- Sergei Bobrovsky signed a three-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on the first day of free agency
- The 37-year-old won back-to-back Stanley Cups with Florida and ranks seventh all-time in wins
- Read below for what GM John Chayka said and how Toronto tore down its roster
Sergei Bobrovsky is a Toronto Maple Leaf.
The two-time Stanley Cup champion signed a three-year contract with Toronto on Wednesday, the biggest name to change teams on the opening day of free agency.
Toronto’s new front office sold the move as a statement. GM John Chayka was asked what landing a goalie of Bobrovsky’s caliber says about where the franchise is headed.
“Certainly a player of Sergei Bobrovsky’s caliber, I think, sends a message that we’re serious about moving this team ahead and getting back on track, and trying to take it to another level,” Chayka said.
Hear the rest of what Chayka said after Day 1:
Bobrovsky is 37 and coming off a shaky regular season. He went 27-23-1 with a 3.07 goals-against average and an .877 save percentage in 52 games for Florida last year.
Then he flipped the switch in the playoffs, like he always does. He backstopped the Panthers to titles in 2024 and 2025, beating the Oilers both times. Over those two runs he went 32-15 with a 2.26 GAA and a .910 save percentage. That is the version Toronto is paying for.
The resume is stacked. Bobrovsky owns 456 regular-season wins, seventh-most in league history, plus two Vezina Trophies. He signed with Florida back in 2019 and never left until Wednesday.
This is the headline move in a full teardown. Chayka and senior adviser Mats Sundin took over in early May, won the draft lottery, and grabbed Gavin McKenna first overall. They also swung a trade for Nick Paul before the goalie news dropped.
Toronto missed the playoffs last season for the first time since 2016. Now Bobrovsky gets the crease in the one market that will pick apart every save he makes.
