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JKG33 said:
Sparks and McBackup both sucked
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But Leaf fans were pissed that KD went with the unproven goalie that they would have lost as he required waivers. He injured his shoulder in March 2022 and then had a setback during rehab. Mix that in with an ankle injury, and he missed all of training camp. In fact, it was about eight months before he returned to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League.
Sounds like the Leafs did what was best for the team
 
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Click "read full conversation" and there is a whole breakdown with videos provided of Woll's clean technique and the things he does well. Super interesting
 
Reminder:

I'm "the guy" constantly saying Woll should be given a shot in all the game day threads.

"When are you going to stop suggesting Woll"

"You said that last GDT".
 
Mentally, Woll's reputation is pretty much the opposite of Campbell's.

He's always calm, cool, and collected and never lets anything get to him.

Maybe he can lead us to a miracle here. Bring out his inner Patrick Roy rookie season.

One can hope anyways.
 
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JKG33 said:
If you give me the choice of an unproven rookie for $800k or broken ass Matt Murray for $4.7m, I'm taking the rookie every single time


He was given a chance... after Dubas acquired a broken, shitty goalie. And then after Kallgren was given every opportunity first.
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Woll was injured to start the season
 
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JT AM da real deal said:
Well my 1st sports bet ever .. these ads all over da place finally did me in .. $250 on a Woll shutout pays $4,000 .. it is Leafs only shot so decided to go for it
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Secretly I joined you, after reading your post.

One shitty game management call away from a shutout.

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Woll's Game 4 performance for Maple Leafs makes college coach York proud | NHL.com

Rookie made 24 saves against Panthers to win 1st playoff start, impress Hall of Famer
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SUNRISE, Fla. -- Joseph Woll didn't want anyone to score. Not in practice. Not in warmups. No matter how much rubber his Boston College teammates would pelt him with, the objective was to stop each and every shot, even in the most recreational of settings.

"He would almost work too hard in practice," legendary Boston College coach Jerry York said of the Toronto Maple Leafs goalie during a phone interview Thursday. "He just had that special work ethic. If he was on the ice for 60 minutes, he'd want to stop every puck."

"So proud to see how he fared last night. Not surprised. But proud."

Few people know Woll the player and Woll the person better than York, who coached him at Boston College from 2016-2019.

Now retired, York and his wife took time out from their South Carolina vacation Wednesday to watch the 24-year-old make 24 saves in his first Stanley Cup Playoff start and help the Maple Leafs extend their season with a 2-1 victory against the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Second Round here.

And it seems York wasn't the only member of the coaching fraternity, past or present, impressed with Woll's performance.

Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said Thursday that Woll will start Game 5 at home Friday (7 pm ET: TNT, CBC, SN, TVAS). It's another must-win for Toronto, which trails the best-of-7 series 3-1 and will attempt to stop a three-game home losing streak in the playoffs.

Keefe said No. 1 goalie Ilya Samsonov hasn't skated after sustaining a lower-body injury early in the second period of Game 3, a 3-2 overtime loss. Woll will get the call and be backed up by veteran Matt Murray.

It's clear that Woll was not overwhelmed by the stage or the moment. His ability to swallow up shots without allowing juicy rebounds was obvious to see, as was his composure when the game got tense in the third period after Sam Reinhart's power-play goal had cut Toronto's lead to one.

"It was pretty impressive watching Joe's calmness," York said. "Especially with a 2-1 lead in that game."

"He's four years out of college, he's had some great minor league experience up and down. So he's ready for this. His skill level takes over. But he's had that pro experience. It's not like he's just stepping out of college right into the NHL. He's grown. It's critical the way he's come up."

"But it was an important stage, an elimination game, the Leafs needed some stability and Joe gave it to them. Very impressive. I'm very excited about that."
 
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HamiltonNHL said:
Secretly I joined you, after reading your post.

One shitty game management call away from a shutout.

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You are right we got jobbed by a brutal tripping call which we all know was not a trip .. guy goes down and slides out to block a D shot and D falls over him and its a trip .. OMG HAHAHAHAHA clearly a game mgmt ref call to try to make game more interesting for TV fans .. there were a little better odds on draftkings at 16 to 1 .. but one of my kids is home from his season for a bit and he likes to make these bets so i kinda did something i don't ever do .. really it is throwing away hard earned $$$ .. oh well live and learn
 
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He’ll look even better once we adjust the system to take advantage of his strengths. He can integrate into our breakout and D structure a lot better than scrambly rebound-happy goalies with no puck skills.
 
JT AM da real deal said:
try to make game more interesting for TV fans
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exactly. Bettman and the league will bend over backwards for TV money.

JT AM da real deal said:
he likes to make these bets so i kinda did something i don't ever do
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I hate sports betting - it truly sucks.

I somehow put in $100 so my friend would get a free $100. With the free money (called Super Boosts) I turned it into $500.
 
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From Mike Mckenna:

"Here's the deal, honestly I thought Joseph Woll was the best goaltender in the Maple Leafs organization this year and I'm not sure at the start of the season that's what I believed at all but by the middle, I was pretty firm in that."
"Now this isn't a guarantee that the Leafs are gonna come back and win 4 straight with him in net but I can't help but question, Samsonov that wasn't a massive hit he took in the game from Schenn the other night."

"We thought he was battling something down the stretch and that played into my thought process that if Woll's healthy, this might be the guy and it's his consistency, his game is really clean."

"He doesn't lose his net that often, he plays between his posts, he reads the play pretty well, this is exciting. Then again he also has room to grow, Reinhart's game winner the other night, let's face it, that wasn't a great goal against, he got caught out a little bit, was a little bit unaware on it, but I think he'll learn from it, but the big question is can he win 4 straight because that is what he's facing now in his rookie season for the Toronto Maple Leafs."
 
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