Maple Leafs News & Analysis

Connor Hellebuyck won't waive his no-movement clause for a Canadian team, killing any Leafs scenario. Toronto's net was always Bobrovsky and Stolarz.

Maple Leafs goalie plan: a home back-to-back against Montreal and the Islanders forces Jim Hiller to choose between Bobrovsky and Stolarz immediately.

Maple Leafs goaltending projects 30th in the NHL while Toronto's skaters rated the second-best offseason gain in the league. One position decides the season.

Frank Seravalli says a Samuel Montembeault trade will be the NHL's first of the season. Montreal has three goalies, two jobs, and a rival opening night.

Sergei Bobrovsky's Maple Leafs debut: 10 saves on 11 shots, then Stolarz for 15 more. The workload split is the whole $21-million bet.

Samuel Hlavaj was among the best goalies at the 2026 Olympics. Now he is Toronto's fourth-stringer on $850,000, behind an ageing NHL tandem.

Connor Hellebuyck was suspended by the Jets for failing to report to camp. The Leafs are not bidders, but a Buffalo landing would reshape the Atlantic.

The Connor Hellebuyck trade field has narrowed to Buffalo, Carolina and Utah. Toronto is a spectator, but a Sabres deal reshapes the Atlantic.

Winnipeg and Buffalo have re-engaged on a Connor Hellebuyck trade. Toronto has its goalies, but a Sabres club with elite goaltending changes the Atlantic.

Anthony Stolarz is the Maple Leafs starter, per John Chayka — a public vote of confidence over Sergei Bobrovsky that says as much about workload as about merit.

Maple Leafs goals against hit 299 in 2025-26 while the penalty kill ranked fifth. Where the defence actually broke, and what Jim Hiller has to fix.

Patriks Plumins is leaving Latvia for the QMJHL's Chicoutimi Sagueneens. What Toronto's 2026 fourth-round goalie brings to a rebuilt pipeline.

Timofei Obvintsev signs a one-year AHL deal with the Marlies. The 2024 fifth-rounder finally comes to North America, into a crowded Leafs goalie depth chart.

A Hellebuyck trade to an Atlantic Division rival is the outcome that hurts Toronto. Buffalo, Ottawa and Detroit all have holes in net.

Connor Hellebuyck trade request goes public before camp. Why the Maple Leafs, over the cap with Bobrovsky and Stolarz, cannot be the buyer.

Maple Leafs starting goalie 2026-27: Bobrovsky's $7M deal says one thing, Stolarz's .926 season says another. Why Toronto's crease is genuinely unresolved.

Behind Bobrovsky and Stolarz, the Maple Leafs third goalie plan is thin across 84 games. Why Alexandar Georgiev on a PTO is the cheapest hedge Toronto can make.

The Sergei Bobrovsky no-trade clause is why he is a Maple Leaf. Florida offered less term and no blanket veto. Toronto gave both, and now owns the risk.