Maple Leafs goalie Joseph Woll received some high praise from teammate Max Domi, a former Montreal Canadien, following Toronto’s OT win in Tampa on Saturday. Mark Masters has more.
after watching Woll stop all 29 shots faced in a relief performance."He's very calm and relaxed both on and off the ice ... He's very similar to Pricey. Super low key. Super humble and just wants to do his job.". He was my favourite goalie as a kid and someone I've modelled my game after growing up a lot so that's a very nice compliment.
"The past couple years I spent a lot of time making sure my mindset is right and being able to stay in the moment and that allows me to play play free and trust myself," he said."I think I have a very thinking mind so the best I can do when I'm on the ice is kind of quiet that and just let myself play."Woll entered the season as the No. 2 goalie on the depth chart behind Samsonov, who started four of the first five games.
Tuesday is a scheduled start for Woll, but there's now a chance he'll get more than anticipated if he keeps performing well. Keefe made that clear after Saturday's game when asked if Woll is pushing Samsonov. Keefe is quick to point out this situation isn't unexpected or out of the ordinary in today's NHL.
"Getting there," the Capitals captain said of his play. "I do have to do my best job, my best thing to do, you know." After being held without a shot in consecutive games for the first time in his career, Ovechkin fired five shots on net and picked up an assist during Saturday's overtime loss to the Canadiens.
The Capitals didn't win the Cup until Ovechkin's 13th season. This is year No. 8 for Auston Matthews, who inked a four-year extension with the Leafs in the summer. During their catch-up session on Sunday, Samsonov and his old teammates discussed Kuznetsov's slow shootout move, which has proven to be controversial.
How did this all start? Well, Kuznetsov missed on his first six shootout attempts at the start of 2021-22 season. "He's one of my best friends and just sharing that last little bit as teammates together was special," Sandin recalled."Glad you guys had it on video, too, so something to look back on a bit."
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