Maple Leafs sign Stolarz to four-year, $15M extension through 2029-30

The Toronto Maple Leafs and goaltender Anthony Stolarz have agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $15 million in total, with an average annual value of $3.75 million that will take effect at the start of the 2026-27 season, people familiar with the agreement said. The deal is structured with a significant portion paid as signing bonuses and does not alter Stolarz's current $2.5 million salary for the 2025-26 campaign.

The extension provides the Maple Leafs with roster certainty at a pivotal moment. Backup goaltender Joseph Woll is on a leave of absence for personal reasons, the team announced recently, and there has been no public update on his return timetable. With Woll unavailable, Stolarz is expected to assume the primary goaltending responsibilities for the start of the season while his new contract will begin to count against the cap next summer.

Stolarz, 31, emerged as a key figure for Toronto in 2024-25. He posted a .926 save percentage and a 2.14 goals-against average in a career-high 34 appearances, finishing first in save percentage and third in goals-against average among goalies who played at least 25 games. In the playoffs he won four of seven starts in...