Washington Capitals: Ilya Samsonov Signs One-Year Bridge Contract

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It’s official: the Washington Capitals have their goaltending tandem under contract for the upcoming season. Brian MacLellan announced earlier this afternoon that the club and Ilya Samsonov have come to terms on a one-year contract worth $2 million. After reacquiring Vitek Vanecek, the Capitals will roll with a young, talented duo in-net for the 2021-2022 season.

With limited cap-space, it was all but a forgone conclusion that Ilya Samsonov would sign a bridge contract. With Samsonov signed, the Capitals now have less than $700,000 in cap-space.

This type of deal makes sense for both sides, the Caps need the…