Waived: [TOR] G Ilya Samsonov waived by the Maple Leafs (cleared)

[Coffey]

Watching Samsonov play reminds me of early 2000's Dan Cloutier, post-Lidstrom goal. You can just see that there is zero confidence there, and any and every shot on net feels like it could go in.

That reminds me of Jonas Gustavsson on the Oilers. He couldn’t stop anything. Every shot had a chance.

And most recently Campbell.

 

[TheNumber4]

You just know a Samsonov shutout is incoming with all this negativity.

Called it. Except Sammy blew it.

You must be new to this whole Leafs suck thing, if negativity about the Leaf’s brought then success, 1967 wouldn’t still exist.

 

[McJedi]

Big trend recently of games projecting to be complete shootouts with lines of 7 and 7.5 staying well under.

Up until today I didn't have the cajones to take the under on (2) defensively terrible teams with atrocious goaltending.

Finally got courageous it and it paid off. Not saying to do this as a strategy moving forward, just a trend I'm noticing. And Detroit getting in late and both teams playing yesterday swayed the decision for me. Expected a sloppy offensive game and that's kind of what it was. Kane getting hurt early probably helped the cause a little bit but hey.. lucky to be good sometimes

Congratulations the Leafs could only muster 2 goals while Sammy lost another key game and Detroit scored 4.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Not exactly Samsonov's fault that the team in front of him only scored two against a team that didn't get to the arena until, what, 7pm last night?

Can't pin that on the goalie.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Woll is very good. He's just been injured. They aint missing the playoffs if he can stay healthy when he comes back lol.

Woll has played well in his 26 nhl games. I hope the kid is up to the task of returning from injury and saving the Leafs season.

 

[shaner8989]

Could and should be back on waivers. His career is done for now. He’s mentally done and his play is the worst I’ve seen in modern day hockey. Never seen a save % that low in my life and still getting nhl starts. Epic fail.

 

[NVious]

Could and should be back on waivers. His career is done for now. He’s mentally done and his play is the worst I’ve seen in modern day hockey. Never seen a save % that low in my life and still getting nhl starts. Epic fail.

To be fair, he had an amazing game (for his standards) last night, his trade value went up, from; nothing to a bag of pucks and an autographed jersey from the trading team's best 3rd liner.

 

[KCC]

Could and should be back on waivers. His career is done for now. He’s mentally done and his play is the worst I’ve seen in modern day hockey. Never seen a save % that low in my life and still getting nhl starts. Epic fail.

Campbell was far worse. Also Samsonov played fine last night. The leafs defense was to blame esp late. He bailed out his team with a crazy save and couldn’t get the other save after the brutal turnover. 3 goals at the end of the day is not bad.

 

[shaner8989]

Campbell was far worse. Also Samsonov played fine last night. The leafs defense was to blame esp late. He bailed out his team with a crazy save and couldn’t get the other save after the brutal turnover. 3 goals at the end of the day is not bad.

3 goals on 21 shots for a .870 save%. Stop making excuses for this kind of trash. He failed so bad on the breakaway goal by flopping after missing a poke check. He let in a goal with 2 minutes left. Gotta make a save. He sucks.

 

[toddkaz]

delete

 

[Namikaze Minato]

No wonder Samsonov's stats suck. TSN is adding goals onto his stat line.
View attachment 803494

Huh?

Goalie, #35 Ilya Samsonov, 20 saves

shots against 23, goals against 3, save percentage .870, Time on ice 59:13.

The stats above him are for Morgan Rielly.

 

[toddkaz]

ok

 

[Dr Pepper]

3 goals on 21 shots for a .870 save%. Stop making excuses for this kind of trash. He failed so bad on the breakaway goal by flopping after missing a poke check. He let in a goal with 2 minutes left. Gotta make a save. He sucks.

Which, again, was only an issue because the team in front of him was somehow unable to put more than two past James Reimer and a Wings team that was running on fumes and little to no warmup time prior to the game. Should've been an easy one for the Leafs, even with Ilya in net, but they gave him next to nothing and expected perfection.

 

[Homesick]

Not exactly Samsonov's fault that the team in front of him only scored two against a team that didn't get to the arena until, what, 7pm last night?

Can't pin that on the goalie.

Not exactly the skaters fault that Samsonov had an .870 Sv% against a team that didn't get to the arena until, what, 7pm last night?

 

[Dr Pepper]

Not exactly the skaters fault that Samsonov had an .870 Sv% against a team that didn't get to the arena until, what, 7pm last night?

Ilya let in 3.

The Leafs only scored 2.

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

No way. The Leafs goaltending is putrid. They are going to miss the playoffs.

Still going with that reverse jinx, I see.

 

[34]

Still going with that reverse jinx, I see.

No, the team is complete trash.

 

[Homesick]

Ilya let in 3.

The Leafs only scored 2.

Well then the Leaf skaters are all overpaid and overrated, right?

I just hope the coaches feel the same way as you do and put him in net vs the Oilers tomorrow.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Well then the Leaf skaters are all overpaid and overrated, right?

I just hope the coaches feel the same way as you do and put him in net vs the Oilers tomorrow.

Some of them definitely are, no argument there.

I just think they should've been able to put up more of a fight against Detroit last night, and they didn't. Maybe that's on the players, maybe that's on coaching, who knows.

Beats me who they're going to throw to the wolves in Edmonton tomorrow. Probably Jones.

 

[Namikaze Minato]

Well then the Leaf skaters are all overpaid and overrated, right?

I like how everything is 100% or 0% for you.

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

Hard to believe Samsanov could fall like this. From one season to next.

What might be harder to believe is that he had such a good season last year after his previous 2 seasons with the Caps...

 

[Suntouchable13]

Not exactly the skaters fault that Samsonov had an .870 Sv% against a team that didn't get to the arena until, what, 7pm last night?

His save % on the year was .862 coming into last night, so he actaully improved it with that outing. By one point to .863

 

[Junohockeyfan]

I can't imagine the Leafs will move forward with a completely unproven wildcard in Woll (who has less than 27 NHL games) and no credible starting or backup goaltender. Inconceivable.

Coming off a high-ankle sprain, i expect the Leafs will force Woll into the lineup too early and he re-injures it. High ankle sprains are the absolute worst to recover from. Especially is you have to push off it.

Leafs need a goaltender more than anything else.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Could and should be back on waivers. His career is done for now. He’s mentally done and his play is the worst I’ve seen in modern day hockey. Never seen a save % that low in my life and still getting nhl starts. Epic fail.

You haven’t watched Husso or Campbell much this season from the sound of it.

 

[josra33]

Ilya let in 3.

The Leafs only scored 2.

what percentage of NHL games are won by scoring 2 goals?