Leafs add versatile forward.
Toronto Maple Leafs Overhaul Roster, Sign Roslovic and Two New Goaltenders
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Key Points
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Leafs effectively chose Roslovic over Matias Maccelli because Maccelli wasn’t issued a qualifying offer of $4.1 million, making Roslovic the cap-friendly option.
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The signing is part of Toronto's broader roster reshaping under new general manager John Chayka this offseason.
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Roslovic has 3 goals and 18 points in 51 career NHL playoff games, highlighting a limited but meaningful postseason track record.
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In last season’s playoffs with Edmonton, Roslovic recorded just one assist and no goals in six games, while averaging around 13 minutes per game.
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Roslovic previously waited through free agency and signed a one-year, $1.5 million deal with Edmonton last offseason, arriving in October after weighing his options and skipping training camp.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Jack Roslovic to a two-year, $8 million contract, according to TSN. The deal pays the 29-year-old $4 million per season and gives Toronto a versatile scorer who hit 21 goals and 36 points in 69 games for Edmonton last season.
The signing is one of GM John Chayka's first major free-agent moves since taking over in May 2026. It comes after a brutal Leafs season that saw the team finish last in the Atlantic Division with a 32-36-14 record, Sportsnet reported.
Roslovic Gives Leafs a Proven 20-Goal Scorer
Roslovic has scored 20 or more goals in three of his last four seasons. That includes 22 goals with Carolina the year before and 21 with Edmonton this past season, according to Daily Faceoff. Over his 595-game NHL career, he has 123 goals and 296 points total.
He can play both center and right wing. Sportsnet noted he has won 53% of faceoffs over the last two years. That kind of versatility lets the Leafs plug him into the middle six or move him up to the top line alongside captain Auston Matthews.
An Old USNTDP Bond Could Spark a Top-Line Partnership
Roslovic and Matthews were teammates on the U.S. National Team Development Program, where they finished first and second in team scoring. Hockey Patrol reported that analysts see the signing partly as a way to pair Matthews with a trusted, fast linemate who already knows his game.
Matthews struggled for support last season. Only four Leafs scored 20 or more goals — Matthews, Nylander, Tavares, and Knies — according to Sportsnet. Adding Roslovic gives the team a fifth player with a recent track record of hitting that mark.
Leafs Cut Maccelli to Make the Numbers Work
Toronto did not issue a qualifying offer to restricted free agent Matias Maccelli. His qualifying offer would have cost $4.1 million, according to The Athletic. By letting him walk, the Leafs cleared space to sign Roslovic at $4 million — slightly cheaper, with a higher scoring floor.
Maccelli, 25, had scored just 14 goals last season and was a frequent healthy scratch under the previous coaching staff. He signed a one-year, $2.25 million deal with the New York Islanders shortly after Toronto released him, Sportsnet reported.
Playoff Track Record Remains the Biggest Question Mark
Roslovic has just 3 goals and 18 points in 51 career playoff games, according to Daily Faceoff. Last spring with Edmonton, he managed only one assist and no goals in six games while averaging about 13 minutes of ice time per night.
TheScore noted that analysts are watching whether he can prove he is not just a regular-season scorer. Matt Larkin of Daily Faceoff ranked him 20th among available free agents, calling him "great value relative to his AAV" in the regular season — but flagging his postseason inconsistency as a real concern.
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