Head Coach “Toronto Maple Leafs” Sheldon Keefe said the Russian keeper Ilya Samsonov gave the team confidence in the NHL regular season game with the Anaheim Ducks, and the specialist also noted the work done by the athlete after arriving at the club.
On Tuesday, Toronto won a landslide victory over “Anaheim” with a score of 7:0. Samsonov saved 28 shots for the second shutout of the season.
– It seemed to me that in the first half, we left too much space to the opponent, too free access to our areas and in the middle. But Samsonov was great and allowed the team to calm down. His first period was excellent. And in the second he made a cool save with the score 2:0. And then the team took care of him.
What really stands out is the work that Samsonov has done since he arrived with us. When I say that, I mean his work with a goaltending coach, a strength and athletics coach, a nutritionist. He accepted everything we offered him and everything we asked of him, Sportsnet quote Keefe.
Samsonov believes the current Toronto team can count on winning the Stanley Cup.
— Now everyone feels comfortable because we play very hard. It looks like a championship team,” said the 25-year-old Russian.
Samsonov in the current NHL season played 11 games, in which he won nine wins.
Source : MatchTV
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