The 2007–08 Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 season

Season (sports)

In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...

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

Vesa Toskala

Vesa Tapani Toskala is a professional ice hockey goaltender, currently playing for Ilves.-Early career:Toskala was selected by San Jose in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft . The Sharks also took fellow Finn Miikka Kiprusoff in the fifth round...

, along with Mark Bell from the San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks

The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

 for three draft picks. Toronto also signed free agent Jason Blake to a five-year, $20 million contract. Blake topped the 40-goal mark for the first time in 2006–07.

With the Leafs struggling in the Northeast Division

Northeast Division (NHL)

The NHL's Northeast Division was formed in 1993 as part of the Eastern Conference in a league realignment, the predecessor of which was the Adams Division...

, the future of John Ferguson Jr.

John Ferguson Jr.

John Ferguson, Jr. is a former vice president and general manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League . He served with the team from 2003 to 2008 before being replaced by Cliff Fletcher in January 2008. He is married to Providence College graduate, Stephanie Paiva...

's tenure as General Manager has been widely debated after team president Richard Peddie

Richard Peddie

Richard A. Peddie is the President and CEO of Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment.Since taking over MLSE, he has tripled its value to over $1.5 billion...

 admitted that hiring Ferguson was "a mistake". According to TSN

The Sports Network

The Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...

, the Leafs asked former Toronto GM Cliff Fletcher

Cliff Fletcher

George Clifford Fletcher is a National Hockey League executive and is a former general manager of the Atlanta Flames/Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Phoenix Coyotes . He is currently a Senior Advisor to the Toronto Maple Leafs...

 to serve as interim GM 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 and Entertainment voted to make a change. Fletcher was named interim General Manager.

Defenceman Tomas Kaberle

Tomas Kaberle

Tomáš Kaberle is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. He previously played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins....

 was selected to represent the Leafs, and the Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference (NHL)

The Eastern Conference is one of two conferences in the National Hockey League used to divide teams. Its counterpart is the Western Conference....

 at the 2008 All-Star Game

56th National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 56th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held on January 27, 2008 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, home of the Atlanta Thrashers, during the 2007–08 NHL season....

 in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

. 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

Chronic myelogenous leukemia

Chronic myelogenous leukemia , also known as chronic granulocytic leukemia , is a cancer of the white blood cells. It is a form of leukemia characterized by the increased and unregulated growth of predominantly myeloid cells in the bone marrow and the accumulation of these cells in the blood...

, a treatable form of cancer. He continued playing during treatment.

In mid-November, 2007, Jiří Tlustý

Jiri Tlusty

Jiří Tlustý is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is a member of the Carolina Hurricanes organization of the National Hockey League...

 was caught in a scandal when nude photos of him appeared on the Internet. Tlustý apologized for this incident and admitted he made a mistake.

October

Record: 5–5–3; Home: 3–4–2; Road: 2–1–1

Game #	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points
1	October 3	Ottawa Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	4 – 3	Toronto	OT	Raycroft Andrew Raycroft Andrew Joseph Ernest Raycroft is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League . Originally drafted by the Boston Bruins 135th overall in 1998, he won the Calder Trophy with the club in 2004 as rookie of the year...	19,476	0–0–1	1
2	October 4	Toronto	2 – 3	Ottawa		Toskala Vesa Toskala Vesa Tapani Toskala is a professional ice hockey goaltender, currently playing for Ilves.-Early career:Toskala was selected by San Jose in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft . The Sharks also took fellow Finn Miikka Kiprusoff in the fifth round...	19,857	0–1–1	1
3	October 6	Montreal Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...	3 – 4	Toronto	OT	Toskala	19,476	1–1–1	3
4	October 9	Carolina Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play their home games at the 18,680-seat RBC Center...	7 – 1	Toronto		Toskala	19,224	1–2–1	3
5	October 11	N.Y. Islanders New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	1 – 8	Toronto		Raycroft	19,319	2–2–1	5
6	October 13	Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...	6 – 4	Toronto		Toskala	19,479	2–3–1	5
7	October 15	Toronto	4 – 5	Buffalo Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...	OT	Raycroft	18,217	2–3–2	6
8	October 18	Florida Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...	2 – 3	Toronto		Toskala	19,349	3–3–2	8
9	October 20	Chicago Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...	6 – 4	Toronto		Raycroft	19,314	3–4–2	8
10	October 23	Atlanta Atlanta Thrashers The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...	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 New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...		Toskala	18,200	5–4–3	13
13	October 29	Washington Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...	7 – 1	Toronto		Toskala	19,316	5–5–3	13

