Pholus
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- May 23, 2014
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Woll... again.
I like Woll & thought it was a good use of a draft pick to select him where he went, and that was before he had a good draft+1 season. He looks like a promising prospect and so far there is no reason to think that he can't be an NHL-caliber goaltender.
Having said that, I just can't bring myself to vote for him in the top ~15, mainly because he is a goaltender. Yes, he's looked good playing against other amateurs in the NCAA (some of whom have 5 years of development on him), but he's still only facing amateurs. Garret Sparks has successfully made the jump to the pro game, and at this point has become, at least, a capable starting goalie in the AHL, and yet there is still debate as to whether he can develop into an NHL backup. Woll hasn't yet had a successful transition to the pros, and also because goalies are voodoo, so I just can't justify ranking him ahead of skaters who have had success at various pro levels.
FWIW, I voted for Borgman here, although I think Aaltonen deserves to be in consideration starting around here. His KHL production is quite good.