2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season

2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division 5th Northeast
Conference 15th Eastern
2009–10 record 30-38-14
Home record 18-17-6
Road record 12-21-8
Goals for 214
Goals against 267
Team information
General Manager Brian Burke
Coach Ron Wilson
Captain Vacant
Alternate captains Francois Beauchemin
Tomas Kaberle
Mike Komisarek
Dion Phaneuf (Mar-Apr)
Arena Air Canada Centre
Average attendance 19,260 (102.5%)
Team leaders
Goals Phil Kessel
Assists Tomas Kaberle
Points Phil Kessel
Penalties in minutes Colton Orr
Plus/minus Carl Gunnarsson
Wins Jonas Gustavsson
Goals against average Jean-Sebastien Giguere
<2008–09 2010–11>

The 2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season is the franchise's 93rd, and their 83rd as the Maple Leafs. The Leafs have not qualified for the postseason since the 2003–04 season. The team began the regular season with its worst start in franchise history by recording no wins in the first eight games.

Team business

The team moved to a new practice facility, the MasterCard Centre from their former practice facility the Lakeshore Lions Arena. Built next door to the old arena, the new facility has four ice sheets, allowing the Maple Leafs and their farm team the Toronto Marlies to practice simultaneously on separate sheets.

Off-season

At the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, the Maple Leafs chose centre Nazem Kadri with their first-round pick, seventh overall.

In free agency, the Maple Leafs signed two defencemen of note, Mike Komisarek of the Montreal Canadiens and Francois Beauchemin of the Anaheim Ducks, signing both to multiple-year deals. At the same time, defenceman Pavel Kubina was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for fellow defenceman Garnet Exelby. The Leafs also signed free agents Colton Orr and Tim Brent.

After extensive talks, the Leafs were able to sign highly-regarded Swedish free-agent goaltender Jonas Gustavsson, who was considering offers from several NHL teams.

The Leafs dealt for Boston Bruins's talented forward, Phil Kessel, trading two first-round draft picks and a second-round draft pick. Kessel started the season on the injured list as he was recovering from an off season shoulder surgery.

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 6–3–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home Attendance Record Points
1 September 16 Boston Bruins 3 - 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 16,872 0-1-0 0
2 September 17 (in London, ON) Toronto Maple Leafs 4 - 0 Philadelphia Flyers 9,099 1-1-0 2
3 September 18 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 - 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 16,621 2-1-0 4
4 September 19 Philadelphia Flyers 5 - 4 (OT) Toronto Maple Leafs 18,609 3-1-0 6
5 September 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 - 2 (SO) Toronto Maple Leafs 18,910 4-1-0 8
6 September 23 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 - 3 Buffalo Sabres 11,008 4-2-0 8
7 September 25 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 - 4 (SO) Detroit Red Wings 14,399 5-2-0 10
8 September 26 Detroit Red Wings 2 - 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 18,825 6-2-0 12
9 September 27 Buffalo Sabres 6 - 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 18,388 6-3-0 12

Regular season

The Leafs got off to a slow start to the NHL season, with a record of 0 - 7 - 1, the worst start for the Leafs since the NHL formed in 1917. Also, the Leafs surrendered the first goal to their opposition in each of their first 11 games, and 17 of their first 19 games.

Divisional standings

Northeast Division[1]
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA PTS
1 3 y–Buffalo Sabres 82 45 27 10 235 207 100
2 5 Ottawa Senators 82 44 32 6 225 238 94
3 6 Boston Bruins 82 39 30 13 206 200 91
4 8 Montreal Canadiens 82 39 33 10 217 223 88
5 15 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 30 38 14 214 263 74

