Perhaps Joseph Woll or Anthony Stolarz will become the No. 1 guy once Toronto opens the regular season, and if not, Matt Murray is still around
Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Joseph Woll warms up before playing the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Sept. 22.The Maple Leafs enter the 2024-25 season much as they have the previous five. They seemingly lack a star goalie that is necessary for a long and successful Stanley Cup run.
Jack Campbell came close when he started 47 in 2020-21, but the since-departed Ilya Samsonov had the most with 40 starts in each of the past two seasons. Stolarz won a Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers this summer and has looked strong in three appearances. He played 60 minutes against the Red Wings on Thursday in Detroit and acquitted himself nicely. He had 30 saves in a 2-0 victory and has allowed only two goals in the preseason.
“It is obviously exciting,” the 30-year-old Stolarz said late Thursday. “It is kind of what you want as a hockey player. You want to be on the big stage and you want to be playing games. I have that opportunity and it is up to me to take advantage of it.” In small doses – 36 games over four seasons – Woll has demonstrated the skills required to be a starting goalie.
“We are just going to go out there and push each other,” Stolarz said. He is being paid US$2.5-million over each of the next two years. “It is going to be a battle. It is tough being a goalie because there is only one spot. But if you go out and push each other it will only make the team better.”
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