Confirmed with Link: Maple Leafs sign G Joseph Woll to 3-year entry-level contract (will report to Leafs, not Marlies)

[Cor]

His age. By dating the contract for this season at age 21 he'll burn a year of the contract regardless of GP. Don't believe it will count to UFA or waivers though

Ah, right.

 

[member 262271]

Interested to see what this means.

EDIT: Not done school, will be the number 3 goalie while he finishes up.

 

[4thline]

Interested to see what this means.

Signing Incentive aside I see three possible reasons
1. - NHL practice and shadowing through playoffs, maybe a nothing start at end of season
2. NHL practice and a couple starts to end season, sweet talk USA hockey into WHC gig
3. Option 1 PLUS they think he's farther along than conventional wisdom and think he could schallenge Sparks for backup

 

[The Iceman]

Yeah, that's a good call.

Showing my age here but how about high school straight to the NHL...Tom Barrasso
Miracle on Ice star Jim Craig went college, to Olympic program to NHL...I am sure a few have done it since.

 

[gamer1035]

Why wouldn't we just sign him later so it doesn't burn a year?

Or does he become a free agent this summer?

 

[Duke16]

I think we might honestly be sleeping on this guy a bit still somehow.

.919 SV% and a 13-21 record shows that he probably saved this team from winning like 5 games.

Woll is one of the best goalie prospects in the world and should be good enough to be the Marlies starter next year.

 

[deletethis]

Showing my age here but how about high school straight to the NHL...Tom Barrasso
Miracle on Ice star Jim Craig went college, to Olympic program to NHL...I am sure a few have done it since.

Allan Bester jumped straight from juniors and played a 32 game season for the Leafs as a 19 year old.

 

[Beaumaris]

Would be great if he developed into a bonafide starter for us.

Last top goalie we developed was Potvin almost 30 years ago.

Damn you JFJ!

Potvin, top goalie.really ?

 

[96]

Why wouldn't we just sign him later so it doesn't burn a year?

Or does he become a free agent this summer?

Iirc his contract will slide if he plays less than a certain amount of games ?

 

[Menzinger]

Why wouldn't we just sign him later so it doesn't burn a year?

Or does he become a free agent this summer?

Could potentially be an incentive just to get him to sign rather than hold off another year and get closer to free agency.

 

[Marshy]

Potvin, top goalie.really ?

A bonafide number 1 starter. Geezus people are picky on wording. Did you watch the 93 playoffs?

 

[JT AM da real deal]

Just talked to my son and he says his closest comparable is Vasi. Monster big, can do the splits across entire goal line skate post to skate post, comes out to challenge, extremely athletic and a crazy fast glove hand. And a big game player. Plays better the bigger the game.

 

[tmlms13]

Let's take advantage of the next expansion draft to find the next Andersen.

What team has 2 NHL quality goalies under 26?

 

[Hclass47]

This will make him a rfa at the same time Anderson is a ufa. He could be his replacement ?

 

[Duke Silver]

This will make him a rfa at the same time Anderson is a ufa. He could be his replacement ?

That's a bit premature.

 

[cupcrazyman]

Hutch & Woll for the win !

 

[TheScandal89]

A bonafide number 1 starter. Geezus people are picky on wording. Did you watch the 93 playoffs?

You didn't think Cujo was? Even Belfour?

 

[Marshy]

You didn't think Cujo was? Even Belfour?

Not drafted/developed by Toronto.

 

[Marshy]

Would be great if he developed into a bonafide starter for us.

Last top goalie we developed was Potvin almost 30 years ago.

Damn you JFJ!

Quoting myself for clarity.

 

[The Kessel Run]

Allan Bester jumped straight from juniors and played a 32 game season for the Leafs as a 19 year old.

And saw a career's worth of rubber in those games.

 

[Joey Hoser]

Why wouldn't we just sign him later so it doesn't burn a year?

Or does he become a free agent this summer?

It's an aspect of negotiating the contract, and this isn't uncommon with college guys. The Leafs can basically give him NHL salary for the rest of this season, in exchange for... less salary in the following seasons, or something. There's no roster limit now, and they can't otherwise use any space they have left on the cap, so they can throw him this bone in exchange for something else, without losing anything.

"Burning a year" doesn't apply in this case because college guys' ELCs don't have to be 3 years.

 

[Beaumaris]

A bonafide number 1 starter. Geezus people are picky on wording. Did you watch the 93 playoffs?

Absolutely,been watching since 74. and
Bester had as many bad games as good games.

 

[acrobaticgoalie]

Will we have to protect him for expansion?

 

[Al14]

That's a bit premature.

That's what she said.

 

[Al14]

Quoting myself for clarity.

Quoting you for increased post count!