Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs enter the 2025-26 NHL season with one goal: winning the Stanley Cup. Easier said than done, but the Buds believe this is their year. Then again, Leafs Nation has felt that way nearly every season since 1967. Eventually, the hex has to break—right?

The Maple Leafs’ roster for opening night of the 2025-26 NHL campaign is virtually all but set. Still, a report around the league suggests Craig Berube and his staff might be in for a big battle for the starting job in net. Goaltenders Anthony Stolarz and Joseph Woll are set to compete for the starting crease in The Six.

“I think the Maple Leafs [will have a goaltending battle in training camp] with Stolarz and Woll,” Michael Augello stated on The Wraparound podcast. “Woll was the goalie who could too

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