Both sides were pretty far apart when their arbitration filings were made public, with Samsonov at $4.9 million USD, while the Maple Leafs countered with $2.6 million USD.
Corrado tweeted on Friday that he was shocked to hear that the two sides were heading for an arbitration hearing and that it's not going to be a good feeling for Samsonov, Toronto's starting goaltender, to sit and hear negative things about himself from the Maple Leafs.
Samsonov, 26, was a big reason the Maple Leafs made it into the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season for the first time since 2004. During the regular season, the Magnitogorsk, Russia native appeared in 42 games where he sported a record of 27-10-5 with a 2.33 goals against average, a .919 save percentage and four shutouts.