Fansided · Dec 21, 2020
Washington Capitals: Breaking down their goalie situation for 2021
Ilya Samsonov, Washington Capitals Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Breaking down the Washington Capitals complicated goalie situation.
The Washington Capitals had an interesting storyline in the beginning of October when they signed Henrik Lundqvist. Now with him out for the season with a heart condition, a backup goalie position has opened up for the Caps. It’s now Ilya Samsonov‘s net. It is his time.
With the solid rookie season Samsonov had it made things a little bit easier to say goodbye to Braden Holtby. In fact the Caps don’t face the Vancouver Canucks so we can still root for him. With Holtby’s departure, that was why the Caps initially went with Lundqvist.