The Toronto Maple Leafs have taken their first steps to addressing their goaltending situation for next season.
The club signed goaltender Joseph Woll on Monday to a three-year extension with an average annual value of $3.66 million.
Woll was entering the final year of his contract that carries a $766,667 cap hit.
The 25-year-old appeared in 25 games this past season, posting a 12-11-1 record with a 2.94 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage.
Woll took over the net in the Leafs' first-round series against the Boston Bruins with the team facing elimination and helped them force a Game 7 after posting a .086 goals-against average and .964 save percentage in three games, including two starts. Unfortunately, an injury at the end of Game 6 forced him to miss Game 7, which Toronto lost with Ilya Samsonov in net.
GM Brad Treliving confirmed that Woll suffered a SI joint sprain in his back, which was one of the two injuries he suffered this past season as the goaltender missed significant time with an ankle injury.
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