Toronto Maple Leafs sign goaltender Joseph Woll

Woll's contract is expected to be announced on July 1st, when free agency officially opens. Heading into this contract, Woll was still a Restricted Free Agent, with only 39 NHL games played.

With his incredibly limited NHL career, this contract could be a bit of an overpay for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Woll has shown flashes of being an elite goaltender, and has played well in hard playoff situations as well, but awarding a $4M contract to someone with 43 total NHL games is a massive risk.

In his short NHL career, Woll has posted a very good .915 save percentage and 2.65 GAA. However, the reason the 25 year old has only played that many games over 5 seasons is all too frequent injuries. Woll has struggled to stay available for the Leafs in net, even missing Game 7 against Boston this playoffs after making a save in the last second of Game 6.

Woll has the talent to be a great goalie, and perhaps even outperform this contract. To do so he just needs to keep up his play and find a way to stay healthy, but those are two big bets for a player with as little experience as Woll. We'll have to see over the next few years how this contract ages for Toronto.

Source: Kevin Weeks