The Toronto Maple Leafs announced a pair of roster transactions on Saturday, claiming defenceman Troy Stecher off waivers from the Edmonton Oilers and placing goaltender Anthony Stolarz on injured reserve (IR).

Stecher, 31, is a right-handed defenceman who was in his third season with the Oilers after stops with four other NHL teams before the Maple Leafs claimed him. He was originally an undrafted prospect who signed with the Vancouver Canucks out of the NCAA following a successful tenure with the University of North Dakota. He spent the majority of his career with the Canucks before stops with the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, and Calgary Flames prior to arriving in Edmonton.

Stecher is undersized at 5-foot-10 and 184 pounds, making him a different type of defenceman than the one general manager Brad Treliving has sought after to build his defensive corps over the past few years, and he doesn’t bring a ton to the table offensively. That said, he’s a good puck-mover and, at worst, will give the Leafs a preferable depth option to having both Simon Benoit and Philippe Myers on the ice should injuries happen.

At best, he finds his footing with the team and could slide onto the bottom pair with Oliver Ekman-Larsson when the team is at full health. Stecher is an unrestricted free agent following the 2025-26 season and is currently carrying an annual cap hit of $788,000.

Stolarz, meanwhile, finds himself on injured reserve after sustaining an upper-body injury in Tuesday’s game against the Boston Bruins. The nature of how he sustained the injury is unknown, but his placement on the IR retroactive to November 11th means that he will be out until at least November 19, making the Leafs’ game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on November 20 the next possible game he could start.

The Maple Leafs will visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night as they look to break out of a four-game slump.