SUNRISE, FLORIDA - JUNE 24: Anthony Stolarz #41 of the Florida Panthers celebrates with the Stanley Cup following a 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game Seven of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on June 24, 2024 in Sunrise, Florida.

Leafs ink Woll to extension, sign Stolarz

2 years ago
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The Toronto Maple Leafs solidified their goaltending Monday.

Toronto inked Joseph Woll to a three-year contract extension with a $3.66-million cap hit, the team announced.

The Maple Leafs then signed free agent Anthony Stolarz to a two-year pact with a $2.5-million cap hit, the club confirmed Tuesday.

Toronto also brought back netminder Matt Murray on a one-year, $875,000 deal.

Stolarz, 30, posted a .925 save percentage in 27 games with the Florida Panthers last season. He has a career .915 SV% in 108 contests.

Woll will play out the final season of his current contract at a $776,667 cap hit before his new deal starts for the 2025-26 campaign. The 25-year-old was scheduled for restricted free agency next summer.

The Maple Leafs could hand the keys to Woll to be a full-time starter next season. Ilya Samsonov signed with the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday, and Martin Jones is a pending unrestricted free agent.

Woll battled injuries this past season but managed a .907 save percentage in 25 contests. He took over in goal for Samsonov late in Toronto's first-round clash against the Boston Bruins and led the Leafs to a pair of victories. However, he suffered an injury late in Game 6 and was unavailable for the series finale, which Boston won.

Toronto drafted Woll in the third round in 2016. He made his NHL debut during the 2021-22 season and has 36 career appearances under his belt.

Murray underwent hip surgery in October and didn't play a game for the Leafs this season. The 30-year-old suited up for three games with their AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, in 2023-24. He won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 as a rookie and again in 2017.

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