GDT: Toronto @ Montreal - Wednesday 7pm - SN

[rumman]

How is MacMann sitting. The f***

Didn’t make a impression in the preseason, I’m glad Berube’s holding the players accountable……..

 

[Roo]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844095783509057633

So it's not a day to day thing. Something possibly lingering. Not good

sounds more like how they may need to navigate the cap?

 

[stickty111]

sounds more like how they may need to navigate the cap

They aren't going to do that if he's healthy. He's clearly hurt

 

[Rare Jewel]

Didn’t make a impression in the preseason, I’m glad Berube’s holding the players accountable……..

Yeah, he didn't stand out much.

The interesting thing is that he and Lorentz are actually the same age.

 

[rumman]

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Poor Berube, they haven’t even played a game and you can see he’s already sick of the Toronto media………

 

[BertCorbeau]

They aren't going to do that if he's healthy. He's clearly hurt

Well it means he won’t be ready for tomorrow.. they play Saturday and then the 16th so this means he can start the 16th game which might be the rotation they were planning anyway

 

[rumman]

Yeah, he didn't stand out much.

The interesting thing is that he and Lorentz are actually the same age.

Lorentz earned a spot on the team, and he’ll have to work to keep it, ditto for Patches, Robertson, Lilly, Timmins, and Myers. Want to stay in the show, consistently prove you belong………

 

[Torontonian]

Poor Berube, they haven’t even played a game and you can see he’s already sick of the Toronto media………

That's the problem, nothing to talk about right now. Just the same old conversations & questions.

 

[rumman]

As far as I concerned - as of right now Stolarz is the starting goalie Game 1 of the playoffs until Woll can steal that spot.

He’s great guy and Uber talented, but we cannot rely on him.

Woll reminds me of a car I had as a teenager, looked great, was fast, the girls liked it, but you couldn’t take it anywhere because it wasn’t reliable so I sold it and got a reliable beater………

That's the problem, nothing to talk about right now. Just the same old conversations & questions.

I’d say your presumed number one goalie not being healthy enough to start the season is newsworthy………..

 

[rumman]

Once again, Leafs nation jumping to wild conclusions. I mean... I had a cramp in my calf the other night... I have lower body tightness that would prevent me from performing at my best.

Who knows what the hell is wrong, but how about relaxing a bit, before throwing some of these fits.

Did you call in sick, or suck it up and go to work?

 

[Roo]

They aren't going to do that if he's healthy. He's clearly hurt

fair enough, I missed the part where Dewar is shifting to LTIR. That alone would have given them the room to call up Hildeby (i think).

Clearly worse than initially reported (team pulling him as precaution). Not good.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

The narrative around Woll is kind of annoying at this point. People acting like he is out 6 months because he isn't starting game 1.

He missed 3 months last year and game 7 he's earned this "narrative"

 

[rumman]

Hey, its a great thing the Leafs decided to give Woll a 3 year 3m+ contract before the season even started!

Thought it was a dumb idea when it happened. Still so many unknowns with him. Now we might have to be dealing with an often injury prone goalie and work around it the next 4 years

Tre definitely screwed the pooch with the Woll/Lilly contracts imo. Six million gets you a pretty good D man……..

 

[francis246]

Tre definitely screwed the pooch with the Woll/Lilly contracts imo. Six million gets you a pretty good D man……..

Money wasn’t even an issue, none of the top dmen wanted to be a Maple Leaf. They said as much in subsequent interviews.

 

[Squiffy]

They can try to apply for an exemption like they did in the 2023-23 season when they signed Knies and had no space to call up Woll the next day when Murray was unavailable. They were denied that time, but it was rumoured they were only denied because they signed Knies right before and created their own mess.

Perhaps more likely, they play with 19 today (can have an emergency back-up ready) and then Hildeby would be eligible to be officially called up as an emergency call-up and could play against NJ if needed.

Sounds like Hildeby is fully the backup tonight, I think they are probably utilizing one of their goaltender exemptions here for the next two days?

 

[rumman]

Money wasn’t even an issue, none of the top dmen wanted to be a Maple Leaf. They said as much in subsequent interviews.

Zadorov was more than happy to come here, but we couldn’t afford him……..

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

@ToneDog no prediction game this year?

 

[Squiffy]

Sounds like Hildeby is fully the backup tonight, I think they are probably utilizing one of their goaltender exemptions here for the next two days?

N/m, I see they moved Dewar to LTIR and Woll to IR, clears the move as just a straight recall.

 

[Rare Jewel]

Money wasn’t even an issue, none of the top dmen wanted to be a Maple Leaf. They said as much in subsequent interviews.

Montour would've come... if you matched that contract.

Roy was quite appealing as well, but sometimes, it's hard to lure Americans up here. I'd have spent a mid-round pick for his rights and then tried to get him here for a tour.

 

[rumman]

It's precautionary. When you have two goalies you can count on, you rest one and play the other. I get it's disappointing to hear, but feels like we are certainly making more of this than needed.

If Woll’s tightness isn’t a big deal why isn’t he backing up Stolarz?

 

[wingman75]

I'm sure Stolarz came here just for this reason. This will be his shot as the net will most likely be his for the majority of the year.

Hopefully Woll has a speedy recovery and this truly is just some lower body tightness and just precautionary. It's a little difficult to be optimistic about him staying healthy for the majority of the year though. Hildeby looked good in the preseason too.

Of course. A guy like him is having that conversation with his agent... so, where could I go and end up with a legit opportunity to be the starter? I mean, with the Leafs you have the double whammy. A projected starting goaltender that seems to be more injured that he is healthy, and a projected starting goaltender who really has not proven they can be a true starter in this league. No brainer imo.

That being said, I hope Woll is able to play a lot for us this season and seasons going forward, but I am not holding my breath. Are we any worse off if he is unable to stay healthy? Stolarz looks as good as Woll and Hildabest is in waiting.

 

[Squiffy]

If Woll’s tightness isn’t a big deal why isn’t he backing up Stolarz?

He's missing at least 7 days with the IR designation. I think that's more a matter of CBA gymnastics then necessarily insight into severity of injury though.

 

[ACC1224]

@ToneDog no prediction game this year?

They said you would run it.
Marner broke his spirit.

 

[Welsh Maple Leaf]

He missed 3 months last year and game 7 he's earned this "narrative"

'Earned' as if he's choosing to be injured

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

'Earned' as if he's choosing to be injured

"earned" as in if you are going to be injured as much as he has this is the narrative that comes with it.

Narratives are earned.