November

Record: 4–6–3; Home: 1–1–3; Road: 3–5–0

Game #	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points
14	November 2	Toronto	2 – 3	New Jersey New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...		Toskala	14,523	5–6–3	13
15	November 3	Toronto	3 – 2	Montreal Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...		Toskala	21,273	6–6–3	15
16	November 6	Toronto	1 – 5	Ottawa Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...		Toskala	19,613	6–7–3	15
17	November 9	Toronto	3 – 0	Buffalo Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...		Raycroft	18,690	7–7–3	17
18	November 10 †	N.Y. Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...	3 – 2	Toronto	SO	Toskala	19,503	7–7–4	18
19	November 13	Montreal	4 – 3	Toronto	OT	Raycroft	19,595	7–7–5	19
20	November 15	Toronto	2 – 5	Boston Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...		Raycroft	16,373	7–8–5	19
21	November 17	Ottawa	0 – 3	Toronto		Toskala	19,596	8–8–5	21
22	November 20	Boston	4 – 2	Toronto		Toskala	19,441	8–9–5	21
23	November 23	Toronto	1 – 3	Dallas Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...		Toskala	18,409	8–10–5	21
24	November 24	Toronto	1 – 5	Phoenix Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....		Raycroft	17,190	8–11–5	21
25	November 27	Montreal	4 – 3	Toronto	SO	Toskala	19,608	8–11–6	22
26	November 29	Toronto	4 – 2	Atlanta Atlanta Thrashers The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...		Toskala	14,031	9–11–6	24

December

Record: 6–5–2; Home: 3–2–0; Road: 3–3–2

Game #	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points
27	December 1	Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...	2 – 4	Toronto		Toskala	19,534	10–11–6	26
28	December 4	Nashville Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	1 – 3	Toronto		Toskala	19,400	11–11–6	28
29	December 6	Toronto	6 – 2	N.Y. Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...		Toskala	18,200	12–11–6	30
30	December 8	Boston Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...	2 – 1	Toronto		Toskala	19,441	12–12–6	30
31	December 10	Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...	1 – 6	Toronto		Toskala	19,454	13–12–6	32
32	December 14	Toronto	4 – 0	Atlanta Atlanta Thrashers The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...		Toskala	16,424	14–12–6	34
33	December 15	Toronto	1 – 4	Montreal Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...		Toskala	21,273	14–13–6	34
34	December 18	Toronto	2 – 3	Carolina Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play their home games at the 18,680-seat RBC Center...	OT	Toskala	17,045	14–13–7	35
35	December 20	Toronto	1 – 2	Tampa Bay		Toskala	19,131	14–14–7	35
36	December 22	Toronto	2 – 1	Florida Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...	OT	Toskala	18,500	15–14–7	37
37	December 26	Toronto	3 – 4	N.Y. Islanders New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	OT	Raycroft	15,301	15–14–8	38
38	December 27	Toronto	1 – 4	Philadelphia Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...		Raycroft	19,727	15–15–8	38
39	December 29	N.Y. Rangers	6 – 1	Toronto		Raycroft	19,408	15–16–8	38

January

Record:5–8–1 ; Home: 4–2–0; Road: 1–6–1

Game #	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points
40	January 1	Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...	3 – 4	Toronto	SO	Clemmensen Scott Clemmensen Scott Lee Clemmensen is an American professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League .-Playing career:...	19,347	16–16–8	40
41	January 3	Toronto	2 – 6	Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...		Clemmensen	17,074	16–17–8	40
42	January 5	Philadelphia Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	3 – 2	Toronto		Raycroft	19,412	16–18–8	40
43	January 9	Toronto	0 – 5	Anaheim Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Toskala	17,174	16–19–8	40
44	January 10	Toronto	2 – 5	Los Angeles Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Raycroft	18,118	16–20–8	40
45	January 12	Toronto	2 – 3	San Jose San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		Toskala	17,496	16–21–8	40
46	January 15	Carolina Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play their home games at the 18,680-seat RBC Center...	4 – 5	Toronto		Toskala	19,444	17–21–8	42
47	January 17	Toronto	3 – 2	Boston Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...	SO	Toskala	13,907	18–21–8	44
48	January 19	Buffalo Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...	2 – 4	Toronto		Toskala	19,436	19–21–8	46
49	January 20	Toronto	2 – 3	New Jersey New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...		Raycroft	15,291	19–22–8	46
50	January 23	Washington Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...	2 – 3	Toronto		Toskala	19,479	20–22–8	48
51	January 24	Toronto	1 – 2	Washington		Toskala	14,094	20–23–8	48
52	January 29	St. Louis	3 – 2	Toronto		Toskala	19,363	20–24–8	48
53	January 31	Toronto	2 – 3	Carolina	OT	Toskala	15,159	20–24–9	49

