2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season

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 post-season 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' 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

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. Additionally, the Leafs surrendered the first goal to their opposition in each of their first 11 games, and 17 of their first 19 games.

The Leafs struggled on the power play during the regular season, finishing 30th in power-play percentage, at just 13.97% (44 for 315). They also struggled on the penalty kill, allowing the most power-play goals in the League, with 73, and having the lowest penalty-kill percentage, at 74.65%.^[1]

Divisional standings

Conference standings

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

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

Game log

Overtime Statistics

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

updated to game played April 10, 2010

• Toronto's score listed first

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 statistics

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 Milestones Regular season Player Milestone Reached Awards Regular Season Player Award Awarded Tomas Kaberle[4] NHL First Star of the Week November 2, 2009 Niklas Hagman[5] NHL Third Star of the Week November 30, 2009 Jean-Sebastien Giguere[6] 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 [7] To Toronto Maple Leafs Garnet Exelby Colin Stuart To Atlanta Thrashers Pavel Kubina Tim Stapleton July 27, 2009 [8] 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 [9] To Toronto Maple Leafs 2011 conditional pick To Anaheim Ducks Justin Pogge September 6, 2009 To Toronto Maple Leafs 2nd-round pick in 2010 (Bradley Ross) To Chicago Blackhawks 2nd and 3rd-round pick in 2011 (Brandon Saad) (Michael Paliotta) September 18, 2009[10] To Toronto Maple Leafs Phil Kessel To Boston Bruins 1st-round pick in 2010 (Tyler Seguin) 1st-round pick in 2011 (Dougie Hamilton) 2nd-round pick in 2010 (Jared Knight) December 3, 2009[11] To Toronto Maple Leafs Philippe Paradis To Carolina Hurricanes Jiri Tlusty January 31, 2010[12] To Toronto Maple Leafs Dion Phaneuf Fredrik Sjostrom Keith Aulie To Calgary Flames Matt Stajan Jamal Mayers Niklas Hagman Ian White January 31, 2010[12] To Toronto Maple Leafs Jean-Sebastien Giguere 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 (Sam Carrick) To New Jersey Devils Martin Skoula March 3, 2010[15] To Toronto Maple Leafs Matt Jones 4th-round pick in 2010 (Philipp Grubauer) 7th-round pick in 2010 (Kellen Jones) To Phoenix Coyotes Lee Stempniak March 3, 2010[16] To Toronto Maple Leafs 7th-round pick in 2011 (Max Everson) To Anaheim Ducks Joey MacDonald March 3, 2010[17] To Toronto Maple Leafs Chris Peluso To Pittsburgh Penguins 6th-round pick in 2010 (Joe Rogalski) 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] Farjestad BK 1 year, $900,000 Rickard Wallin[23] Farjestad 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 Kolzig[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 Jesse Blacker was a Maple Leafs second pick in round two 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 Canada ! Beauchemin, FrancoisFrancois Beauchemin (A) 2.0 !D L 36 2009 Sorel-Tracy, Quebec 42 Canada ! Bozak, TylerTyler Bozak 4.0 !C R 30 2009 Regina, Saskatchewan 33 Canada ! Caputi, LucaLuca Caputi 6.0 !LW L 28 2010 Toronto, Ontario 7 Canada ! Exelby, GarnetGarnet Exelby 2.0 !D L 35 2009 Ste. Anne, Manitoba 4 United States ! Finger, JeffJeff Finger 2.0 !D R 36 2008 Houghton, Michigan 35 Canada ! Giguere, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Giguere 1.0 !G L 39 2010 Montreal, Quebec 84 Belarus ! Grabovski, MikhailMikhail Grabovski 4.0 !C L 32 2008 Potsdam, East