Leafs’ Carlo, Joshua, Stolarz out for rest of season

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube told reporters, including Chris Johnston of The Athletic, on Saturday that veterans Dakota Joshua, Brandon Carlo and Anthony Stolarz will miss the rest of the regular season with their respective injuries.

With just three games remaining in a season that has not gone according to plan, the Leafs are prioritizing getting young players some opportunity rather than pushing established players to play out the string.

Carlo’s first full season in Toronto comes to an end with no goals and seven assists in 55 games played with a plus-4 rating and an average of 19:21 of time on ice per game.

The Leafs acquired Carlo last trade deadline from the Boston Bruins, where he’d spent the entirety of his career, in exchange for Fraser Minten, a 2025 fourth-round pick and Toronto’s 2026 first-round pick with top-5 protection.

As things stand right now, if their slot was unaffected by the draft lottery, the Leafs would have the No. 6 overall pick and would have to transfer it to the Bruins.

Carlo’s relatively limited impact, contrasted with Minter’s strong season in Boston and a premium pick possibly going out the door, likely played a role in the organization’s decision to move on from general manager Brad Treliving.

Joshua, two years removed from an 18-goal effort in 63 games with Vancouver, was brought in to provide size, sandpaper and secondary scoring to the bottom six. His season comes to a close with 10 goals and 8 assists for 18 points in 55 games played. Joshua has two years left on his contract at a salary cap hit of $3.25 million.

Multiple injuries limited Stolarz to just 26 appearances and 25 starts that saw him post a .893 save percentage and 3.28 goals against average with a 10-10-3 record.

The Leafs have two home games left on their schedule, hosting Florida and Dallas before closing out their first season that will not end in a playoff bid since 2016 with a visit to Ottawa next Wednesday.