The Pros And Cons Of Maple Leafs Trading Either Joseph Woll Or Anthony Stolarz
The Toronto Maple Leafs could have a surplus in the crease next season. If GM John Chayka considered it, what are the pros and cons of trading away either Joseph Woll or Anthony Stolarz?
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Michael Chekos, another big driver for the Marlies has been goaltender Archer Akhtyamov, who has been getting majority of starts, over Dennis Hildeby.
What kind of luxury do you see Toronto having with, you know, two very good AHL goaltenders, and then of course, two NHL goaltenders in Joseph Woll and Anthony Stolarz?
it feels like if the Leafs are gonna make a deal or two to, you know, turn things around, John Chaika, he's got some, some net mining options to play with.
Yeah, we always thought, like, one of the goalies is gonna be gone this summer, whether it's, you know, Woll or Stolarz.
But Ryan, maybe it's both.
That would be bold.
Maybe they'll get rid of both guys and say, "Hey, Hildeby and, AA."
And I like saying AA because I'm not gonna s- Give him the other pronounce.
You can say Artie Yeah.
Or, or Artie.
Yeah.
Perfect.
Yeah.
You know, we gotta get a nickname for this guy.
Yeah.
But maybe you got your two future NHL goalies, playing with the Marlies right now.
You can afford to get rid of Woll and Stolarz.
I, I still think it's just gonna be one of them this year.
But definitely, you need some strength in net.
And I think if you look at why the Leafs were where they are this year, like, there's a, a litany of reasons, but one of the big reasons was they just didn't get that consistent goaltending from Stolarz or Woll, all season long.
the other thing I'll just kinda piggyback on what Mike said is, it is refreshing that an Easton Cowan is having a, a, a great playoffs because, you know, it's, it's not exciting when the 30-plus year olds are having a good Calder Cup playoffs.
It's like- Mm-hmm well, who cares?
They're, they're veterans.
They're lifers in the AHL.
No offense to them, but, you know, you wanna see your Easton Cowans and your young guys, like a, a Benoit Groulx.
You, you want these guys having a, a good playoffs because it gives you hope, and same thing with AA.
