The Toronto Maple Leafs and goaltender Anthony Stolarz have officially put pen to paper on a four-year $15 million deal that carries an average annual value (AAV) of $3.75 million.
Stolarz, who played a career-high 34 NHL games last year despite missing nearly a full two months after undergoing knee surgery in December, posted a .926 save percentage.
Prior to signing his four-year extension with the Maple Leafs, Stolarz was set to hit free agency at the end of the upcoming 2025-26 season.
Now, as the team looks to end their Stanley Cup drought, the Leafs will have the 2024 Stanley Cup champ between the pipes for what they hope will be a deep playoff run.
The team-friendly deal now locks the 31-year-old in as the team’s starting netminder, with the Stolarz-Joseph Woll tandem locked down for just under $8 million.
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In a video posted by the Maple Leafs shortly after the deal was finalized, Anthony Stolarz spoke about the extension with Ryan Leslie: