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2007–08 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 2007–08 |
| year | 2007 |
| Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Conference | Eastern |
| ConferenceRank | 12th |
| Division | Northeast |
| DivisionRank | 5th |
| Record | 36–35–11 |
| HomeRecord | 18–17–6 |
| RoadRecord | 18–18–5 |
| GoalsFor | 231 |
| GoalsAgainst | 260 |
| GeneralManager | John Ferguson Jr. (To Jan. 22) |
| Cliff Fletcher (interim) | |
| Coach | Paul Maurice |
| Captain | Mats Sundin |
| AltCaptain | Tomas Kaberle |
| Bryan McCabe | |
| Arena | Air Canada Centre |
| Attendance | 19,434 (103.3%) |
| GoalsLeader | Mats Sundin (32) |
| AssistsLeader | Mats Sundin (46) |
| PointsLeader | Mats Sundin (78) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Mats Sundin (+17) |
| PIMLeader | Pavel Kubina (116) |
| WinsLeader | Vesa Toskala (33) |
| GAALeader | Vesa Toskala (2.74) |
Cliff Fletcher (interim) Bryan McCabe
The 2007–08 Toronto Maple Leafs season began October 4, 2007. It is the 91st season of the franchise, 81st season as the Maple Leafs.
In an effort to return to the playoffs in 2007–08, the Leafs made two significant moves during the off-season. The first was to acquire goaltender Vesa Toskala (along with Mark Bell) from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for three draft picks. Toronto also signed free agent Jason Blake to a five-year, $20 million contract. Blake reached the 40-goal mark for the first time in 2006–07.
With the Leafs struggling in the Northeast Division, the future of John Ferguson Jr.'s tenure as general manager was widely debated after club president Richard Peddie admitted that hiring Ferguson was "a mistake". According to TSN, the Leafs asked former Toronto general manager Cliff Fletcher to serve as interim general manager early in January. On January 22, it was announced that Ferguson's time with the club had ended, as the board of directors at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment voted to make a change. Fletcher was named interim general manager of the team. The team missed the playoffs for the third year in a row for the first time since the 1925–26 to 1927–28 seasons.
Defenceman Tomas Kaberle was selected to represent the Maple Leafs and the Eastern Conference at the 2008 All-Star Game in Atlanta, Georgia. He hit all four targets in four shots to become the winner of the accuracy competition.
Regular season
On October 8, 2007, newly acquired winger Jason Blake announced that he had chronic myelogenous leukemia, a treatable form of cancer. He continued playing during treatment.
In mid-November 2007, Jiri Tlusty was caught in a scandal when nude photos of him appeared on the Internet. Tlusty apologized for this incident and admitted that he made a mistake.
On March 27, 2008, the Toronto Maple Leafs were eliminated from postseason contention for the third straight season following a 4–2 loss to the Boston Bruins.
The Maple Leafs struggled on the penalty kill during the regular season, allowing an NHL-high 77 power-play goals.
Divisional standings
Conference standings
Schedule and results
|- | 1 || October 3 || Ottawa || 4–3 || Toronto || OT || Raycroft || 19,476 || 0–0–1 || 1 || |- | 2 || October 4 || Toronto || 2–3 || Ottawa || || Toskala || 19,857 || 0–1–1 || 1 || |- | 3 || October 6 || Montreal || 3–4 || Toronto || OT || Toskala || 19,476 || 1–1–1 || 3 || |- | 4 || October 9 || Carolina || 7–1 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,224 || 1–2–1 || 3 || |- | 5 || October 11 || N.Y. Islanders || 1–8 || Toronto || || Raycroft || 19,319 || 2–2–1 || 5 || |- | 6 || October 13 || Pittsburgh || 6–4 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,479 || 2–3–1 || 5 || |- | 7 || October 15 || Toronto || 4–5 || Buffalo || OT || Raycroft || 18,217 || 2–3–2 || 6 || |- | 8 || October 18 || Florida || 2–3 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,349 || 3–3–2 || 8 || |- | 9 || October 20 || Chicago || 6–4 || Toronto || || Raycroft || 19,314|| 3–4–2 || 8 || |- | 10 || October 23 || Atlanta || 5–4 || Toronto || SO || Toskala || 19,210 || 3–4–3 || 9 || |- | 11 || October 25 || Toronto || 5–2 || Pittsburgh || || Toskala || 17,051 || 4–4–3 || 11 || |- | 12 || October 27 || Toronto || 4–1 || N.Y. Rangers || || Toskala || 18,200 || 5–4–3 || 13 || |- | 13 || October 29 || Washington || 7–1 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,316 || 5–5–3 || 13 ||
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| Legend:
- † Hockey Hall of Fame Game
Player statistics
Final stats
Skaters
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-- | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 17 | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 72 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 10 | 92 | ||||||||||||
| 82 | 8 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| 82 | 15 | 37 | 52 | -4 | 28 | ||||||||||||
| 76 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 0 | 32 | ||||||||||||
| 72 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 5 | 116 | ||||||||||||
| 66 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 3 | 36 | ||||||||||||
| 74 | 18 | 16 | 34 | -8 | 100 | ||||||||||||
| 82 | 16 | 17 | 33 | -11 | 47 | ||||||||||||
| 54 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -2 | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 59 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -12 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 81 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -9 | 44 | ||||||||||||
| ‡ | 63 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 52 | |||||||||||
| 62 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| 53 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 58 | 10 | 6 | 16 | -12 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| † | 38 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 35 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 50 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -10 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 48 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 32 | ||||||||||||
| ‡ | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 66 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 64 | 3837 | 33 | 25 | 6 | 175 | 2.74 | 1824 | .904 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| 19 | 16 | 965 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 63 | 3.92 | 509 | .876 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2 | 154 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3.90 | 62 | .839 | 0 | 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.
