He had signed a one-year deal worth $1.8 million which gives the impression the Golden Knights are looking to see if he can bounce back from his wild season with Maple Leafs. Samsonov had a tale of two different seasons throughout the year as in the first half it appeared that he was ready to pack it in and never be a goalie with the NHL again.
His game turned around after his father spent some time with him when he flew over to Toronto and within a week his game appeared to be normalized and then he went on to have a great second-half. But the bulk of his 23 wins in the second half of the season, he had a horrendous .890 save percentage and it goes against the 3.13 through 40 games did not give Samsonov enough runway to lock in another contract with the Maple Leafs.
