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

[HamiltonNHL]

Thats a big risk to take no? What if Woll or Stolarz gets injured for a couple of weeks early in the season?

Definitely some risk there. And Woll is injury prone.

Bottom line was he needs change so moving him is good

 

[Gallagbi]

We drafted Stolarz and he is a starter which we have in Vladar. Good trade for us, Andrae is decent. So long Sammy.

Doesn't Vlad have 1 season as a starter under his belt? And hasn't Woll vastly outplayed him over their careers so far?

 

[thusk]

Pretty underwhelming return, and would have much preferred trading Stolarz... At least we got rid of Benoit, so an instant upgrade there.

for me the only reason to thing Woll would be a better choice is only because hes younger...

When healthy, Stolarz gave up better quality hockey than Woll, was most consistent

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

is Woll even 1/2 the goalie Logan Thompson is?
they were traded at the same age and Vegas got 2x3rds for him.
if Andrae plays a regular shift, this is a much better return than Vegas got on a much better goalie (was hoping we'd offer on him when he was made available).

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Yeah the goalie market has been terrible for a while. Leafs did well to move one now rather than wait for demand to get even lower.

 

[Dekes For Days]

for me the only reason to thing Woll would be a better choice is only because hes younger...
When healthy, Stolarz gave up better quality hockey than Woll, was most consistent

Stolarz has not been more consistent. He has massive swings in quality. He's had higher highs in limited starts, but he's also had lower lows. He's older, more expensive, signed for longer, and has been worse in the playoffs. I'd also rather stick with the guy who we drafted and developed.

 

[fahad203]

Yeah the goalie market has been terrible for a while. Leafs did well to move one now rather than wait for demand to get even lower.

Chayka probably saw the WC performance and like, yeah I gotta get a move on from this guy
Pretty much solidified his decision

 

[The Masters]

 

[Visnovsky]

I absolutely love the acquisition of Andrae, on top of a TOP90 pick, clean bit of business.

Woll was the one goalie I was comfortable letting go, due to his extreme streakyness. I love the guy and he has a great personality, but one day he's the best goalie in the NHL and the next, he gets dogged on.

Ersson is interesting, perhaps some other team needs a goalie with NHL experience... could fetch another pick, 5th or 6th?