{"id":453760,"date":"2024-10-18T21:06:40","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T01:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=453760"},"modified":"2024-10-18T21:09:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T01:09:51","slug":"toronto-maple-leafs-will-be-without-goaltender-joseph-woll-injury-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/10\/18\/toronto-maple-leafs-will-be-without-goaltender-joseph-woll-injury-update\/","title":{"rendered":"The Toronto Maple Leafs Will Be Without Goaltender for Another Few Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/mark-masters-joseph-woll-back-at-practice-and-expected-back-in-leafs-crease-sooner-than-later-1.2191670\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> have some shuffling in the crease, but it has a major reason for it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/wolljo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-18_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joseph Woll<\/a> has an injury and is listed day-to-day. Moreover, he did return to practice earlier today. However, is returning to practice an indication of exactly when you will return?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When will Joseph Woll return to the Maple Leafs&#39; crease?<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarterHutton4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@CarterHutton4<\/a> comments on the pressure the netminder faces as he works back from injury with <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDBunkis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JDBunkis<\/a>. <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LeafsForever?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LeafsForever<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa7 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ET2culOX1b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/ET2culOX1b<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/69T7Y1yBUn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/69T7Y1yBUn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sportsnet 590 The FAN (@FAN590) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FAN590\/status\/1847335770077745433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Update on the Joseph Woll Injury News<\/h3>\n<p>Joseph Woll is beginning to fall into the realm of people being classified as injury prone. Is that a problem? Rather than call it a setback, it is more of a regroup at the end of the day. It is <em>not<\/em> unremarkable these days that NHL goaltenders are virtually unable to achieve more than 60 regular season starts. Furthermore, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/skinnst01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-18_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stuart Skinner<\/a>&#8216;s 2023-24 games played total was very impressive. 82 regular season and playoff games officially by count.<\/p>\n<p>Goaltenders are a product of very linear and steady but slow positive regression when it comes to total games played in any one season. Joseph Woll is a product of the Boston College Eagles program from 2016 to 2019. Going back a number of years through Woll&#8217;s hockey playing career, he&#8217;s never been above 37 games played. For example, his career-high in professional games in one season is 32 from his rookie pro campaign. His .912 SV% in NHL games, does give him the benefit of the doubt when healthy.<\/p>\n<h3>Who Else Do the Leafs Have to Fill In Between the Pipes?<\/h3>\n<p>When you really think about the Leafs goaltending situation, there is positivity. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=murrama02,murrama03&amp;search=Matt+Murray&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-18_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Murray<\/a> is a veteran presence within the organization. Good. Furthermore, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hildede01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-18_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dennis Hildeby<\/a> is a star in the making, but also very green. There&#8217;s no level of expectation for the player. However, there is a significant upside to this player.<\/p>\n<p>For the Leafs, they are equipped for this type of situation in 2024-25. Having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/stolaan01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-18_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Stolarz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/10\/09\/toronto-maple-leafs-newest-additions-make-noise-in-season-opener\/\" target=\"_self\">brought in during the offseason<\/a> from the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/panthers\/\" target=\"_self\"> Florida Panthers<\/a> was a big deal. As a\u00a0 30-year-old career backup, he has amassed 111 career NHL games. In 2022-23 with the Anaheim Ducks, he posted a .899 SV%. Moreover, his career SV% of .916, suggests that was an outlier, and that means, the Leafs might be in for a treat.<\/p>\n<p>The Leafs will be able to fill the gap. Woll will be back sooner rather than later. For the meantime, Stolarz is able to step up, that&#8217;s why he was brought in.\u00a0 Also, they have competent NHL goaltenders that can now step in to a backup role. These are all extremely positive things for the Leafs. In terms of goaltending, things are looking up.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Dan Hamilton &#8211; USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Maple Leafs have some shuffling in the crease, but it has a major reason for it. Joseph Woll has an injury and is listed day-to-day. Moreover, he did return to practice earlier today. However, is returning to practice an indication of exactly when you will return? 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