Jack Roslovic is making his new home in Toronto look like the right move.
After leaving the Edmonton Oilers in free agency this past summer, the former Oilers forward signed a two-year, $8 million deal with the Maple Leafs. It was a clear step up financially after he played last season on a bargain contract with a $1.5 million cap hit, and Roslovic has wasted no time justifying the raise.
Through his first 17 games with Toronto, Roslovic has piled up eight goals and 18 points. That puts him third on the Maple Leafs in both categories, trailing only William Nylander and Auston Matthews.
The early pace is eye-catching. Roslovic is tracking toward 40 goals and 89 points over a full season, numbers that would blow past his previous career highs.
Toronto has also put him in a spot where he can do damage. Head coach Jim Hiller has kept Roslovic in the Leafs’ top six, and he has spent most of the season skating on a line with Matthews.
That usage has already paid off against his old team. Roslovic scored against the Oilers in his return to Rogers Place last month, a reminder of how dangerous he can be when he’s given that kind of runway.
For Oilers fans, the fit probably wasn’t all that shocking. Roslovic spent plenty of time in Edmonton’s top six alongside either Connor McDavid or Leon Draisaitl, and he was productive in the regular season there too. The bigger question has always been what happens when the games tighten up in the playoffs.
That concern hasn’t gone away. Roslovic had just one assist in six postseason games with Edmonton last year, and he added four points in nine postseason games with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2025.
Before any of that becomes a bigger test, though, he still has to help the Maple Leafs get back to the playoffs.
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