Conference standings

Eastern Conference[2]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p–Washington Capitals SE 82 54 15 13 318 233 121
2 y–New Jersey Devils AT 82 48 27 7 222 191 103
3 y–Buffalo Sabres NE 82 45 27 10 235 207 100
4 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 47 28 7 257 237 101
5 Ottawa Senators NE 82 44 32 6 225 238 94
6 Boston Bruins NE 82 39 30 13 206 200 91
7 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 41 35 6 236 225 88
8 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 39 33 10 217 223 88
8.5
9 New York Rangers AT 82 38 33 11 222 218 87
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 35 34 13 234 256 83
11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 35 37 10 230 256 80
12 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 34 36 12 217 260 80
13 New York Islanders AT 82 34 37 11 222 264 79
14 Florida Panthers SE 82 32 37 13 208 244 77
15 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 30 38 14 214 267 74

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

AT - Atlantic Division, NE - Northeast Division, SE - Southeast Division

Game log

2009–10 Game Log
Hockey Hall of Fame Game
Schedule

Overtime Statistics

Games Won Lost Goal Scorers
Over Time 15 5 10 Kulemin (2), Kessel (1), Grabovski (1), Phaneuf (1)
Shootout 8 4 4
23 9 14

Record based on Toronto (or opposition) scoring first goal(s)

updated to game played April 10, 2010

Score (ONLY) Games Team
Record
Score (ONLY) Games Team
Record
Score
(AT LEAST)
Games Team
Record
Score
(AT LEAST)
Games Team
Record
1-0 14 5-4-5 0-1 20 7-7-6 1-0 30 18-6-6 0-1 52 12-32-8
2-0 6 5-1-0 0-2 17 5-11-1 2-0 16 13-2-1 0-2 32 5-25-2
3-0 7 5-1-1 0-3 10 0-9-1 3-0 10 8-1-1 0-3 15 0-14-1
4-0+ 3 3-0-0 0-4+ 5 0-5-0 4-0 3 3-0-0 0-4 5 0-5-0
Total 30 18-6-6 52 12-32-8

Playoffs

The Toronto Maple Leafs were trying to achieve their first qualification since the 2003–04 NHL season, however they were mathematically eliminated after their 77th game. They were the first team eliminated in the Eastern Conference. Currently, only the Florida Panthers have failed to qualify for the playoffs for more consecutive years.

Player stats

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Kessel, PhilPhil Kessel 70 30 25 55 -8 21
Kaberle, TomasTomas Kaberle 82 7 42 49 -16 24
Ponikarovsky, AlexeiAlexei Ponikarovsky 61 19 22 41 5 44
Stajan, MattMatt Stajan 55 16 25 41 -3 30
Kulemin, NikolaiNikolai Kulemin 78 16 20 36 0 16
Grabovski, MikhailMikhail Grabovski 59 10 25 35 3 10
Hagman, NiklasNiklas Hagman 55 20 13 33 -3 23
Stempniak, LeeLee Stempniak 62 14 16 30 -10 18
Bozak, TylerTyler Bozak 37 8 19 27 -5 6
Blake, JasonJason Blake 56 10 16 26 -4 26
White, IanIan White 56 9 17 26 1 39
Beauchemin, FrancoisFrancois Beauchemin 82 5 21 26 -13 33
Mitchell, JohnJohn Mitchell 60 6 17 23 -7 31
Schenn, LukeLuke Schenn 79 5 12 17 2 50
Gunnarsson, CarlCarl Gunnarsson 43 3 12 15 8 10
Stalberg, ViktorViktor Stalberg 40 9 5 14 -13 30
Finger, JeffJeff Finger 39 2 8 10 -11 20
Phaneuf, DionDion Phaneuf 26 2 8 10 -2 34
Wallin, RickardRickard Wallin 60 2 7 9 -7 20
Primeau, WayneWayne Primeau 59 3 5 8 -1 35
Mayers, JamalJamal Mayers 44 2 6 8 -5 78
Hanson, ChristianChristian Hanson 31 2 5 7 -2 16
Orr, ColtonColton Orr 82 4 2 6 -4 239
Caputi, LucaLuca Caputi 19 1 5 6 0 10
Sjostrom, FredrikFredrik Sjostrom 19 2 3 5 -4 4
Exelby, GarnetGarnet Exelby 51 1 3 4 -8 73
Komisarek, MikeMike Komisarek 34 0 4 4 -9 40
Lundmark, JamieJamie Lundmark 15 1 2 3 -1 16
Rosehill, JayJay Rosehill 15 1 1 2 -2 67
Brent, TimTim Brent 1 0 0 0 0 0
Deveaux, AndreAndre Deveaux 1 0 0 0 -1 0
Kadri, NazemNazem Kadri 1 0 0 0 -1 0
Irwin, BraydenBrayden Irwin 2 0 0 0 0 2
Tlusty, JiriJiri Tlusty 2 0 0 0 -2 0

