Maple Leafs star Max Domi reportedly facing scary complications, mobility issues after surgery

Toronto Maple Leafs guardant Max Domi precocious underwent surgery, and present his NHL vocation has been enactment connected pause.

On May 25, the Maple Leafs announced that Domi had undergone country "to code an contented helium played done during the 2025-26 season." The team's authoritative connection did not notation what benignant of process the 31-year-old had undergone, but did enactment that Domi would beryllium retired indefinitely "due to complications arising from the procedure."

Toronto announcing Domi volition beryllium retired indefinitely successful the mediate of the team's offseason was odd, particularly considering that Domi played successful 80 games for the Leafs this past season.

Max Domi #11 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates with the puck against the Washington Capitals during the archetypal play astatine the Scotiabank Arena connected April 8, 2026 successful Toronto, ON, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images) (Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images)

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While the Leafs person kept each details of Domi's country and the complications nether wraps, a caller study suggests the guardant is facing a precise superior uphill battle.

The Toronto Sun reported connected Sunday that Domi underwent a process connected his backmost and that successful the days pursuing the surgery, helium could not walk.

Max Domi #11 celebrates with Joseph Woll #60 of the Toronto Maple Leafs pursuing a triumph implicit the New York Rangers astatine the Scotiabank Arena connected March 25, 2026 successful Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Thomas Skrlj/NHLI via Getty Images) (Thomas Skrlj/NHLI via Getty Images)

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The study besides noted that Domi chose his ain surgeon to bash the cognition and not the surgeon that the Leafs had successful mind, but noted that is not an uncommon determination successful today's nonrecreational sports world.

"Whatever happened present wasn’t deemed successful. Apparently, Domi could not locomotion successful the days pursuing surgery, which created important alarm," Steve Simmons wrote. "His presumption remains successful uncertainty for the coming season."

Max Domi #11 of the Toronto Maple Leafs scores a extremity against Casey DeSmith #1 of the Dallas Stars during the 3rd play astatine the Scotiabank Arena connected April 13, 2026 successful Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images) (Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images)

Domi has been a staple successful the Toronto lineup since joining the squad arsenic a escaped cause up of the 2023 play connected a one-year declaration earlier signing a caller multi-year deal, playing successful astatine slightest 74 games successful each of his 3 seasons with the Maple Leafs.

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The erstwhile first-round prime of the Arizona Coyotes successful the 2013 NHL Draft, Domi scored 12 goals and posted 36 points successful his 80 games played this past season.

Domi, a Winnipeg, Manitoba native, notched a career-high 72 points during the 2018-19 NHL play with the Montreal Canadiens.