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Toronto Maple Leafs make first major starting goalie change of the season
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Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz recently tweaked something in his upper body, which has created a new opportunity for a different starting goalie.
Anthony Stolarz has struggled this season, especially in Joseph Woll's absence. The workload has been a lot, and Stolarz hasn't been able to keep up very well.
Meanwhile, Dennis Hildeby has appeared in the last four games, and unsurprisingly, the Leafs have lost all four of those games.
However, there is finally some relief on the way. Just yesterday, it was revealed that Joseph Woll would be joining the roster.
Going into tonight's game against the Chicago Blackhawks, there was all sorts of speculation about whether or not Woll would get to play. Now, we have our answer.
Joseph Woll starts for the Toronto Maple Leafs
According to Leafs Latest, Woll is going to be the starter for the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight, which means he is now going to make his season debut.
This is huge for the Leafs, as it means that they are finally getting their tandem back. It's something that will help out the team a lot when trying to be the best in the league.
As Leafs Latest pointed out, Woll had some solid stats last season, even if he may have had some issues here and there.
Woll played 42 games last season, winning 27 of them, and posted a 2.73 GAA with a .909 SV%.
There is no denying that the Toronto Maple Leafs are a good team when they have both of their goaltenders in the lineup.
Hopefully, getting Woll back will be the catalyst for the team to get back on track, and snap this upsetting four-game winning streak.
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NOVEMBRE 15 | 359 ANSWERS Toronto Maple Leafs make first major starting goalie change of the season Do you believe Joseph Woll will get the win for the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight? | ||
| YES | 155 | 43.2 % |
| NO | 204 | 56.8 % |
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