Joseph Woll is proving capable of being an NHL starter. With the continued demands to win games and stay atop the Atlantic Division, Berube and the Leafs had been turning to Hildeby without regularity. It all proved to be a damaging situation for the 2022 fourth-round draft pick.
“Listen, he is developing up here, getting practice time and working with NHL shooters and our goalie coach,” Berube said. “But I get what you’re saying. (In an) ideal situation, he is playing more games down in the minors. But that is not the situation right now.”
The Leafs had to change their situation.
Not only did they do that, they made an effective change by bringing Matt Murray back to the NHL and assigning Hildeby to the AHL. Murray likely will back up Woll in the Leafs’ next game on Saturday night against the Ottawa Senators.
I say start Murray on Saturday for that shutout feeling. 😂
