Max Domi is out indefinitely after complications from offseason surgery forced the Maple Leafs forward to the sideline on Monday morning. The club said the 31-year-old will keep working with its medical staff and will be re-evaluated at the start of training camp.
The update lands with little detail but a clear cost for Toronto. Domi played in 80 games during the 2025-26 season and missed only two, sitting out Nov. 28 at Washington and Dec. 20 at Nashville. He finished with 12 goals and 24 assists for 36 points, led the Leafs with 95 penalty minutes and posted a career-worst minus-29 rating.
Domi’s season had already carried a hint that something was not right. The club said he played through an undisclosed issue during the regular season, and that problem eventually led to surgery. The Leafs did not provide any further information about the condition or the procedure, leaving the focus now on recovery rather than timing.
That uncertainty matters because Domi is not a short-term piece on the roster. He has two years remaining on the four-year pact he signed in June 2024, a deal carrying an average annual value of US$3.75 million. Toronto still has the contract on its books, but for now it has one of its most used forwards in medical limbo instead of on the ice.
For the Maple Leafs, the immediate question is not whether Domi can help, but when they will know more. Training camp is the next checkpoint, and until then the club has only said he will remain under its care while the effects of the surgery are sorted out.
