""He was awesome, I put him in a shit situation," Stolarz said of Hildeby, after getting pulled during Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Bruins. "He came in, handled it like a good pro, played well, and just tried to give him confidence on the bench. He's an easy guy to talk to and he talks back to me on the bench, as well, so kudos to him for coming in, playing a solid game and giving us a chance.""
"He had been carrying the bulk of the work in the crease to start the season after Joseph Woll took a personal leave of absence at the start of training camp. Woll is in the middle of his conditioning stint with the AHL's Toronto Marlies and is expected to be back with the Leafs in the near future for his first start of the season."
"Laughton was playing in only his second game of the season at the time of the ailment due to missing the first month and change from a separate injury caused by blocking a shot off his foot in a preseason game. His return had stabilized the Leafs' lineup, sliding back into his regular role as fourth-line centre and allowing the other three lines to fall into place."
Artur Akhtyamov has been called up to the Toronto Maple Leafs and Scott Laughton has been placed on injured reserve retroactive to November 8. Anthony Stolarz left the recent game versus Boston with an upper-body injury after being pulled early in his last two starts. Dennis Hildeby has relieved Stolarz and will likely start the next contest, with Akhtyamov backing up for his first NHL game. Joseph Woll is on a conditioning stint with the AHL's Toronto Marlies and is expected to return soon for his first start of the season. Laughton had returned from an earlier foot injury before going on injured reserve. Stolarz previously missed nearly two months after knee surgery and signed a four-year extension effective next season.
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