Caps accept!

Leafs don't want to trade anything to Ottawa that makes them better. With a good goalie Ottawa has the skill to win the Division, so make them go out and find their own.
But if you are going to move Samsonov you will also need to move Murray too, and bring in a solid goalie.

If you get Ryan O’Reilly for $4,000,000/year you are the worlds greatest magician.

Samsonov does not pull a mid 1st.

Caps don’t accept. More than fair value but he’s too important to the team

nah we learned last year what happens when you take Johnny off our blueline. Not pretty. No thanks

Caps most certainly do not accept that deal. He is far too important to the team (as we learned last year). Probably one of the most underappreciated players out there imo (as Caps fans learned last year)...

With the right replacement, this would be a good way to get younger. But yeah, it requires the right replacement.