Maple Leafs Updates: Woll’s Return, Matthews’ Struggles, adn Team Canada Injuries

Gino Reda: Is Joseph Woll ready to go? What’s wrong with Auston Matthews? And injury news continues to pile up for Team Canada.

Lots to talk about with Insider Darren Dreger this morning. Dregs, the Leafs have lost three of their past four as they host the Chicago Blackhawks tonight, but help could be on its way?

Darren Dreger: Yeah, in the name of Joseph Woll, so best-case scenario really for the Toronto Maple Leafs’ goaltenders as head coach Craig Berube acknowledged just over a week ago they felt that the Woll injury wasn’t going to be long term, that it might be seven days, slightly beyond that, and that’s really what it worked out to.

it’s not like the Maple Leafs have been plagued by goaltending issues, per se, their problems extend far beyond the crease, but there’s a shot of confidence throughout the bench, throughout the room, getting Woll back in the net against the Blackhawks.

Berube also acknowledged that Anthony stolarz continues to see doctors. He’s lined up to see yet another specialist. Berube says that Stolarz is not making the progress he hoped he would and he also suggested that it is indeed not concussion related.

There’s all kind of speculation around the Maple Leafs netminding, but a shot in the arm for the Leafs in getting Woll back.

Reda: Speaking of concern around the Leafs, Matthews is on pace for a career-worst 56 points. Before the season, we were asking if he could challenge for the Rocket [Richard Trophy], maybe even the Art Ross [Trophy], now he’s not even in the top 100 in the league for scoring.

Even Berube’s calling him out publicly right now. So here’s the question: is Matthews hurt, or just really struggling?

Dreger: Well we continue to be told flat-out that the captain of the maple Leafs is not hurt, he is not injured.

There is nothing lingering. maybe it’s just the extended hangover of not having his good friend and linemate Mitch Marner as part of the solution, part of the Maple leafs association right now.

I know at the start of the year the hope was that Matthews would be able to adjust his game, do things a little differently, not always be the finish guy, but it hasn’t worked out that way.

Berube has put different pieces on that line with Matthews and Matthew Knies when they’ve remained…