Pension Plan Puppets · Aug 12, 2019
Top 25 Under 25: Joseph Woll roars up to #16
Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty ImagesJoseph Woll, drafted in the Auston Matthews draft, was the first of the goalies to be added via draft to the team as the new Maple Leafs management took over. Prior to 2016, goalies were infrequently chosen by the Leafs, and the recognition by the new management that they had to look deep into the future and plan to have quality goaltending prospects in numbers was one of the signs the Leafs were becoming a professionally run organization with an eye to long-term outcomes. By drafting three goalie prospects over the next three years, the team recognized that scouting goalies as teenagers is difficult, so you can’t put all your eggs in one basket.