John Tavares Shares His Thoughts on the Maple Leafs Waiving Ilya Samsonov

The Toronto Maple Leafs made a definitive decision to waive goaltender Ilya Samsonov and now captain John Tavares has commented on the move.

Yesterday, the Toronto Maple Leafs decided to take drastic measures as they waived goaltender Ilya Samsonov. Today, he cleared waivers and will now play with the Toronto Marlies of the AHL.

Toronto Sun reporter Terry Koshan interviewed Tavares following the move and got the captain's true thoughts.

While the Leafs wish they could have done more for Samsonov, they were still losing games where they put up 5+ goals which is simply disappointing.

With Samsonov now assigned to the AHL, the Leafs will utilize a tandem of Martin Jones and Dennis Hildeby until Joseph Woll returns from injury.

The pair of Jones and Hildeby started the season off as the Marlies tandem but now have both been promoted to the NHL and will look to backstop the Leafs to a couple of wins.

As it stands, the Leafs are third in the Atlantic division but could jump up to first with consistent goaltending. Only time will tell if Samsonov returns or not but at the moment he must focus on his rehabilitation and conditioning stint.

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