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Leafs must rest Ilya Samsonov or put playoffs in jeopardy

Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov, always likely to get the starting nod for Game 1 against the Lightning, now faces the prospect of a greater workload than expected down the final stretch of the regular season. Matt Murray left the game injured in Toronto's loss to the Detroit Red Wings, leaving 24-year-old Justin Woll as the team's backup netminder.

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OMAR: Now that everything is clinched, we know who we're going to face, and now the goal is just to get into the lineup as healthy as possible, I think it's time to make some executive decisions when it comes to goaltending.