Ilya Samsonov, a pending UFA, expressed disappointment with his performance against Boston, stating he needed to play better. Despite feeling down, he loves Toronto and wants to stay with the team for family stability. Samsonov emphasized his desire for a longer contract after consecutive one-year deals.
"I want to get more stability" After repeated 1-year deals, #Leafs goalie Ilya Samsonov admitted the short-term bets on himself began to weigh on him this season. On his desire to stay but the likelihood he may be destined to play elsewhere ⤵️ https://t.co/1UbBt8zLJh
#Leafs' Samsonov says he made the right decision on overtime elimination goal 👀 https://t.co/v9RzA0xoRN
Ilya Samsonov expressed his desire to remain in Toronto but said after two consecutive one-year deals, that he would like to have some degree of term on his next contract. #LeafsForever @NHLdotcom
Ilya Samsonov wants to keep being a Maple Leaf. He wants term on his next deal for family stability.
Ilya Samsonov doesn't sound like he's ready to leave Toronto. 👀🇨🇦 https://t.co/8rpexLTGnw
Ilya Samsonov says he doesn't remember the last time he felt this down and adds "I needed to play better" in the series against Boston. On his status as a pending UFA, he says: "I love this city. Love everybody on this team."
Ilya Samsonov speaking at #Leafs end of season availability: “I don’t remember a time I felt like shit like right now.”
Leafs played a hell of a series & an amazing game! Samsonov played awesome today! Just wasn’t their day. Tough loss! #LeafsForever
Am I crazy for thinking Samsonov should have played that puck or done something there? Maybe it was just out of reach?