Player Discussion Joseph freaking Woll

[TheDoldrums]

Signed for two more years super cheap, I think technically even under the league minimum in the future. He could be incredibly valuable for us at that AAV, you simply have to give him a spot next season for that potential upside.

 

[Anthrax442]

He+ Sammy will make a nice tandem next year

 

[HamiltonNHL]

He+ Sammy will make a nice tandem next year

This playoffs

 

[BertCorbeau]

Kid has shown some nice poise and calmness in net while looking big and illustrating some nice quick, controlled lateral movement.

I'm not opposed to giving him playoff time if Murray and Sammy are injured/struggling

 

[34]

The future of the leafs goaltending.

 

[ThrowDemTongs]

Based and Wollpilled

 

[Anthrax442]

The Wollrus

 

[Buds17]

It's been a great stretch of eight games thus far for him.

 

[Cleetus]

well we got a Holl on Defense, but a Woll in net! some monday humor for Y'all lmao!

 

[ponder]

He's been crushing it all year. Stats wise:

Marlies this year:
- Woll: 16-2-1 record, .930 sv%, 2.29 GAA
- Everyone else: 24-17-4 record, .896 sv%, 3.07 GAA

Leafs this year:
- Woll: 3-1-0 record, .934 sv%, 2.03 GAA
- Everyone else: 41-19-9 record, .908 sv%, 2.66 GAA

Obviously the Leafs sample size is small, but he's looked great by the eye test, and his AHL dominance suggests it could be legit, not luck. We've got 9 games left, and we're locked in to a 1st round matchup vs. Tampa, if there's ever a time to "see what we've got", it's now IMO. If I'm Keefe, I give Woll 5 of those 9 starts. If he continues to play great, Sammy/Woll is our playoff tandem, Murray because the 3rd string. If Woll falters, no biggie, go with Sammy/Murray. But I hope we don't go Murray over Woll just because Murray has more experience - if we give Woll a shot and he significantly outperforms Murray, then he gives us a better chance to win in the playoffs.

 

[Gary Nylund]

He's been crushing it all year. Stats wise:

Marlies this year:
- Woll: 16-2-1 record, .930 sv%, 2.29 GAA
- Everyone else: 24-17-4 record, .896 sv%, 3.07 GAA

Leafs this year:
- Woll: 3-1-0 record, .934 sv%, 2.03 GAA
- Everyone else: 41-19-9 record, .908 sv%, 2.66 GAA

Obviously the Leafs sample size is small, but he's looked great by the eye test, and his AHL dominance suggests it could be legit, not luck. We've got 9 games left, and we're locked in to a 1st round matchup vs. Tampa, if there's ever a time to "see what we've got", it's now IMO. If I'm Keefe, I give Woll 5 of those 9 starts. If he continues to play great, Sammy/Woll is our playoff tandem, Murray because the 3rd string. If Woll falters, no biggie, go with Sammy/Murray. But I hope we don't go Murray over Woll just because Murray has more experience - if we give Woll a shot and he significantly outperforms Murray, then he gives us a better chance to win in the playoffs.

I'd think long and hard about this, worth considering IMO.

Maybe the risk is that it's a shot across the bow of Murray and might ruin his confidence. But then again, it might be a risk worth taking. Murray's had all season to prove he's ready and he hasn't proven it yet so ...

 

[Peasy]

Theres been a lot of goalies in the past that show up late, and continue to do well into the playoffs.

Whos the say it can't be us this time? Not sure why they seem so hesitant to give him more games...