Germany 36 Sweden ! Gunnarsson, CarlCarl Gunnarsson 2.0 !D L 30 2007 Örebro, Sweden 50 Sweden ! Gustavsson, JonasJonas Gustavsson 1.0 !G L 32 2009 Stockholm, Sweden 20 United States ! Hanson, ChristianChristian Hanson 4.0 !C R 30 2009 Glens Falls, New York 44 Canada ! Irwin, BraydenBrayden Irwin 4.0 !C R 29 2010 Toronto, Ontario 15 Czech Republic ! Kaberle, TomasTomas Kaberle (A) 2.0 !D L 38 1996 Rakovník, Czechoslovakia 81 United States ! Kessel, PhilPhil Kessel 7.0 !RW R 29 2009 Madison, Wisconsin 8 United States ! Komisarek, MikeMike Komisarek (A)  2.0 !D R 34 2009 West Islip, New York 41 Russia ! Kulemin, NikolaiNikolai Kulemin 6.0 !LW L 30 2006 Magnitogorsk, Soviet Union 16 Canada ! Lundmark, JamieJamie Lundmark 4.0 !C R 35 2010 Edmonton, Alberta 39 Canada ! Mitchell, JohnJohn Mitchell 4.0 !C L 31 2003 Oakville, Ontario 28 Canada ! Orr, ColtonColton Orr 7.0 !RW R 34 2009 Winnipeg, Manitoba 3 Canada ! Phaneuf, DionDion Phaneuf (A) 2.0 !D L 31 2010 Edmonton, Alberta 18 Canada ! Primeau, WayneWayne Primeau 4.0 !C L 40 2009 Scarborough, Ontario 2 Canada ! Schenn, LukeLuke Schenn 2.0 !D R 27 2008 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 11 Sweden ! Sjostrom, FredrikFredrik Sjostrom 6.0 !LW L 33 2010 Färgelanda, Sweden 45 Sweden ! Stalberg, ViktorViktor Stalberg 6.0 !LW L 30 2006 Gothenburg, Sweden 26 Canada ! Van Ryn, MikeMike Van Ryn  2.0 !D R 37 2008 London, Ontario 51 Sweden ! Wallin, RickardRickard Wallin 4.0 !C L 36 2009 Stockholm, Sweden See also 2009–10 NHL season Farm teams The Maple Leafs continue their affiliation with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League and the Reading Royals of the ECHL. References ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2010.html ↑ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.  ↑ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.  ↑ Kaberle, Rinne and Nabokov named NHL 'Three Stars' of the week ↑ Sidney Crosby named first star of the week, Brodeur and Hagman second and third ↑ Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin once again named NHL first star of week ↑ Leafs Acquire Exelby & Stuart From Atlanta ↑ Leafs Acquire Primeau and Draft Pick From Calgary ↑ Leafs Trade Justin Pogge To Anaheim Ducks ↑ Leafs Obtain Kessel From Bruins ↑ Maple Leafs Acquire Prospect Philippe Paradis 1 2 Maple Leafs Complete Two Major Trades ↑ Leafs Acquire Caputi, Skoula For Ponikarovsky ↑ Leafs Get Fifth Round Pick From Devils ↑ Leafs Deal Stempniak To Coyotes ↑ Ducks Acquire Goalie MacDonald from Toronto ↑ Penguins Acquire 2010 Sixth-Round Draft Pick From The Toronto Maple Leafs In Exchange For Chris Peluso ↑ Leafs Sign Defenceman Mike Komisarek ↑ Leafs Add Tough-Guy Colton Orr 1 2 3 4 5 Leafs Re-Sign Ondrus, Hamilton, Ink Three More Forwards ↑ Beauchemin Signs With The Maple Leafs ↑ Leafs Sign Jonas Gustavsson ↑ Leafs Sign Forward Rickard Wallin ↑ Maple Leafs Sign Goaltender Joey MacDonald ↑ Leafs Ink Brayden Irwin To Two-Year Deal ↑ Wild signs defensemen Fraser, Sifers ↑ Canes Agree to Terms with Jay Harrison 1 2 Wings agree to terms with three players ↑ Gerber follows Emery path ↑ Lugano verpflichtete Jeff Hamilton (in Swedish) ↑ COYOTES SIGN HOLLWEG TO ONE-YEAR CONTRACT ↑ Red Wings sign Brad May ↑ Leafs Claim Lundmark, Assign Hanson, Stalberg To Marlies ↑ Olaf Kolzig Retires After 14 NHL Seasons ↑ CURTIS JOSEPH ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE NHL ↑ Leafs Re-Sign Mikhail Grabovski ↑ Leafs Sign First Round Pick Nazem Kadri ↑ Leafs Re-Sign Andre Deveaux 1 2 Boyce, Foster Re-Sign With Maple Leafs ↑ Justin Pogge ↑ KESSEL TRADED TO MAPLE LEAFS, SIGNS 5-YEAR, $27M CONTRACT ↑ Leafs Sign Jesse Blacker ↑ Leafs Re-Sign Gustavsson To Two-Year Deal ↑ "Toronto Maple Leafs – Team – Roster". 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