Ilya Samsonov will not make the trip to Toronto

Samsonov who is the Capitals, backup goalie to Braden Holtby, will not travel to Toronto or be part of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. This is due to an injury that was suffered before training camp.

This leaves, Pheonix Copley and Vitek Vanecek as the backup goalies. Copley, proved himself as a good backup in 2019, but during this past season, had to go to Hershey, due to the salary cap. Samsonov had a record of 16 wins and 6 losses in his rookie season. He had one shutout and a save percentage of 913.

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