been a much higher pick as well.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

I said when the Murray trade happened I’d be more comfortable if we got Samsonov too. I’m feeling a bit more confident in our goaltending if this goes through.

 

[notbias]

I now think we are either winning the cup or finishing the season with Kallgren/Woll.


This tandem is huge upside but huge risk haha

 

[Maplebeasts]

Super talented but an absolute headcase. Sounds like a perfect fit.

This tandem has all kinds of potential to crash and burn. Needed a stable vet back there

A "stable vet" that can win you a cup wouldn't have fit in the budget.

 

[93LEAFS]

If the money is good I like the gamble. But, we have two very high-risk goalies.

 

[JKG33]

A "stable vet" that can win you a cup wouldn't have fit in the budget.

And who's fault is that? Wonder boy GM

Still would've rather had Reimer or Allen

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

 

[kk87]

If the money is good I like the gamble. But, we have two very high-risk goalies.

True, but also a tandem with higher upside than many around the league. A 28 year old who's won two cups, and a 25 year old who's a former first rounder and has had success in the league before. Sure, it's high risk, but having two bullets in the chamber gives us a better shot at finding a gem to be our starter mid to long term.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Gotta hope the new goaltending coach and goaltending evaluator in Sanford and Elkin can get the most out of these two.

 

[DarkKnight]

I’m down with this move.

 

[Maplebeasts]

And who's fault is that? Wonder boy GM

Still would've rather had Reimer or Allen

At least with Samsonov there is a potential quality #1 if you coach him properly. This team wouldn't be much better with Reimer or Allen, definitely not enough to make the difference in a cup run.

 

[JKG33]

I now think we are either winning the cup or finishing the season with Kallgren/Woll.


This tandem is huge upside but huge risk haha

Wish I could get a bet in on Woll being the game 1 playoff starter.

Murray gets hurt, Samsonov has a meltdown, and Kallgren sucks

 

[DarkKnight]

All we need is one of these goalies too hit, two flyers better are than one and zero pedigree backups.

 

[JKG33]

At least with Samsonov there is a potential quality #1 if you coach him properly. This team wouldn't be much better with Reimer or Allen, definitely not enough to make the difference in a cup run.

Reimer at least you know what you get. Average to good goaltending. Samsonov is far more likely to blow a series than he is to win one

 

[Christ]

Interesting tandem...high risk but potentially high reward if the stars align.

 

[Zero1]

Love it. Both guys have true #1 goalie upside. Although this could blow up in our face and they could both continue to suck but this is exciting.

 

[Nylander88]

Murray & Samsonov might be one of the biggest "upside" duos in the league. Smart move by Dubas. I know some hate on the Murray deal as it seems we had them over a barrel more, but at the end of the day if the numbers are right, we got a couple picks and nothing more than possibly sub 7mil invested in our crease. Murray gets hurt, Samsonov should be capable. Great duo imo. Very happy with this, just hope the money is right

 

[Magic Man]

Nice to get this one out of the way early. Calms the nerves.

They needed a tandem partner with Murray in net. They went out and got one.

I view Samsonov in the same tier as Blackwood, Vanacek, Georgiev, Hill etc.

Good move.

 

[Cap'n Flavour]

All we need is one of these goalies too hit, two flyers better are than one and zero pedigree backups.

One proven option is better than zero, and also you quite literally need at least two goalies on the roster so this is basically saying nothing.

 

[JKG33]

Here's the other problem I see with this: You've got two guys who want to be the starter. They're both somewhat young, these kind of tandems rarely end well for all parties involved.

You need two guys who know their place in the pecking order. Neither one of these guys will want to "settle" in a backup or 1B role

 

[robertmac43]

Dubas betting a lot on this tandem. We need to see result from them this season

 

[Rob Brown]

Here's the other problem I see with this: You've got two guys who want to be the starter. They're both somewhat young, these kind of tandems rarely end well for all parties involved.

You need two guys who know their place in the pecking order. Neither one of these guys will want to "settle" in a backup or 1B role

Clearly Samsonov is okay with it if he signed.

 

[DarkKnight]

One proven option is better than zero, and also you quite literally need at least two goalies on the roster so this is basically saying nothing.

Ya nothing, go with Woll and Kall, that’s the alternative.

 

[Paradoc]

I like it as long as the money is right.

About the most upside you can get without a huge amount of risk (between Murray and Samsonov).

Agreed.

Can’t be worse than what we had to deal with last year where we had the worst goaltending for a solid couple of months.

 

[ShaneFalco]

Here's the other problem I see with this: You've got two guys who want to be the starter. They're both somewhat young, these kind of tandems rarely end well for all parties involved.

You need two guys who know their place in the pecking order. Neither one of these guys will want to "settle" in a backup or 1B role

Well chances are 1A gets injured