Joseph Woll speaks after Leafs' first loss of the season
After two very high-scoring games and some "bad bounces", according to Ilya Samsonov, he received the night off last night with Joseph Woll picking up his first start of the season. It was Woll's first start since Game 5 against Florida in the second round of the playoffs and despite losing the game 4-1 against the Chicago Blackhawks, Woll actually looked fairly solid.
Woll stopped 27 of 30 shots he faced in the loss. The three goals he gave up, however, were not on him as they were all scored on odd-man rushes - two on breakaways. Following the game, Woll was asked about the team's performance.
Unfortunately for Woll, the Leafs were unable to capitalize on any of their scoring chances in an attempt to win their third straight game coming from behind. Although he was not responsible for the deficit, Woll took the responsibility of having to make a save when the Leafs had the momentum as something he can improve on for his next start. Here's what he had to say on what he learned after the team's first loss of the season:
Morgan Rielly was asked following the game about Woll's performance in a losing effort against the Hawks. Rielly made it very clear that the team is behind Woll and that last night's loss was not on him.
Sheldon Keefe echoed Rielly's sentiments. He, like Rielly, did not fault Woll for the loss, fully supporting his goaltender during his post-game media availability.
Woll likely won't have to wait too long to rebound and make his next start as the Leafs begin a five-game road-trip Thursday in Florida, playing almost every other day until they return home to face LA on October 31st.
| POLL | ||
OCTOBRE 17 | 183 ANSWERS Joseph Woll speaks after Leafs' first loss of the season How much of last night's loss do you put on Joseph Woll? | ||
| All of it. The goalie needs to stop the puck. | 12 | 6.6 % |
| None of it. The team hung him out to dry | 96 | 52.5 % |
| Some, but a very small amount | 75 | 41 % |
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