Ilya Samsonov's and Ilya Lybushkin are close friends outside of the rink, so when the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Lybushkin (the second time the Leafs have acquired him) the two were obviously quite happy.
With the Maple Leafs dealing with injuries on defence Lybushkin will likely play right away.The team lost Mark Giordano last game and is still without John Klingberg, Connor Timmins, and Timothy Liljegren. Once the roster is fully healthy Lybushkin will likely play on the bottom pairing and be relied upon to kill penalties and hold the lead late in the third period.