"Number one, it is great to have him back. I am not going to get into any of the issues with his leave. I will leave that to Joe at a certain time. He will speak [to the media], but it won't be today. We are going to let him get his feet underneath him. When he is comfortable taking that step, certainly, he will."
"He has missed camp. But he has been on the ice in the last couple of weeks on a sort of every-other-day basis. He has had some time on the ice. It is probably not unreasonable to expect, once we get to that stage, that he'll go and play some conditioning games with the Marlies, but it is really that we are going to take our Joe and how he is feeling on a daily basis as he gets up to speed."
Joseph Woll rejoined the organization after a leave of absence throughout most of October. He has resumed skating and joined recent team skates. The plan is to integrate him gradually and assess his progress on a daily basis. Physical condition and accumulation of game reps will determine his readiness. Woll missed training camp but has skated on an every‑other‑day basis in recent weeks and has maintained strong conditioning. A likely next step is playing conditioning games with the Toronto Marlies to build game reps while prioritizing his comfort and readiness before public comments about his leave.
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