Max Domi played 80 of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 82 games during the 2025-26 NHL season.
Evidently, Domi played those games despite an injury that required surgery. Unfortunately, that procedure could cost the 31-year-old forward time next season.
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On Monday, May 25, the Maple Leafs announced Domi experienced complications from surgery and will be out indefinitely.
“Domi will continue working with the club’s medical staff and will be re-evaluated at the start of training camp,” the team announced on X.
Domi, the son of longtime Toronto player Tie Domi, scored 36 points (12 goals) for the Maple Leafs in 2025-26. He did not miss a game due to injury — head coach Craig Berube scratched him from the lineup twice — and recorded a career-worst minus-29 plus-minus rating for the season.
The 11-year pro is entering the third year of a four-year, $15 million contract with the Leafs. He has 150 career goals and 468 points with the Arizona Coyotes, Montreal Canadiens, Columbus Blue Jackets, Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars and Toronto.
Toronto in transition
The Maple Leafs are coming off their worst season since 2015-16. Toronto finished last in the Atlantic Division with 78 points and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2016-17.
The poor result cost Berube his job. New GM John Chayka and senior executive advisor to hockey operations Mats Sundin are searching for a replacement.
According to NHL analyst Elliotte Friedman, the new leadership group met with Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews to lay out its plan for the future.
“I heard it was a positive meeting,” Friedman said on “32 Thoughts: The Podcast.” “Right now, we’re all watching the smoke signals. Is there anything problematic here? Is there anything for Toronto to worry about how Matthews feels? I was told right now, things are in a good place.”
The good news is Toronto won the NHL draft lottery and will likely snag hockey’s top prospect, Penn State’s Gavin McKenna, with the No. 1 pick on June 26.
