During the last few minutes, it was announced that goaltender Ilya Samsonov has signed a new contract.
We are talking about a one-season contract with a total value of 3.55 million dollars. He will be a free agent next summer.
The negotiations between Samsonov's camp and Toronto were so difficult that an arbitrator had to make the decision.
"Ilya Samsonov has been awarded a one-year contract worth 3.55 million dollars with the Leafs by an arbitrator."
Chris Johnston, TSN
More details will follow.
Samsonov, 26 years old, is a goaltender standing at 6 feet 3 inches and weighing 215 pounds. He had a record of 27-10-5 last season with the Leafs, with an average of 2.33 goals against and a save percentage of 0.920. However, things got tough for him during the playoffs.