Toronto Maple Leafs News

Bobrovsky's early-season introduction to the Maple Leafs hasn't been overly encouraging. Still, he will likely return to the crease on Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights in search of his first victory. The 38-year-old Bobrovsky has allowed six goals on 53 shots (.887 SV%) through two games this season (0-2-0). The Maple Leafs enter Thursday as +151 road underdogs against a Golden Knights team coming off a 6-2 win over the Seattle Kraken.

Bobrovsky's early-season introduction to the Maple Leafs hasn't been overly encouraging. Still, he will likely return to the crease on Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights in search of his first victory. The 38-year-old Bobrovsky has allowed six goals on 53 shots (.887 SV%) through two games this season (0-2-0). The Maple Leafs enter Thursday as +151 road underdogs against a Golden Knights team coming off a 6-2 win over the Seattle Kraken.

The Maple Leafs are off to a 1-2-0 start, but hope to return to .500 on Tuesday, turning to Stolarz to tend the twine against the Nashville Predators. The 32-year-old Stolarz battled injuries in 2025-26 and had a disappointing season, but he was stellar in his only outing of 2026-27 thus far, saving 26 of 27 shots (.963 SV%) in a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders. The Maple Leafs enter Tuesday's contest as -148 home favourites against a Predators team coming off a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars.

Domi failed his preseason physical after offseason lower-body surgery and was placed on LTIR on Wednesday, saving the Maple Leafs $3.75 million in cap space. Domi appeared in 80 games for Toronto in 2025-26, picking up 12 goals, 36 points and 95 PIMs. He is without a timeline to return.

Groulx was a healthy scratch for Toronto's season opener vs. Montreal on Tuesday but finds himself back in the lineup for his season debut Wednesday vs. the Islanders. Toronto has yet to announce who the 26-year-old will replace in the lineup. Groulx appeared in 13 for the Maple Leafs last season, picking up three goals, and five points alongside his +4 plus/minus.

After a 3-2 loss to Montreal on their opening night, Toronto will look to bounce back Wednesday as they host New York with Anthony Stolarz between the pipes. The 32-year-old towering netminder missed most of 2025-26 due to a wide array of injuries and will look to bounce back this season after just 25 starts a year ago. He will hope to start 2026-27 on the right foot on Wednesday vs. the Islanders, after posting a nine-year career-low SV% of .893 last year.

After signing a three-year, $21 million contract with Toronto in the offseason, Sergei Bobrovsky is expected to make his Maple Leafs debut on Tuesday vs. Montreal. The 38-year-old is entering his 17th NHL season after eight successful years in Florida and will hope to bounce back to his Vezina-worthy ways after posting an ugly 27-23-1 record with a .877 SV% and 3.07 GAA in 52 appearances last season. Bobrovsky will host Toronto's Original Six rival in Montreal, which finished third in the Atlantic Division in 2025-26, posting a strong 48-24-10 record.

Marchenko's status for Toronto's season opener vs. Montreal was up in the air as the 26-year-old dealt with Visa issues after his trade on Monday, but it has been confirmed the star forward will dress and make his Maple Leafs' debut. Marchenko signed a six-year, $12.5 million AAV extension after being acquired from Columbus on Monday and is hopeful to build off his 27-goal, 67-point season across 76 games played last season.

After signing a three-year, $21 million contract with Toronto in the offseason, Sergei Bobrovsky is expected to make his Maple Leafs debut on Tuesday vs. Montreal. The 38-year-old is entering his 17th NHL season after eight successful years in Florida and will hope to bounce back to his Vezina-worthy ways after posting an ugly 27-23-1 record with a .877 SV% and 3.07 GAA in 52 appearances last season. Bobrovsky will host Toronto's Original Six rival in Montreal, which finished third in the Atlantic Division in 2025-26, posting a strong 48-24-10 record.

Merzlikins was acquired from the Blue Jackets as a part of the Kirill Marchenko trade, and is reportedly not a part of the Maple Leafs' goaltending plans. They won't have to make a decision on him for roughly three months, as GM John Chayka said he'll need at least that much time as he continues to rehab from offseason shoulder surgery.

Marchenko was acquired from the Blue Jackets last night but still needs to complete the work visa process in order to be available for Tuesday's season opener vs. the Canadiens. If Marchenko can't play, expect Easton Cowan to take on a larger role for Toronto.

The Maple Leafs acquired Marchenko from the Blue Jackets on Monday night and part of deal was a new contract for Marchenko, who is in the final year of a three-year deal that carries a $3.85M cap-hit. Marchenko, who is coming off 27 goals and 40 assists (67 points) is expected to start on a line with either Auston Matthews or John Tavares and could replace Jack Roslovic on PP1.

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Merzlikins time in Columbus has come to an end after seven up-and-down seasons, after the team announced Monday that they had traded the goaltender (with 18% salary retained) alongside Miles Wood and Kirill Marchenko to Toronto for Emil Andrae, Matthew Knies, Steven Lorentz, and a 2027 2nd-round pick (SEA). After multiple trade requests, Merzlikins leaves Columbus second all-time in team wins behind his new counterpart, Sergei Bobrovsky. He is expected to start the season on the non-roster/injured list after offseason shoulder surgery and is without a timeline to return.

Wood was placed on waivers on Sunday and found a new home Monday when Columbus announced they had traded the 31-year-old winger to Toronto alongside Kirill Marchenko and Elvis Merzlikins (18% retained salary) to Toronto for Emil Andrae, Matthew Knies, Steven Lorentz, and a 2027 2nd-round pick (SEA). Wood spent one season in Columbus, picking up eight goals, 14 points and 26 PIMs. He is expected to battle for a bottom-six role with the Maple Leafs this season.

Marchenko had expressed his displeasure in continuing to play for the Blue Jackets organization and now finds himself a member of the Maple Leafs on Monday, after Toronto acquired him alongside Miles Wood and Elvis Merzlikins (18% retained salary) from Columbus for Emil Andrae, Matthew Knies, Steven Lorentz, and a 2nd-round pick. Immediately after signing, the 26-year-old signed a six-year, $12.5 million AAV contract extension ($75M total). Across the last two seasons, he has averaged 29 goals and 71 points and should slot right into Toronto's top-six.

Joshua has been battling a core injury for an extended period, limiting his presence at training camp. Last week, Maple Leafs GM John Chayka insisted Joshua was day-to-day, but has since changed his timeline to week-to-week. The 30-year-old Joshua had a decent inaugural season with the Maple Leafs in 2025-26, scoring 18 points (10G / 8A) and recording 195 hits while playing 55 games in a bottom-six role.