"Stolarz is a pending unrestricted free agent heading into this season as his contract expires next summer and he is free to hit the open market and sign with any team he wants. And after playing a career-high games and now leading the NHL in save percentage for two consecutive seasons, that pay day might be enticing. But, Stolarz looks like he wants to stay in Toronto and be a part of what they are trying to maintain and eventually build towards."
""I think Stolarz and the Leafs are going back and forth. When they started, it was a pretty wide chasm there and I do believe it has narrowed. It seems to me this is likely to be three or four years. We're looking at somewhere between $4.5 million and $5 million," Friedman said. Locking up Stolarz for the next three or four years at a cap hit that is even at $5 million feels like a bona fide win for the Maple Leafs."
The Toronto Maple Leafs currently possess one of the NHL's top goaltending tandems in Anthony Stolarz and Joseph Woll. Stolarz becomes an unrestricted free agent next summer after posting a career-high in games and leading the league in save percentage for two consecutive seasons. Stolarz appears inclined to remain in Toronto, and contract negotiations have reportedly narrowed toward a three-to-four year deal in the $4.5–$5 million range. With Joseph Woll signed through 2027–28, the pair would cost roughly just over $8 million combined for at least two seasons, representing strong value for elite goaltending.
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