Anthony Stolarz Signed a four -year contract of $ 15 million with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. It starts next season and has an average annual value of $ 3.75 million.
The 31-year-old keeper missed almost two months last season during the recovery of a knee operation. He played a NHL career-high 34 games (33 Starts) and went 21-8-3 with a 2.14 goals against average, .926 savings percentage and four shutouts.
“It’s certainly exciting,” Stolarz said in a video posted by the Maple Leafs. “It was something that I wanted to finish before the season starts. I am very enthusiastic to be part of the Maple Leafs organization in the coming years, and I am looking forward to starting the season.”
It is the first NHL contract that Stolarz has signed that is longer than two years.
“I think that’s a kind of goal for every player in this competition,” Stolarz NHL.com told last week. “You know, it’s hard to make it, but it’s even harder to stay. I have learned that clearly throughout my career. I have been at a distance a few times, I have been traded, so for me to be able to call a place at home for more than a year or two would be huge for me.
“I let my agent work out a kind of thing. I will say that we have had some good conversations, but as soon as the season starts, I just want to concentrate on it and just worry about our end goal, the Stanley Cup.”
A second-round pick (no. 45) by the Philadelphia Flyers at the 2012 NHL Draft, Stolarz is 64-39-12 with a 2.55 GAA, .918 Save percentage and 12 shutouts in 142 Regular-Season Games (116 Starts) and the Flyers and Pantehs, and Horns, Andersers, Anderers, Anderers, Anderers, Anderers, Anderers, Anderers, Anderers, Anderers, Anderers, Anderers, Anderers, Anderers, Anderers, Anderers, Anderers, And Health) Andersers. Maple Leafs, and 4-2 With A 2.43 GAA and An .894 Save percentage in eight Stanley Cup Playoff matches (seven Starts).
Toronto plays his season opener on 8 October against the Montreal Canadiens.
NHL.com Personnel writer Mike Zeisberger has contributed to this report
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