Yesterday, goaltender Ilya Samsonov was sent down to the AHL but was absent from his first official practice with the Marlies. <h2>Samsonov Absent From Marlies Practice Following Reassignment</h2> <div align='center' style='padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;'><img src='https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/i/photo/358087.webp' width='100%' border='0' alt='image' loading='lazy' defer /></div> The Toronto Maple Leafs Ilya Samsonov cleared waivers yesterday and he was supposed to join the Marlies in the AHL. <q>Ilya Samsonov has cleared waivers and will join the Toronto Marlies. He won't play in any games this week. The Leafs/Marlies team are going to work with him on and off the ice to get his confidence & game back.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/LeafsWave/status/1741900784634138908?s=20'> </a></blockquote></div> The Marlies held a practice session today and the goalie was nowhere to be found. <q>Ilya Samsonov is not on the ice at Marlies practice. Sounds like, as of right now, he won't be practicing with the team this week.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/joshuakloke/status/1742214605433192902?s=20'> </a></blockquote></div> It's possible that he was working off the ice, but his absence still raises concerns about his current state of mind. Details will follow. As seen on Hockey Patrol - <a href='https://www.hockeypatrol.com/nhl-team/toronto-maple-leafs/BREAKING-Ilya-Samsonov-Openly-Defies-Brad-Treliving-Fails-To-Report-To-The-Marlies' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>BREAKING: Samsonov Openly Defies Brad Treliving: Fails To Report To The Marlies</a>