Anthrax442
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This guy played beautifully for the Leafs last year. Time to start pushing him into the conversation.
Player Discussion Joseph freaking Woll
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This guy played beautifully for the Leafs last year. Time to start pushing him into the conversation.
I think @SeaOfBlue mentioned he was waiver eligible next year. IDK if he's claimed, but I would like to see him get games this year.
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Certainly should be seen as the 3rd goalie now.
His time will come but not this season.
His time will come but not this season.
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He needs to push himself into the conversation by staying healthy for a while first.
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If one of Murray or Samsonov start to slip and Woll can maintain his play he could force his way into the mix for next season. Lots of hockey left though.
This guy played beautifully for the Leafs last year. Time to start pushing him into the conversation.
But he gets injured a lot so we can't.
Beyond that though for the most part our goaltending has been pretty good so there is really no conversation for him to push into.
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He is already the #3 goalie for us (when healthy). An above-average one at that. Woll is better than Kallgren and anyone else on the depth chart.
It is a matter of whether he is a backup or 1B. I think he can be at least a really good backup, but he has tandem starter upside easily... And if we are able to get long term results out of Murray or Samsonov, that is all we will need anyways.
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"When healthy" is an important distinction to make. He hasn't played more than Kallgren at the NHL level, and I believe the two goalies are currently even for playing time with the Marlies. While there's obviously plenty more left of this NHL season, I'm currently not straying from wanting to run back the Murray-Samsonov tandem going into next season.
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This guy played beautifully for the Leafs last year. Time to start pushing him into the conversation.
Keep this thread going.
Oh wait! Did Samsonov let in 6 goals???!!!
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Have to figure the long term plan was for Samsonov to come in, play well, get a bigger contract somewhere else and leave via free agency. Murray still under contract, and Woll moves up to be the official backup. He and Murray battle it out, and perhaps Woll evolves into the next starter and we find a cheap but experienced backup.
If we can screw around giving Sammy chances, back to back, rest and any other combo to give him every chance then Woll deserves the same opportunity. Give waivers to Sammy. If Murray goes down we are done anyways.
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Samsonov's Leaf numbers aren't exactly worlds apart from those posted by Murray at this point. Woll also has significantly less experience in comparison to Samsonov while only being a year younger. I'm thrilled to see Woll thriving in the AHL right now, but...
Right, but Sammy looks like a fish out of water, has no lateral movement. Last game everyone watched the 5 hole because his legs are so weak he cannot close up. It is not an injury or he would not play 2 games and be on ltir.
Don't think I knew that. Either way, we have no commitment to him long term. Cost us nothing to get him, cost us nothing to let him go. My comment stands.