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Gustavsson, JonasJonas Gustavsson 42 2340 16 15 9 112 2.87 1146 .902 1 0 2 2
Toskala, VesaVesa Toskala 26 1393 7 12 3 85 3.66 676 .874 1 0 0 4
Giguere, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Giguere 15 915 6 7 2 38 2.49 451 .916 2 0 0 0
MacDonald, JoeyJoey MacDonald 6 319 1 4 0 17 3.20 157 .892 1/2 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Maple Leafs. Stats reflect time with Maple Leafs only.
Traded mid-season.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Tomas Kaberle[3] NHL First Star of the Week November 2, 2009
Niklas Hagman[4] NHL Third Star of the Week November 30, 2009
Jean-Sebastien Giguere[5] NHL Second Star of the Week February 8, 2010

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Date
Details
July 1, 2009
[6]
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Garnet Exelby
Colin Stuart
To Atlanta Thrashers
Pavel Kubina
Tim Stapleton
July 27, 2009
[7]
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Wayne Primeau
2011 2nd round draft pick
To Calgary Flames
Anton Stralman
Colin Stuart
2012 7th round draft pick
August 10, 2009
[8]
To Toronto Maple Leafs
2011 conditional pick
To Anaheim Ducks
Justin Pogge
September 6, 2009 To Toronto Maple Leafs
2nd-round pick in 2010
To Chicago Blackhawks
2nd and 3rd-round pick in 2011
September 18, 2009[9] To Toronto Maple Leafs
Phil Kessel
To Boston Bruins
1st-round pick in 2010
1st-round pick in 2011
2nd-round pick in 2010
December 3, 2009[10] To Toronto Maple Leafs
Philippe Paradis
To Carolina Hurricanes
Jiri Tlusty
January 31, 2010[11] To Toronto Maple Leafs
Dion Phaneuf
Fredrik Sjöström
Keith Aulie
To Calgary Flames
Matt Stajan
Jamal Mayers
Niklas Hagman
Ian White
January 31, 2010[12] To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jean-Sébastien Giguère
To Anaheim Ducks
Vesa Toskala
Jason Blake
March 2, 2010[13] To Toronto Maple Leafs
Luca Caputi
Martin Skoula
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Alexei Ponikarovsky
March 3, 2010[14] To Toronto Maple Leafs
5th-round pick in 2010
To New Jersey Devils
Martin Skoula
March 3, 2010[15] To Toronto Maple Leafs
Matt Jones
4th-round pick in 2010
7th-round pick in 2010
To Phoenix Coyotes
Lee Stempniak
March 3, 2010[16] To Toronto Maple Leafs
7th-round pick in 2011
To Anaheim Ducks
Joey MacDonald
March 3, 2010[17] To Toronto Maple Leafs
Chris Peluso
To Pittsburgh Penguins
6th-round pick in 2010

