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Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll celebrates with centre John Tavares after the team battled back to win in Tampa, Fla., on Oct. 21.It is only five games into the season and the Maple Leafs are on the verge of a controversy. Ilya Samsonov was yanked from the net on Saturday after he stopped just one of four shots. Joseph Woll came in and was impenetrable and Toronto went on to beat Tampa Bay in overtime, 4-3.
Sheldon Keefe, the Maple Leafs coach, was cautious when asked last week to evaluate Samsonov’s performance. He said it was hard to pass judgment without taking into consideration the defensive errors that have happened in front of him. There is a subtle difference here in what Keefe said last week and what he says now. Woll came in and succeeded where Samsonov has not thus far with the same defence around him.
“He is definitely going to go next game and hopefully will continue to build and stack up good days,” Keefe said. “He took advantage of every practice, shot and repetition that he had all week and looked great. It kind of sent a message to our group that he is hungry.Woll, 25, has played in 13 games in three seasons and is 10-3 with a .928 save percentage. At present he is 10th in the NHL with a 1.69 goals-against average in very limited time.
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