The Toronto Maple Leafs are facing a true bout of adversity early in the 2026-27 season, and it’s coming in from multiple angles. The team has lost five of their last six games, with the one win coming against the league-worst Vancouver Canucks, and to make matters worse, they’ve been hit by a sudden and heavy case of the injury bug.
Goaltending has not been the friend of the Toronto Maple Leafs so far this season. Anthony Stolarz has been good but his role has been lowered to being more of a pure backup to Sergei Bobrovsky.
The Toronto Maple Leafs, led by new general manager John Chayka, made their big move this summer when they signed two-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to a lucrative three-year contract with a salary cap hit of $7 million.
Can you name every winner of the Hart Trophy, which honors the most valuable player in the NHL, since 1983?
The Toronto Maple Leafs have gotten off to a decent start to their season following a disastrous 2025-26 campaign that saw them miss the playoffs for the first time in 10 years.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
There would be few things scarier for the Toronto Maple Leafs than losing to the last-ranked Vancouver Canucks on Halloween. Toronto concluded its four-game road trip with a 4-2 victory over Vancouver, controlling possession and offensive zone time.
The Toronto Maple Leafs earned themselves their most impressive win of the 2026-27 regular season on Saturday night when they defeated the Edmonton Oilers
It was a night to remember for the Toronto Maple Leafs, stomping the Edmonton Oilers 7-2 to start their four-game road trip. Toronto submitted a defensive masterclass in the process, winning its fourth consecutive game.
The Toronto Maple Leafs need all the help they can get in between the pipes as both Sergei Bobrovsky and Anthony Stolarz are off to not very good start this season.
The Toronto Maple Leafs made a couple of intriguing roster moves. First, the club called up Vinni Lettieri as depth following the placement of John Tavares on injured reserve.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have an interesting goalie situation on their hands. According to reports from Darren Dreger, the New York Rangers are "kicking tires" on Anthony Stolarz, the club's back-up goalie.
According to TSN’s Darren Dreger, the New York Rangers contacted the Toronto Maple Leafs regarding trade interest in goaltender Anthony Stolarz. Dreger quickly mentioned the Rangers’ trade interest on a recent episode of the Ray & Dregs Podcast, with co-host Ray Ferraro.
The Toronto Maple Leafs nearly pulled off one heck of a comeback on Tuesday night. Down 5-2 in the third period, the Leafs clawed their way back to one goal, nearly tying the game in the dying seconds.
There’s something to be said for a hockey player who stands up after a tough night and admits he could have been better. Anthony Stolarz did that after the Toronto Maple Leafs lost 5-4 to the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday night.
The Toronto Maple Leafs almost completed their second multi-goal comeback in as many weeks, managing to survive three separate three-goal deficits against the Utah Mammoth before bringing it to within one on Tuesday night.
Although the Toronto Maple Leafs staged a valiant third-period comeback, it wasn’t enough to defeat the Utah Mammoth, falling 5-4 to conclude a three-game road trip.
It’s not fair to pin the blame for a loss entirely on one person. Hockey is a team effort, and it’s about picking each other up when you struggle. That said, Anthony Stolarz owns a large portion of the blame for the way things went in the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ 5-4 loss to the Utah Mammoth.
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz is projected to start Tuesday’s game against the Utah Mammoth via David Alter of The Hockey News. Stolarz has won both of his starts this season, posting a .904 save percentage through two games.
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz will start Tuesday’s game against the Nashville Predators, head coach Jim Hiller confirmed. Stolarz won his first start of the year, making 26 saves in a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on September 30.
Something about Anthony Stolarz felt familiar on Wednesday night. Nothing spectacular or flashy. Just really good. Stolarz stopped 26 of 27 shots as the Toronto Maple Leafs held on for a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders.
There are plenty of reasons to be encouraged by the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ start to the season, but maybe the most interesting is that they are starting to look like a team rather than a collection of very good hockey players.
If you’re a Toronto Maple Leafs fan, it’s time to rewind. Stolarz’s first season with the team was genuinely stellar. He was rock solid in the crease and looked like exactly the kind of addition Toronto needed.
Toronto Maple Leafs’ goaltender Anthony Stolarz left Wednesday’s game against the Washington Capitals with an injury. Stolarz was hurt just minutes into the game after stopping a point shot from Capitals’ defenseman Martin Fehervary.
Concerning news for one of the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ backstops.
Brad Treliving and company should certainly be willing to look into it if they truly want to shake up their roster.
Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews avoided a serious lower-body injury but could still miss some time.
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