Awards and records
Records
- On October 11, 2007, in an 8–1 victory over the New York Islanders, Mats Sundin scored his 390th goal as a Leaf, and earned his 917th point in a Leaf uniform breaking Darryl Sittler's team record as the all-time points and goals leader.
Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
|---|---|---|
| Tomas Kaberle | 600th NHL Game | October 3, 2007 |
| Darcy Tucker | 1,200th NHL PIM | October 9, 2007 |
| Matt Stajan | 100th NHL Point | October 11, 2007 |
| Andy Wozniewski | 1st NHL Goal | October 11, 2007 |
| Bryan McCabe | 1,500th NHL PIM | October 13, 2007 |
| Mats Sundin | 1,000th NHL PIM | October 13, 2007 |
| Nik Antropov | 200th NHL Point | October 18, 2007 |
| Pavel Kubina | 600th NHL Game | October 18, 2007 |
| Wade Belak | 400th NHL Game | October 20, 2007 |
| Chad Kilger | 100th NHL Goal | October 20, 2007 |
| Anton Stralman | 1st NHL Game | October 23, 2007 |
| Jiri Tlusty | 1st NHL Game | |
| 1st NHL Goal | ||
| 1st NHL Point | October 25, 2007 | |
| Ian White | 100th NHL Game | October 27, 2007 |
| Jason Blake | 300th NHL Point | November 2, 2007 |
| Jiri Tlusty | 1st NHL Assist | November 2, 2007 |
| Mats Sundin | 400th Goal with the Leafs | November 27, 2007 |
| Scott Clemmensen | 1st NHL Win with the Leafs | January 1, 2008 |
| Anton Stralman | 1st NHL Goal | March 21, 2008 |
Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.
Trades
| February 26, [2008](2007-08-nhl-season) | To Toronto Maple Leafs 2nd round pick in [2008](2008-nhl-entry-draft) (Jimmy Hayes) |
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| 5th round pick in [2009](2009-nhl-entry-draft) (Andy Bathgate) | To Pittsburgh Penguins Hal Gill |
Free agents
| Scott Clemmensen | New Jersey Devils | 1 year, $500,000 |
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| Yanic Perreault | Chicago Blackhawks |
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|}
Claimed from waivers
| Player | Former team | Date claimed off waivers |
|---|---|---|
| Dominic Moore | Minnesota Wild | January 11, 2008 |
|}
Draft picks
Toronto's picks at the 2007 NHL entry draft in Columbus, Ohio.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 74 | Dale Mitchell | RW | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | |
| 4 | 99 | Matt Frattin | RW | Fort Saskatchewan Traders (AJHL) | |
| 4 | 104 | Ben Winnett | LW | Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) | |
| 5 | 134 | Juraj Mikus | D | Dukla Trenčín (Slovak Extraliga) | |
| 6 | 164 | Chris DiDomenico | C | Saint John Sea Dogs (QJHML) | |
| 7 | 194 | Carl Gunnarsson | D | Linköpings HC (Elitserien) |
References
References
- [https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=211547&hubname=nhl Leafs get Toskala and Bell from Sharks], TSN.ca, June 22, 2007
- [https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=212474&hubname https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=212474&hubname], TSN.ca, July 1, 2007
- [https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=223757&hubname= Peddie: Hiring Ferguson was a mistake], TSN.ca, November 27, 2007
- McKenzie, Bob, [https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=227313&hubname=nhl Leafs ask Fletcher about interim GM job], TSN.ca, January 14, 2008
- [https://archive.today/20070813172533/http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=227906&hubname=nhl Sources: Ferguson's tenure as GM over], TSN.ca, January 22, 2008
- [http://www.nhl.com/allstar/2008/east_roster.html 2008 Eastern Conference All-Stars] {{Webarchive. link. (July 6, 2008 , NHL.com)
- "2007-08 NHL Summary".
- "2007-08 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule".
- "2007–2008 Regular Season Stats – Points – Toronto Maple Leafs – Statistics". Toronto Maple Leafs.
- 2007 NHL Entry Draft Results [http://www.nhl.com/futures/2007draft/ nhl.com] {{dead link. (December 2016)
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