Domi remains under contract until the completion of the 2027-28 season with a $3.75 million AAV, holding a 13-team no-trade clause next season before having no protection in the final year of the four-year $15 million contract that he originally signed on July 1, 2024.
How the season went
This year for Domi was one of the toughest in his 11-year career. Domi appeared in 80 games, recording 12 goals and 24 assists, posting a plus-minus rating of minus-29, the second-worst mark on the Maple Leafs, ahead of only Matthew Knies, who was minus-30.
“It’s just getting more engaged in the game. Like, he’s got to get dirty down low in the offensive zone, win battles and get more engaged that way. When he’s skating and moving, he is an effective player,” Berube said in December. “But it’s too inconsistent.”
The inconsistencies were shown throughout the year as Domi went through a stretch to open the season with one point over the first nine games, then posted 22 of his 36 points over the course of 29 games from December through January. Then, to close out the year, Domi posted only four points over his final 15 contests.
Statistical profile
|
Category |
Production |
NHL rank |
|
Expected goals percentage |
43.97% |
576th |
|
Goals for percentage |
35.35% |
607th out of 633 |
|
Corsi |
44.78% |
574th |
|
Expected goals for per 60 |
2.42 |
467th |
|
Expected goals against per 60 |
3.08 |
596th out of 633 |
All stats on 5-on-5 via Natural Stat Trick, among all players with 400 minutes or greater.
Domi’s underlying numbers really state just how tough a year it was for the Maple Leafs forward. Domi ranked in the lower echelon on nearly every advanced metric throughout the course of his regular season, whether it was in the offensive or defensive zone.
Domi spent a large portion of the season operating as the Maple Leafs second line center. This translated into Domi being on the ice for 64 goals against, the fifth-most on the team, trailing Morgan Rielly, Jake McCabe, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and John Tavares.
Facing opposing team’s top-six forward groups is not a role that suits Domi as the feisty player anymore. Domi still possesses the ability to agitate teams skating in a lower spot in the forward group, but a 3.77 GA/60, good for the 11th highest in the NHL, won’t cut it if the Maple Leafs are set on returning to the playoffs.
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MAX DOMI DROPS THE GLOVES WITH RADKO GUDAS RIGHT OFF THE OPENING DRAW 🫨👊