Joseph Woll injury: Paul Bissonnette speculates exact play which injured Maple Leafs goalie

By Nestor Quixtan

Modified May 05, 2024 01:18 GMT

Joseph Woll was ruled out from a must-win Game 7 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, owning to an injury he picked up in Game 2.

Paul Bissonnette took to social media to share his thoughts on Joseph Woll's status and even speculated the exact play in Game 6 where the Leafs goalie may have hurt himself.

The news comes as a shock for Leafs Nation as Joseph Woll had provided a steady presence during games 5 and 6, allowing a goal in each of the two games.

Meanwhile, the Leafs officially confirmed the news, stating only that Joseph Woll sustained an injury in Game 6.

However, the mystery remains: Which play resulted in Woll being injured?

Bissonnette, among other insiders and analysts, considers the following play to be the cause of Woll’s injury:

The play during the dying seconds of game 6 resulted in Boston’s Morgan Geekie breaking the shutout for the Bruins. However, the play shows Woll scrambling to stop the shot, possibly indicating a reaggravation of a lower-body injury that sidelined Woll earlier this season.

In the meantime, the Leafs will turn to Ilya Samsonov for tonight’s crucial game 7, with veteran Martin Jones presumably backing him up.

On the bright side, the Leafs will have Auston Matthews back in the fold. So, it’s a case of good news and bad news for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Joseph Woll watching as the Leafs try to change history

The last time the Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins in a playoff series was in 1959. Since then, the Leafs and Bruins have met six times before this postseason.

The last three meetings were especially painful for Leafs fans. IN 2013, the Leafs had the Bruins on the ropes, blowing the series lead with the Bruins winning in seven games. In 2018 and 2019, both series went the distance, ending in dramatic game 7 losses for Toronto.

This time around, Woll will watch from the press box as Samsonov tries to stop the Bruins’ attack. A win would end a curse, setting up a meeting between the Leafs and the Florida Panthers.

Last season, the Panthers bounced the Leafs in five games during their second-round matchup. The Panthers barely broke a sweat against the Tampa Bay Lighting, dispatching the Bolts in five.

Could the Leafs get their revenge on the Panthers this season?

Woll and company hope that will be the case.

In the meantime, the Maple Leafs will look to beat Boston at home and cap off a historic comeback.

A game 7 loss for the Bruins would mean a second-straight first-round collapse. Such an ending to their season would most certainly spark considerable speculation over the summer. The Bruins still have an opportunity to right the ship.

By the end of tonight’s game, one team will move on, and the other will go home.