Joseph Woll Steals the Show in Win Over Avalanche, Makes Bold Assertion About the Maple Leafs

After a solid outing against the Calgary Flames on Monday night, Joseph Woll was right back in the net for the Maple Leafs on Wednesday against the Colorado Avalanche, linking together back-to-back starts.

Earlier in the day, Leafs head coach Craig Berube talked about not having any clear answers to the Nathan MacKinnon conundrum. Suffice it to say, there are some players in the league that are simply just difficult to stop. Fortunately for the Leafs, Woll had all of the answers on Wednesday.

Woll stole the game for the Maple Leafs on the heels of a 38-save performance, during which he had posted a .974 SV% and a 1.00 GAA, and while MacKinnon did register an assist, he could not beat Woll with any of his 6 shots on goal.

Following the game, Woll issued some comments on his first career start against MacKinnon, and also made it very clear that there's not a roster in the entire NHL that he'd rather play behind than the Maple Leafs.

If he can stay hot, there's no reason why we shouldn't see Joseph Woll as the starter when the playoffs kick off next month. Yes, Anthony Stolarz has been a beast this season, the owner of the 2nd best goals saved above expected per 60 minutes in the NHL, but with how well Woll is playing right now, unless he falters down the stretch, he probably should be the starter for Game 1.