Anthony Stolarz Discusses His First Season as a Maple Leaf in Revealing Interview

It was pretty fun. Obviously you get there, and hear some stories about the media and the fans but I thought it was a good year, it wasn't too much for me.

I'm a pretty easygoing guy so I think that helps, I'm not on social media, so I really don't see any of the stuff that's put out, I just focus on myself and what I can control.

It's actually unbelievable. He's such a good guy, and we have the same agent so we were introduced almost immediately. I got to camp and we hit it off right away, and me, him, Matt Murray and even Hildeby, we have a great relationship.

We all understand we want the same thing and push each other but we don't let that affect us off the ice.

I actually had him for a training camp or two in Philly but you get called up and sent down, it was only a quick introduction back then. You don't wanna step on his toes though; he's great with the goalies though.

He leaves it to Curtis Sanford (Toronto's goalie coach) and kind of just communicates what he wants, but I loved playing for Chief this year; his style of play goalies love and it was evident with the numbers me and Waller [Woll] put up.

I remember everything that happened. I think it was more or less the nausea that kept me out, but once that subsided over a few days, I was back to normal and back on my feet.

Obviously you look back at the end of the day, they were the team that came out on top, and that's how people are going to see it but I am extremely proud of the way the team battled and how we were able to push them.