"Ilya Samsonov is back in the KHL after signing a two-year contract with HC Sochi last week. With Samsonov returning to the league for the first time in seven years, he's been making the rounds with Russian media outlets. During his recent chat with Match TV's Pavel Lysenkov, Samsonov proposed an interesting future idea involving a reunion with his good friend Evgeny Kuznetsov to create some entertaining off-ice content."
"For a proposed debut episode of his hypothetical partnership with Kuznetsov, Samsonov wants to reunite the Russian quartet that was together with the Capitals for three seasons (2019-2022) before the Caps ultimately did not bring Samsonov back for the 2022-23 season. The four countrymen were close off the ice, but Samsonov gravitated more toward Kuznetsov. After he departed the Capitals and signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Samsonov still chatted with Kuznetsov almost every day."
""I'd ask Ovechkin, 'Uncle Sasha, how do you manage to drink so much beer in one sitting?'" Samsonov said. "And I wouldn't say he drinks a lot. Well, maybe a couple of cans. For someone weighing 110 kg, that's normal. But I'd still ask Ovechkin that question." Whenever the Capitals head out on a road trip, Ovechkin always has a six-pack of Czech Pilsner beer waiting for him at his seat on the"
Ilya Samsonov returned to the KHL by signing a two-year contract with HC Sochi after seven years away. He proposed creating a YouTube show with Evgeny Kuznetsov and envisioned Alexander Ovechkin and Dmitry Orlov as the first guests, with Orlov as co-host. Samsonov wants the debut to reunite the Russian quartet that played together with the Capitals from 2019–2022. The four were close off the ice, and Samsonov maintained daily contact with Kuznetsov after departing for Toronto. Samsonov plans to ask Ovechkin about his beer consumption and noted Ovechkin often keeps a six-pack of Czech Pilsner waiting on road trips.
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