The Toronto Maple Leafs have tried for decades to reverse their fortune and finally earn their next Stanley Cup. However, this past season, they once again failed to make a lasting impression in the playoffs after their loss in the first round to the Boston Bruins and had to wait for their real big moves to come during the offseason.
Brad Treliving seemed to be taking advantage of the offseason to try to develop more depth across the team, leaving the core untouched. Among their newly acquired players are former Dallas Stars defenseman Chris Tanev and recent Florida Panther Stanley Cup winner Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
However, one of Toronto's moves may end up being a bigger problem than Treliving would have hoped. The Maple Leafs recently signed another recent Florida Panthers Stanley Cup-winner, goaltender: Anthony Stolarz, who will work in tandem with junior starting goalie Joseph Woll. Though Stolarz had one of his best seasons, according to Scott Maxwell of the Daily Faceoff, he is rather unlikely to perform at the top of his game.
Though Anthony Stolarz had a solid run as the backup for Sergei Bobrovsky, it is hard to know how successful he can be in Toronto. Hopefully, he can perform as well as he did last year and prove himself a greater asset than liability.
Source: Maple Leafs Daily
Reporter believes that the Maple Leafs made a critical error this summer
POLL | ||
JUILLET 28 | 271 ANSWERS Maple Leafs reporter believes Toronto made a horrible mistake this offseason Was signing Anthony Stolarz Brad Treliving's biggest mistake this offseason? | ||
Yes | 120 | 44.3 % |
No | 151 | 55.7 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Jake Debrusk | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Dylan Guenther | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Connor McDavid | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Jack Eichel | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Brock Nelson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Clayton Keller | - | 3 | 3 | |
Anthony Cirelli | 2 | - | 2 | |
Jonathan Drouin | 2 | - | 2 | |
Roman Josi | 2 | - | 2 | |
Kirill Marchenko | 2 | - | 2 | |
Kyle Palmieri | 2 | - | 2 | |
Artemi Panarin | 2 | - | 2 | |
Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Evan Bouchard | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Leon Draisaitl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Matt Duchene | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |