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Why Maple Leafs' 2025-26 season hinges on goaltending

The Toronto Maple Leafs' 2025-26 will largely depend on their goaltending, placing the onus on Stolarz and Woll to have career years.

The Toronto Maple Leafs goaltending tandem will largely determine the team's success this season. | Chris Tanouye/GettyImages

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ success in 2025-26 will depend on their goaltending situation. Yes, that sounds like an overly simplistic vision of what the Leafs need to succeed this season.

But the fact is that, among all the various moving parts to the Leafs’ roster, the goaltending situation seems the most precarious.