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Mike Komisarek[18] Montreal Canadiens 5 years, $22.5 million
Colton Orr[19] New York Rangers 4 years, $4 million
Jay Rosehill[20] Toronto Marlies 2 years
Tim Brent[20] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year
Richard Greenop[20] Chicago Blackhawks 3 year entry-level contract
Francois Beauchemin[21] Anaheim Ducks 3 years, $11.4 million
Jonas Gustavsson[22] Färjestads BK 1 year, $900,000
Rickard Wallin[23] Färjestads BK 1 year
Joey MacDonald[24] New York Islanders 1 year
Brayden Irwin[25] University of Vermont 2 year entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Jaime Sifers[26] Minnesota Wild 1 year
Jay Harrison[27] Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $500K 2-way contract
Kris Newbury[28] Detroit Red Wings 1 year, 2-way contract
Jeremy Williams[28] Detroit Red Wings 1 year, 2-way contract
Martin Gerber[29] Atlant Moscow 1 year
Jeff Hamilton[30] HC Lugano 1 year
Ryan Hollweg[31] Phoenix Coyotes 1 year
Brad May[32] Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $500K

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Jamie Lundmark[33] Calgary Flames February 13, 2010

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via Retirement

Player
Olaf Kölzig[34]
Curtis Joseph[35]

Player Signings

Player Contract terms
Mikhail Grabovski[36] 3 years, $8.7 million
Nazem Kadri[37] 3 year entry-level contract
Ben Ondrus[20] 1 year
Ryan Hamilton[20] 1 year
Andre Deveaux[38] 1 year
Darryl Boyce[39] 2 years
Alex Foster[39] 1 year
Justin Pogge[40] 1 year, $605,000
Phil Kessel[41] 5 years, $27 million
Jesse Blacker[42] 3 year entry-level contract
Jonas Gustavsson[43] 2 years, $2.7 million contract extension

Draft picks

Toronto's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (League)
1 7 Nazem Kadri C  Canada London Knights (OHL)
2 50 (from NY Rangers) Kenny Ryan RW  United States Boston College Eagles (H-East)
2 58 (from Carolina via Edmonton and Buffalo) Jesse Blacker D  Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
3 68 Jamie Devane LW  Canada Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
4 118 (From Carolina via Tampa Bay) Forfeited because of Jonas Frogren contract
5 128 Eric Knodel D  United States Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (AYHL)
6 158 Jerry D'Amigo RW  United States Rensselaer Engineers (ECAC)
7 188 Barron Smith (D)  United States Peterborough Petes (OHL)

Roster

Updated April 11, 2010.[44]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
22 Beauchemin, FrancoisFrancois Beauchemin (A) D L 31 2009 Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
42 Bozak, TylerTyler Bozak C R 25 2009 Regina, Saskatchewan
33 Caputi, LucaLuca Caputi LW L 23 2010 Toronto, Ontario
7 Exelby, GarnetGarnet Exelby D L 30 2009 Ste. Anne, Manitoba
4 Finger, JeffJeff Finger D R 32 2008 Houghton, Michigan
35 Giguere, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Giguere G L 34 2010 Montreal, Quebec
84 Grabovski, MikhailMikhail Grabovski C L 28 2008 Potsdam, East Germany
36 Gunnarsson, CarlCarl Gunnarsson D L 25 2007 Örebro, Sweden
50 Gustavsson, JonasJonas Gustavsson G L 27 2009 Stockholm, Sweden
20 Hanson, ChristianChristian Hanson C R 26 2009 Glens Falls, New York
44 Irwin, BraydenBrayden Irwin C R 24 2010 Toronto, Ontario
15 Kaberle, TomasTomas Kaberle (A) D L 34 1996 Rakovník, Czechoslovakia
81 Kessel, PhilPhil Kessel RW R 24 2009 Madison, Wisconsin
8 Komisarek, MikeMike Komisarek (A D R 30 2009 West Islip, New York
41 Kulemin, NikolaiNikolai Kulemin LW L 25 2006 Magnitogorsk, Soviet Union
16 Lundmark, JamieJamie Lundmark C R 31 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
39 Mitchell, JohnJohn Mitchell C L 27 2003 Oakville, Ontario
28 Orr, ColtonColton Orr RW R 30 2009 Winnipeg, Manitoba
3 Phaneuf, DionDion Phaneuf (C) D L 26 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
18 Primeau, WayneWayne Primeau C L 35 2009 Scarborough, Ontario
2 Schenn, LukeLuke Schenn D R 22 2008 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
11 Sjostrom, FredrikFredrik Sjostrom LW L 28 2010 Färgelanda, Sweden
45 Stalberg, ViktorViktor Stalberg LW L 26 2006 Gothenburg, Sweden
26 Van Ryn, MikeMike Van Ryn  D R 32 2008 London, Ontario
51 Wallin, RickardRickard Wallin C L 31 2009 Stockholm, Sweden

