Confirmed with Link: Leafs re-sign Woll for 3 years

[stickty111]

Surprised a bit but really nice. Low risk and could be a huge steal

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[Apex Predator]

Surprised it’s for 3 years.

 

[Phion Keneuf]

Got our future backup locked up for cheap. Like it. Just needs to stay healthy

 

[Buds17]

Should stand to receive more opportunities next season in anticipation of hopefully claiming the backup role once the contract transfers to a one-way deal for the following two seasons. Can't rule out that it (full time backup role) might not happen until the final season of the contract though.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Seems to be happening a lot with goalies in that age range these days, but I think this effectively confirms they hope that he can become our backup after next year.

 

[JT AM da real deal]

what was aav?

 

[SprDaVE]

Perfect. He's had a bit of a rollercoaster in his development but he's got a lot of interesting potential. Goaltenders being voodoo and with a wild development curve makes this very interesting.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Should stand to receive more opportunities next season in anticipation of hopefully claiming the backup role once the contract transfers to a one-way deal for the following two seasons.

Seems like Woll has already stolen Hutch's job as the #3 (when Woll is healthy anyways) and the Marlies are going to have a solid stable of goalies to work with next year.

We can finally move on from Hutchinson for good and look towards goalies with legitimate upside and promise for the first time since Sparks.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

what was aav?

League min, so 766k (since we needed to average out the fact that the min will be higher in the later years).

Two-way for the first year (when he will likely be the #3 on the Marlies) and one-way the last two years when it is expected he will be on the Leafs.

 

[Buds17]

what was aav?

$766,666.

 

[Buds17]

Seems like Woll has already stolen Hutch's job as the #3 (when Woll is healthy anyways) and the Marlies are going to have a solid stable of goalies to work with next year.

We can finally move on from Hutchinson for good and look towards goalies with legitimate upside and promise for the first time since Sparks.

I'd say Woll is definitely the #3 moving forward. He will of course need to play in a lot more than four games though in order to be considered as anything above that.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Got our future backup locked up for cheap. Like it. Just needs to stay healthy

We don't know what it cost yet

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

Nice, now get something with Petruzzelli done.

 

[Phion Keneuf]

We don't know what it cost yet

League minimum

 

[Judas Tavares]

League minimum. Terrible. Once again, Dubas overpaid on a contract.

Had this been Lou, Woll would have accepted a 3-year unpaid internship.

 

[Nylanderthal]

I’m shocked the first year is a 2 way unless it’s a contractual stipulation due to age/gp I happily would’ve given him a 1 way all three years to get this locked in at league min.
Good work locking in a prospective back up with upside for that. Solid 3G as is imo

 

[Menzinger]

Nothing to dislike here

 

[LeafsFan89]

Nothing to dislike here

People will find a way to dislike it. Just wait.

 

[hockeywiz542]

Joseph Woll signs three-year extension with Leafs, has 'future as an NHL goaltender' | Toronto Sun

The 23-year-old netminder signed a three-year contract extension on Friday, one that is a two-way deal in the first year (2022-23) and a one-way pact in the following two seasons.

The average annual value of the contract is $766,666 US. Woll, a third-round pick by the Leafs in 2016, should have a strong opportunity to move up the organizational depth chart and land a greater role with the Leafs.

In four games with the Leafs when the club had injury trouble, Woll was 3-1-0 and recorded a .911 save percentage, as well as his first NHL shutout. With the Toronto Marlies, Woll is 5-2-0 with a similar .911 save percentage.

“I think it’s great for him,” Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said. “He impressed with his time here. He did a really good job in helping us win games and showed very well that he’s got a future as an NHL goaltender. He’s got to continue to work at it."

“Right now, he’s working hard to get healthy and get back playing (from a leg injury), but he gave us a taste of what he’s capable of and it gives us further reason to continue to invest in his development."

“He can focus on continuing to get better and work himself to being a full-time NHL goaltender.”

The signing is important in that it gives the Leafs a potentially solid piece with a goaltending picture that could be unsettled once the 2021-22 season ends.

No one can say now, with certainty, where Jack Campbell will play next season as he heads into unrestricted free agency this summer.

Already, there has been speculation that the Leafs could try to move Petr Mrazek and his $3.8-million US cap hit for the next two seasons in order to try to free up more money to sign Campbell.

Dealing with those issues will come soon enough. On Friday, the Leafs were happy for Woll and his new deal.

“Joe is great,” Morgan Rielly said. “He played good hockey for us when he was in the net. He has a great attitude and he works hard. You want guys like that around. There’s lots of work left to do, but I’m sure he knows that.”

Said Mitch Marner: “It’s well-deserved. We’re pretty lucky to have him for another three years.”

 

[BertCorbeau]

Has shown some promise in his NHL debut, happy to see a 3 year deal at league min. I like the patient approach with him.

 

[Stephen]

Has shown some promise in his NHL debut, happy to see a 3 year deal at league min. I like the patient approach with him.

Successful goalies are often so slow to develop. Binnington was drafted in 2011 and became an overnight sensation in 2019. His current replacement was drafted in 2014, scheduled for NHL time in 2019 and now breaking through in 2022.

It's almost like goalies need 6 year ELC's to incubate, and that's exactly what Woll has now...

 

[Magic Man]

This is an interesting contract. I thought he was more on the bubble than he was. I figured they would give him a one year 2 way deal at the end of his current contract.

They have always liked him. They kept him with the team after he left college and they showed some faith in him calling him up after his rookie and sophmore years weren't too pretty. This just proves their faith in him yet again. It looks like they think at worst he'll be an important depth piece.

 

[Buds17]

This is an interesting contract. I thought he was more on the bubble than he was. I figured they would give him a one year 2 way deal at the end of his current contract.

They have always liked him. They kept him with the team after he left college and they showed some faith in him calling him up after his rookie and sophmore years weren't too pretty. This just proves their faith in him yet again. It looks like they think at worst he'll be an important depth piece.

It would only be somewhat "expensive" for the team in real money if he's an AHLer for the second and third year of the contract; he still wouldn't count against the cap due to the small AAV. He'd be quite the bargain though if he were able to assume a full-time backup role. Not much risk here at all for the Leafs.

 

[Cor]

I fully expect him to be given a shot at being the backup next year.

Starter TBD

 

[aingefan]

He can keep improving gradually. Tracking slowly but well.
Cool, good deal