Joseph Woll was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.
Toronto, which also sent defenseman Simon Benoit to Philadelphia, received goalie Samuel Ersson, defenseman Emil Andrae and a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.
Woll was 15-16-7 with a 3.34 goals-against average and .899 save percentage, each the lowest of his career, and two shutouts in 39 games (38 starts) with Toronto this season. The Maple Leafs allowed the second-most goals per game this season (3.60).
The 27-year-old has two years remaining on a three-year, $10.98 million contract ($3.67 million average annual value he signed with Toronto on July 1, 2024, and can become an unrestricted free agent after the 2027-28 season.
Selected by Toronto in the third round (No. 62) of the 2016 NHL Draft, Woll is 63-43-9 with a 2.94 GAA, .906 save percentage and four shutouts in 117 regular-season games (113 starts) and 6-6 with a 2.73 GAA, .906 save percentage and one shutout in 14 Stanley Cup Playoff games (10 starts).
Benoit had six assists in 73 games for the Maple Leafs this season. The 27-year-old had 21 points (two goals, 19 assists) over the past three seasons with Toronto, and has 36 points (six goals, 30 assists) in 352 regular-season games for the Anaheim Ducks and Maple Leafs. He has two points (one goal, one assist) in 20 playoff games.
Benoit has one year remaining on a three-year, $4,05 million contract ($1.35 million AAV) he signed with the Maple Leafs on March 29, 2024, and can become a UFA after next season.
This was the first trade made by Toronto general manager John Chayka, who was hired on May 3 to replace Brad Treliving, who was fired on March 30.
The Maple Leafs (32-36-14), who missed the playoffs for the first time in 10 seasons, fired coach Craig Berube on May 13, and the position remains vacant.
Ersson was 14-11-5 with a 3.12 GAA and .870 save percentage in 33 games (29 starts) this season. The 26-year-old did not play in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, serving as the backup to Dan Vladar. Philadelphia was swept by the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round in its first playoff appearance since 2020.
He is in the final year of a two-year, $2.9 million contract ($1.45 million AAV) he signed on Aug 5, 2023, and can become a restricted free agent on July 1.
Selected by Philadelphia in the fifth round (No. 143) of the 2018 NHL Draft, Ersson is 65-50-17 with a 3.01 GAA, .884 save percentage and seven shutouts in 143 regular-season games (133 starts).
Andrae had 13 points (two goals, 11 assists) in 61 regular-season games and one assist in four playoff games. Selected by Philadelphia in the second round (No. 54) of the 2020 NHL Draft, Andrae has 20 points (three goals, 17 assists) in 107 regular-season games.
The 24-year-old is in the final year of his entry-level contract he signed March 27, 2023, and can become an RFA on July 1.