See also

Farm teams

References

  1. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20092010&type=DIV. 
  2. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20092010&type=CON. 
  3. ^ Kaberle, Rinne and Nabokov named NHL 'Three Stars' of the week
  4. ^ Sidney Crosby named first star of the week, Brodeur and Hagman second and third
  5. ^ Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin once again named NHL first star of week
  6. ^ Leafs Acquire Exelby & Stuart From Atlanta
  7. ^ Leafs Acquire Primeau and Draft Pick From Calgary
  8. ^ Leafs Trade Justin Pogge To Anaheim Ducks
  9. ^ Leafs Obtain Kessel From Bruins
  10. ^ Maple Leafs Acquire Prospect Philippe Paradis
  11. ^ Maple Leafs Complete Two Major Trades
  12. ^ Maple Leafs Complete Two Major Trades
  13. ^ Leafs Acquire Caputi, Skoula For Ponikarovsky
  14. ^ Leafs Get Fifth Round Pick From Devils
  15. ^ Leafs Deal Stempniak To Coyotes
  16. ^ Ducks Acquire Goalie MacDonald from Toronto
  17. ^ Penguins Acquire 2010 Sixth-Round Draft Pick From The Toronto Maple Leafs In Exchange For Chris Peluso
  18. ^ Leafs Sign Defenceman Mike Komisarek
  19. ^ Leafs Add Tough-Guy Colton Orr
  20. ^ a b c d e Leafs Re-Sign Ondrus, Hamilton, Ink Three More Forwards
  21. ^ Beauchemin Signs With The Maple Leafs
  22. ^ Leafs Sign Jonas Gustavsson
  23. ^ Leafs Sign Forward Rickard Wallin
  24. ^ Maple Leafs Sign Goaltender Joey MacDonald
  25. ^ Leafs Ink Brayden Irwin To Two-Year Deal
  26. ^ Wild signs defensemen Fraser, Sifers
  27. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Jay Harrison
  28. ^ a b Wings agree to terms with three players
  29. ^ Gerber follows Emery path
  30. ^ Lugano verpflichtete Jeff Hamilton (in Swedish)
  31. ^ COYOTES SIGN HOLLWEG TO ONE-YEAR CONTRACT
  32. ^ Red Wings sign Brad May
  33. ^ Leafs Claim Lundmark, Assign Hanson, Stalberg To Marlies
  34. ^ Olaf Kolzig Retires After 14 NHL Seasons
  35. ^ CURTIS JOSEPH ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE NHL
  36. ^ Leafs Re-Sign Mikhail Grabovski
  37. ^ Leafs Sign First Round Pick Nazem Kadri
  38. ^ Leafs Re-Sign Andre Deveaux
  39. ^ a b Boyce, Foster Re-Sign With Maple Leafs
  40. ^ Justin Pogge
  41. ^ KESSEL TRADED TO MAPLE LEAFS, SIGNS 5-YEAR, $27M CONTRACT
  42. ^ Leafs Sign Jesse Blacker
  43. ^ Leafs Re-Sign Gustavsson To Two-Year Deal
  44. ^ "Toronto Maple Leafs - Team - Roster". http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/roster.htm?type=roster. Retrieved 2010-03-11. 

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