 

[slozo]

He's been crushing it all year. Stats wise:

Marlies this year:
- Woll: 16-2-1 record, .930 sv%, 2.29 GAA
- Everyone else: 24-17-4 record, .896 sv%, 3.07 GAA

Leafs this year:
- Woll: 3-1-0 record, .934 sv%, 2.03 GAA
- Everyone else: 41-19-9 record, .908 sv%, 2.66 GAA

Obviously the Leafs sample size is small, but he's looked great by the eye test, and his AHL dominance suggests it could be legit, not luck. We've got 9 games left, and we're locked in to a 1st round matchup vs. Tampa, if there's ever a time to "see what we've got", it's now IMO. If I'm Keefe, I give Woll 5 of those 9 starts. If he continues to play great, Sammy/Woll is our playoff tandem, Murray because the 3rd string. If Woll falters, no biggie, go with Sammy/Murray. But I hope we don't go Murray over Woll just because Murray has more experience - if we give Woll a shot and he significantly outperforms Murray, then he gives us a better chance to win in the playoffs.

I almost totally agree with you except for the amount of games for Woll . . . it gets real tricky.

I already have disagreed with how many times they've FORCED Murray into the crease when it wasn't substantiated by performance at all . . . whereas they've played Samsonov very tight to his actual performance. Murray playing 3 out of the last 5 games (and obviously Samsonov's lone game in that stretch wasn't great) is simply too much in my opinion, and should be evenly divided with Woll for the last 9 games.

So, out of the last 9, if all 3 goalies play well, it's 3 games each (highly unlikely);
What's likelier is Samsonov has to get back in soon and hopefully plays decent . . . (starts Wed if healthy)
back to back Sat/Sun goes Woll/Samsonov.
Then you reevaluate, and games are dispersed accordingly . . . maybe Murray next vs Columbus; Put Samsonov in against the Bruins; Woll or Murray in against the Habs (whoever played better last two games); then one of Woll/Murray against Florida, then you have to put in Samsonov against TB for that playoff appetizer; then whoever your backup is going to be between Woll/Murray.

IF the Leafs were to manage that properly, I'd guess it's then
4 games Samsonov
3 games Woll
2 games Murray

 

[Nhlpowerweek]

The guy is a must.

Berlin.

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[Stephen]

This guy seems to have taken a massive leap in development to finish the 2022-23 regular season.

 

[JKG33]

Woll is the best goalie in this organization. I'm glad his development wasn't ruined by this team's inept goalie coaching thus far

 

[Terrible GM]

I really can't tell how good his high glove is yet, but I have been very impressed with his low glove saves, and related to that his ability to track the puck with screens. Also his lateral crease movement when tracking the puck his very precise. His movement in the crease reminds me of Freddy Andersen a little bit.

I would love to see the Leafs roll with Sam/Woll tandem next year. Long term I think Woll is poised to be the #1.

 

[Antropovsky]

I really can't tell how good his high glove is yet, but I have been very impressed with his low glove saves, and related to that his ability to track the puck with screens. Also his lateral crease movement when tracking the puck his very precise. His movement in the crease reminds me of Freddy Andersen a little bit.

I would love to see the Leafs roll with Sam/Woll tandem next year. Long term I think Woll is poised to be the #1.

He's much much more athletic than Andersen. Woll has a very athletic stance and he crouches a lot to make saves allowing him to absorb pucks instead of rebounds.

 

[Da Cool Rula]

This guy seems to have taken a massive leap in development to finish the 2022-23 regular season.

Kid always had the ability, injuries slowed things.

Hes the best goalie on the Leafs fundamentally. Would have no worries about him in playoffs.

 

[LeafsFan89]

Thank God Briere was fired.

 

[Menzinger]

Being signed for under 800k for the next couple seasons seems like a fairly shrewed deal by the front office

 

[acrobaticgoalie]

Gotta give big props to the job Sanford has done with our goalies this year. Especially Woll. Guy has taken a massive step forward in development.

 

[Dog]

Guaranteed Murray will be gone next season thanks to Woll he has taken over.

 

[TheGreatOne11]

Guaranteed Murray will be gone next season thanks to Woll he has taken over.

Hopefully he just goes to Robidas island instead of us having to unload 6 million in a trade.

I am very confident going into these playoffs/next season with Sami and Woll in net.

Nice to finally have a good home grown developed goalie in net.