Confirmed with Link: Leafs acquire Emil Andrae, Samuel Ersson, 2026 3rd for Joseph Woll, Simon Benoit

[E2GM]

Emil Andrae:

Samuel Ersson:

Joseph Woll:

Benoit:

 

[LeafsMob]

Hate to see Woll go, but we knew a goalie was being moved and Woll likely had the most trade value. Even keel trade depending on what the contracts are, neither player is under contract as of today

 

[BrannigansLaw]

The Leafs traded their best goalie for essentially nothing, and a negative value asset. They are a worse team thats easier to play against after this trade. And they made the deal with a team who owns their first.

Well done Chayka, A+

If Woll was our best goalie we’re f***ed anyway. He could never stay healthy and sucked ass all last year.

 

[johnny_rudeboy]

The rebuild has officially started.

Feels more rebuild then retool.
Have no Idea who any of those players we got are.

 

[HEAVY DUTY]

Weirdly enough it does clear 5M in salary cap from Woll and Benoit. Wonder what Chayka has up his sleeves...

 

[SprDaVE]

Sounds all good but where is he slotting in?

Our LD is firmly occupied by Rielly, McCabe and OEL.

The off-season just started so I assume more to come on that front. I don't think they are placing all their chips on Andrae being an everyday NHLer.

 

[weems]

 

[JKG33]

OK at least Ersson's contract is done but this is still a shit trade

 

[Buckley]

Betting your season on Stolarz and Hildeby seems asinine.

Who knows, maybe they also trade Stolarz and bring in a new starter.

 

[Devils Trap]

Hello Leaf fans, I come in peace. Im a big analytics nerd so can kinda give some insight on why this is a good pickup (and why Chayka wanted Emil Andrae)

Simply put, he wins his minutes on the ice at an incredible rate. He is in the 80th% in zone exits and puck moving. Hes small, but he makes your blue line instantly more mobile and much better at moving the puck up the ice

The middle column is the big one for me. He is elite at zone exits under possession, both at skating it out and passing it out

This is a good pickup using a position you have alot of depth in to acquire one.

 

[BrannigansLaw]

Weirdly enough it does clear 5M in salary cap from Woll and Benoit. Wonder what Chayka has up his sleeves...

Shoring up the blue line and hopefully acquiring a 2C no doubt

 

[Eternal Leaf]

Andrae got suppressed a lot due to who was in front of him in the Flyers lineup (Sanheim, York) so he couldn't get the offensive minutes needed to do what he does best.

I can definitely see him as a candidate to show value when given the minutes.

It's a good gamble. But yes, it's a gamble.

I think the real value is the added bonus of the cap space and pick along with the chance to extract full value out of Andrae.

 

[robertmac43]

I don't love this.

Andrae is a little intriguing. Younger with more mobility than a lot of the current back line. Maybe it signals Mo is on the move soon.

From the goalie angle I don't get it at all.

 

[francis246]

The Leafs traded their best goalie for essentially nothing, and a negative value asset. They are a worse team thats easier to play against after this trade. And they made the deal with a team who owns their first.

Well done Chayka, A+

They didn’t trade their best goalie. To be honest, this tells me one of three things.

1. Stolarz value is pretty bad league wide

2. The leafs staff believe at their best and healthiest Stolarz gives us a better chance to win

3. Joe Woll’s value isn’t as high as people on this board think

In fact I think all three are probably true

 

[BrannigansLaw]

Hello Leaf fans, I come in peace. Im a big analytics nerd so can kinda give some insight on why this is a good pickup (and why Chayka wanted Emil Andrae)

Simply put, he wins his minutes on the ice at an incredible rate. He is ain the 80th% in zone exits and puck moving. Hes small, but he makes your blue line instantly more mobile and much better at moving the puck up the ice

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The middle column is the big one for me. He is elite at zone exits under possession, both at skating it out and passing it out

This is a good pickup using a position you have alot of depth in

Good to hear. Our backend is woefully incapable of a breakout pass or zone entry as it currently stands

 

[SprDaVE]

Weirdly enough it does clear 5M in salary cap from Woll and Benoit. Wonder what Chayka has up his sleeves...

The one two punch Raddysh and Tuch.

 

[yubbers]

Not Benny!

I'll miss him. Happy we're not thinking about Woll lon term.

now we see what he does with the cap

 

[TMLeafer]

Cap clearing but for what? We shall see.

Underwhelming return and Woll didn't have a good year. Still sad to see him go.

 

[JKG33]

They didn’t trade their best goalie. To be honest, this tells me one of three things.

1. Stolarz value is pretty bad league wide

2. The leafs staff believe at their best and healthiest Stolarz gives us a better chance to win

3. Joe Woll’s value isn’t as high as people on this board think

In fact I think all three are probably true

I agree Woll had little value, thats why I wouldve kept him. He's still more reliable than Stolarz

 

[weems]

Just doing a quick watch of some highlights and looking at his height/weight, I wonder if he can have a similar impact to someone like Rasmus Sandin?

 

[DopeyFish]

leafs probably believe AA is making the jump this year

 

[thinkblue]

Well don’t love it but goalies just don’t hold much value. Especially one that can’t stay healthy.
Erson is just AHL depth. So it’s a 3rd and a young Dman

Woll's wc performance probably didn't help his value too

 

[TheDoldrums]

Woll for a 2nd is what I always expected, I proposed that to the Oilers before. Andrae + 3rd is basically a 2nd in value. Not sure why people are freaking out.

Hildeby was the best Leafs goalie last season and is the cheapest. Stolarz has the highest ceiling and no value after an injured year. Woll always made the most sense to move.

 

[Vince Young]

The one two punch Raddysh and Tuch.

they are about to be able to afford a lifetime supply of osmows

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

What a lousy return for Woll.