"Stolarz joined the Leafs last summer on a cheap deal worth $2.5 million per season for two years and was excellent in his first season in Toronto: a .926 save percentage in 34 regular-season games, a 21-8-3 record, and a 4-1-1 record in the playoffs (.901 save percentage) before his injury. The 34 games played marked a career high in games played for the 31-year-old Stolarz, underlining the only major question mark on his resume at this point."
"He has been excellent in three of his past four seasons, and when he held the starting reins, he excelled. The questions about his durability and ability to handle a true starter's workload (a threshold I would roughly handicap at 50 games, something Stolarz hasn't even come remotely close to playing) are warranted, and it is also what kept his salary on this new deal at a very palatable annual average."
"The Leafs seem unbothered by those question marks, and they also don't intend to use him as a true starter anyway, given their belief in Joseph Woll, whose three-year extension kicks in this season. Together, the tandem helped lead the Leafs to the second-ranked five-on-five save percentage in 2024-25. This new deal locks in the Leafs ' goaltending tandem at a combined price of $7.4 million for the next two seasons beyond the current one."
Anthony Stolarz signed a four-year contract extension with the Maple Leafs at $3.75 million AAV. The deal met Stolarz's preferred deadline at the start of the regular season. Stolarz posted a .926 save percentage in 34 regular-season games, a 21-8-3 record, and a 4-1-1 playoff record (.901 save percentage) before an injury. The 34 games marked a career high and raise durability questions about handling a true starter's workload, often considered around 50 games. The Leafs do not plan to deploy him as a full-time starter due to confidence in Joseph Woll. The tandem produced the NHL's second-ranked five-on-five save percentage in 2024-25. Their combined cap hit is $7.4 million, ranking 19th league-wide.
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