When the Toronto Maple Leafs brought in Ilya Samsonov in 2022, there were high hopes that the former first-round draft pick could see a career resurgence. In his first year with the Leafs, he did just that posting a .919 sv% and 2.33 GAA while winning 27 games, all career highs.
However this past year he took a massive step back posting a statline of .890 sv% and 3.13 GAA, both career lows. Now GM Brad Treliving has moved forward and is already closing in on Samsonov's likely replacement for next year, Laurent Brossoit.