The Toronto Maple Leafs are preparing to open the 2025-26 season at home against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night. The Leafs will still be without Joseph Woll , who is on a personal leave of absence from the team. In response, the team has added another goaltender to the roster, claiming Cayden Primeau off waivers from the Carolina Hurricanes, according to NHL insider Frank Seravalli.
Primeau was the 199th overall pick by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2017 NHL Draft. After finishing his time at Northeastern University, the netminder got his first taste of NHL action playing in two games during the 2019-20 season. Overall, he has played in a total of 55 games, all for the Canadiens. He is 13-24-7 in that time with a 3.69 goals-against average and a .884 save percentage. Desp