Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz is starting to come up in trade rumors as the team considers changes following a disappointing 2025-26 season.
NHL insider Matt Larkin recently listed Stolarz as one of the players who could become part of offseason trade discussions. Part of that comes down to the Maple Leafs suddenly having several options in goal.
Joseph Woll is still in the picture, Dennis Hildeby took a step forward this season and prospect Artur Akhtyamov continues to develop in the AHL.
According to Larkin, Stolarz could become the odd man out because he is the oldest of the group, carries the biggest cap hit at $3.75 million through 2029-30.
The 32-year-old signed a four-year, $15 million extension with Toronto last September. Stolarz also holds a 16-team no-trade list, while Larkin noted that his difficult season could hurt his value on the trade market as well.
Stolarz played 26 games this season and finished with a 10-10-3 record, a .893 save percentage and a 3.28 goals-against average. He also dealt with multiple injuries during the year, including a groin injury suffered in April.
Those numbers were a noticeable drop from the 2024-25 season, when Stolarz posted a .926 save percentage and a 2.14 goals-against average before getting hurt during Toronto’s second-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers after a collision with Sam Bennett.
Joseph Woll still remains an important part of the Maple Leafs’ plans
While much of the trade speculation has centered around Anthony Stolarz, Toronto Maple Leafs still have important decisions to make regarding Joseph Woll as well. Toronto has believed in Woll for years after drafting him in the third round back in 2016, but this past season was easily the toughest year of his NHL career.
Woll opened the year expected to take over the No. 1 role in net, but struggled to find consistency as Maple Leafs dealt with defensive problems throughout the year and eventually missed the playoffs for the first time in a decade.
The 26-year-old finished the season with a 15-16-7 record, along with a 3.34 goals-against average and a .899 save percentage across 39 games. It was also the first season of Woll’s NHL career where his save percentage finished below .900.
His season also got off to an unusual start after he took a leave of absence one day before Toronto’s home opener against the Montreal Canadiens.
There were still moments during the season where Woll looked like the goalie Toronto hoped he could become, but he was unable to hold that level consistently over the course of the year. After the season ended, Woll was named to Team USA for the 2026 IIHF World Championship.
Edited by Sonali Verma
