Anthony Stolarz
One of the Toronto Maple Leafs under-the-radar signings this past offseason was the inking of goalie Anthony Stolarz to work in tandem with Joseph Woll for this coming year. As a seven-year veteran in the NHL, Stolarz has served mainly in a backup role with many teams, including the Philadelphia Flyers, Edmonton Oilers, Anaheim Ducks and most recently the Florida Panthers.
Despite his limited playing time, having never played more than 28 games in a season and 108 total games in the NHL, Stolarz has fared quite well in the role, having posted a solid 43-31-9 record with a 2.68 GAA and .915 save percentage for his career.
More importantly, he is coming off his best season of his career with the Panthers last season, going 16-7-2 with a stellar 2.03 GAA and .925 save percentage in helping Florida to their first ever Stanley Cup win.
In addition, Stolarz has been relatively healthy for his career, with just one major physical injury since 2018. He has never been really given a chance to have a run in net to be a potential starter. But with both Woll and Matt Murray having their fair share of injuries the past couple of seasons, there is a high possibility Stolarz could be thrusted into a starting role over the course of the season.
However, he won’t need to wait for that if he manages to put up the same stellar numbers he has done throughout his career during training camp. With both Woll and Murray off to a sub-par start in the first preseason game, it has open the door for Stolarz to take the net and run with it,