Goalie Samsonov admits to feeling down but vows to fight through it. Coach Keefe urges patience and support for struggling goalie.
The Maple Leafs and Predators practised at the Centennial Sportsplex in Nashville on Friday ahead of Saturday’s game. "If I'm saying I feel great, it's not the true," the 26-year-old goalie admitted."I feel s--t, but it's a piece of my life and, you know, like, I'm back fighting through this. I will be fighting every day ... I know I'm better goalie than this.
This season-long five-game road trip has been good for team bonding, but Samsonov can't help but feel like he's letting the people closest to him down. Early in the season, Samsonov felt he was the victim of some bad bounces. But as the pucks kept going in – 14 overall in four games – he let it get to him. This break between games has helped him reset.
"I have kind of a goofy body so I don't really practice," the 25-year-old said with a smile."I actually have to contain my body a bit because I'm pretty flexible. I don't really do much stretching. I do more stuff to get my muscles working to keep everything in place ... It's more just strengthening the muscles and stuff to support my flexibility.""He was waiting on me to get up here and hopefully play against him in the NHL," Woll said.
Rielly has seven points in seven games despite moving to the second power-play unit this season with Klingberg taking over as quarterback on the top unit. It's not the first time Rielly has relinquished the plum position. He also stepped aside gracefully for a time when "We want to contribute when we get out there and tilt the ice in our favour, score a goal every now and then," Rielly said of the second unit."All those guys can play. When we get a chance to be in the offensive zone, we want to snap it around and score some goals." is also getting a look on the flank this season on Nashville's top unit with Barrie serving as the quarterback.
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