<p>By nature I&#8217;m a pretty cynical person, but my cynicism has it&#8217;s limit. Tonight is a truly special event, as the chance to witness someone having the most exciting moment of their life. While most of us will look at this as the second half of a back to back with a tired Leafs roster facing a lottery bound Sabres team, for Joseph Woll this is the culmination of chasing a childhood dream, the result of hard work and sacrifice, and his time to do something few others get a chance to do, and that&#8217;s start a game as a NHL goaltender.</p>
<p><a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2021/11/12/joseph-wolls-debut-will-provide-the-leafs-with-an-assessment-opportunity/">Yesterday I dove into what could be reasonably expected from Woll</a> in this situation, and that&#8217;s important to consider, but this isn&#8217;t going to be the game that decides the fate of Woll as a NHL prospect, this isn&#8217;t going to fast track him to the NHL or relegate him to a career overseas, it&#8217;s just a great moment that I&#8217;m hoping to enjoy for what it is. Hopefully for one night we can enjoy this for what it is, someone living their best life.</p>
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<span class="player-name">PIERRE ENGVALL</span></a></td>
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<span class="player-name">DAVID KAMPF</span></a></td>
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<span class="player-name">ONDREJ KASE</span></a></td>
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<span class="player-name">NICK RITCHIE</span></a></td>
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<span class="player-name">JASON SPEZZA</span></a></td>
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<span class="player-name">WAYNE SIMMONDS</span></a></td>
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<span class="player-name">MORGAN RIELLY</span></a></td>
<td id="RD1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/t-j-brodie/199/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/199/Brodie-TJ_TOR-2021_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="T.J. Brodie"   /><br />
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<p>Given the line blender that Keefe had going last night, the lack of practice in between games, and the probable desire to get Dermott in, and possibly sit some veterans like Spezza or Simmonds, who knows what we&#8217;ll get tonight, but this lineup hasn&#8217;t steere the Leafs wrong of late.</p>
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<span class="player-name">VINNIE HINOSTROZA</span></a></td>
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<span class="player-name">ARTTU RUOTSALAINEN</span></a></td>
<td id="RW4"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/john-hayden/3167/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2763/Hayden-John_BUF-2022_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="John Hayden"   /><br />
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<span class="player-name">RASMUS DAHLIN</span></a></td>
<td id="RD1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/mark-pysyk/2101/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1714/Pysyk-Mark_BUF-2022_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Mark Pysyk"   /><br />
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<td id="LD2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/jacob-bryson/27240/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/27240/Bryson-Jacob_BUF-2021_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Jacob Bryson"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">JACOB BRYSON</span></a></td>
<td id="RD2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/colin-miller/2865/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2470/Miller-Colin_BUF-2021_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Colin Miller"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">COLIN MILLER</span></a></td>
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<td id="LD3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/will-butcher/3246/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2832/Butcher-Will_BUF-2022_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Will Butcher"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">WILL BUTCHER</span></a></td>
<td id="RD3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/robert-hagg/3255/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2841/Hagg-Robert_BUF-2022_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Robert Hagg"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">ROBERT HAGG</span></a></td>
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<p>The Sabres lineup consists of a bunch of guys you don&#8217;t mind giving up a 5th round pick for at the trade deadline to add to your team&#8217;s depth. Maybe from a scouting perspective they can be fun to watch, and there is certainly a pesky element to this group that makes it so you can&#8217;t take them for granted.</p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-75741" src="https://i0.wp.com/theleafsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/11/Dashboard-1-5.png?resize=1424%2C1994&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="1424" height="1994" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publish.theleafsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/11/Dashboard-1-5.png?w=1498&amp;ssl=1 1498w, https://i0.wp.com/publish.theleafsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/11/Dashboard-1-5.png?resize=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1 214w, https://i0.wp.com/publish.theleafsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/11/Dashboard-1-5.png?resize=731%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 731w, https://i0.wp.com/publish.theleafsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/11/Dashboard-1-5.png?resize=768%2C1076&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/publish.theleafsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/11/Dashboard-1-5.png?resize=1097%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1097w, https://i0.wp.com/publish.theleafsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/11/Dashboard-1-5.png?resize=1462%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1462w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1424px) 100vw, 1424px" /></p>
<p>The likely opposition for Woll at the other end of the rink appears to be former Leaf Aaron Dell. You&#8217;ll all remember Aaron Dell from&#8230;.uh&#8230;..having really nice goalpads that never had the chance to make it into a game. Given that Tokarski started last night for the Sabres in their win he&#8217;ll be unlikely to go again, and the Leafs catching the Sabres on the second night of their back to back as well should comfortably eliminate any edge people could have given the Sabres tonight.</p>
<p><em>Tonight&#8217;s game starts at 7PM ET, and can be found on the CBC.</em></p>
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By nature I'm a pretty cynical person, but my cynicism has it's limit. Tonight is a truly special event, as the chance to witness someone having the most exciting moment of their life. While most of us will look at this as the second half of a back to back with a tired Leafs roster facing a lottery bound Sabres team, for Joseph Woll this is the culmination of chasing a childhood dream, the result of hard work and sacrifice, and his time to do something few others get a chance to do, and that's start a game as a NHL goaltender.

<a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2021/11/12/joseph-wolls-debut-will-provide-the-leafs-with-an-assessment-opportunity/">Yesterday I dove into what could be reasonably expected from Woll</a> in this situation, and that's important to consider, but this isn't going to be the game that decides the fate of Woll as a NHL prospect, this isn't going to fast track him to the NHL or relegate him to a career overseas, it's just a great moment that I'm hoping to enjoy for what it is. Hopefully for one night we can enjoy this for what it is, someone living their best life.
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Given the line blender that Keefe had going last night, the lack of practice in between games, and the probable desire to get Dermott in, and possibly sit some veterans like Spezza or Simmonds, who knows what we'll get tonight, but this lineup hasn't steere the Leafs wrong of late.
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<span class="player-name">JACOB BRYSON</span></a></td>
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<span class="player-name">WILL BUTCHER</span></a></td>
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The Sabres lineup consists of a bunch of guys you don't mind giving up a 5th round pick for at the trade deadline to add to your team's depth. Maybe from a scouting perspective they can be fun to watch, and there is certainly a pesky element to this group that makes it so you can't take them for granted.

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The likely opposition for Woll at the other end of the rink appears to be former Leaf Aaron Dell. You'll all remember Aaron Dell from....uh.....having really nice goalpads that never had the chance to make it into a game. Given that Tokarski started last night for the Sabres in their win he'll be unlikely to go again, and the Leafs catching the Sabres on the second night of their back to back as well should comfortably eliminate any edge people could have given the Sabres tonight.

<em>Tonight's game starts at 7PM ET, and can be found on the CBC.</em>

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