Maple Leafs goaltender uses "old school" technique as he walks us through save vs. Vladimir Tarasenko

Which means we have plenty of time to roll out more of his often-brilliant video breakdown sessions in a Maple Leafs jersey, but we didn’t want to waste any more getting back to Woll for another Pro Reads entry from our extended sit-down last season.

THE SCENARIO

We’ll continue with Woll again facing an Ottawa Senators power play, and the puck out at the hash marks near the boards to the right of the Maple Leafs goalie:

At the risk of giving too much away in terms of answering those questions, let’s take a quick look at where the puck ends up and the next threat in the sequence:

THE SAVE

Ask yourself the same questions as you watch the entire sequence play out:

What did you think of Woll’s decision to use a more old-school VH at that point?

What benefits of a VH instead of an RVH can you see here?

What did you like — or dislike — about how Woll executed it here?

THE PRO READ

Now let’s check in with Woll to get his answers to all those same questions:

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