February

Record: 8–4–1 ; Home: 5–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–1

Game #	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points
54	February 2	Ottawa Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	2 – 4	Toronto		Toskala	19,543	21–24–9	51
55	February 5	Florida Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...	8 – 0	Toronto		Toskala	19,430	21–25–9	51
56	February 7	Toronto	4 – 2	Montreal Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...		Toskala	21,273	22–25–9	53
57	February 9	Detroit Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...	2 – 3	Toronto	OT	Toskala	19,510	23–25–9	55
58	February 13	Toronto	0 – 1	Buffalo Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...		Toskala	18,690	23–26–9	55
59	February 14	NY Islanders	5 – 4	Toronto		Toskala	19,227	23–27–9	55
60	February 16	Boston Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...	3 – 4	Toronto	OT	Toskala	19,481	24–27–9	57
61	February 19	Columbus Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	1 – 3	Toronto		Toskala	19,347	25–27–9	59
62	February 21	Buffalo	5 – 1	Toronto		Toskala	19,467	25–28–9	59
63	February 23	Atlanta Atlanta Thrashers The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...	1 – 3	Toronto		Toskala	19,390	26–28–9	61
64	February 25	Toronto	5 – 0	Ottawa		Toskala	19,861	27–28–9	63
65	February 27	Toronto	4 – 3	Florida	SO	Toskala	14,557	28–28–9	65
66	February 29	Toronto	2 – 3	Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...	OT	Toskala	20,641	28–28–10	66

March

Record: 8–5–0; Home: 2–4–0; Road: 6–1–0

Game #	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points
67	March 1	Toronto	3 – 2	Washington Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...		Toskala	18,277	29–28–10	68
68	March 4	New Jersey New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	4 – 1	Toronto		Toskala	19,507	29–29–10	68
69	March 6	Toronto	8 – 2	Boston Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...		Toskala	15,483	30–29–10	70
70	March 8	New Jersey	2 – 1	Toronto		Toskala	19,469	30–30–10	70
71	March 11	Philadelphia Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	3 – 4	Toronto	OT	Toskala	19,507	31–30–10	72
72	March 12	Toronto	3 – 2	Philadelphia		Toskala	19,642	32–30–10	74
73	March 15	Buffalo Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...	6 – 2	Toronto		Toskala	19,462	32–31–10	74
74	March 18	Toronto	3 – 1	NY Islanders		Toskala	13,134	33–31–10	76
75	March 21	Toronto	4 – 1	Buffalo		Toskala	18,690	34–31–10	78
76	March 22	Toronto	5 – 4	Ottawa Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...		Toskala	20,183	35–31–10	80
77	March 25	Boston	6 – 2	Toronto		Toskala	19,562	35–32–10	80
78	March 27	Toronto	2 – 4	Boston		Toskala	16,659	35–33–10	80
79	March 29	Montreal Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...	2 – 4	Toronto		Toskala	19,584	36–33–10	82

April

Record: 0–2–1; Home: 0–1–1; Road: 0–1–0

Game #	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points
80	April 1	Buffalo Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...	4 – 3	Toronto	SO	Raycroft	19,288	36–33–11	83
81	April 3	Ottawa Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	8 – 2	Toronto		Toskala	19,466	36–34–11	83
82	April 5	Toronto	1 – 3	Montreal Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...		Raycroft	21,273	36–35–11	83

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Playoffs

On 27 March 2008, the Toronto Maple Leafs were eliminated from postseason contention for the third straight season following a 4–2 loss to the Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

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Skaters

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Mats Sundin	74	32	46	78	17	76
Nik Antropov	72	26	30	56	10	92
Tomas Kaberle	82	8	45	53	-8	22
Jason Blake	82	15	37	52	-4	28
Alex Steen	76	15	27	42	0	32
Pavel Kubina	72	11	29	40	5	116
Alexei Ponikarovsky	66	18	17	35	3	36
Darcy Tucker	74	18	16	34	-8	100
Matt Stajan	82	16	17	33	-11	47
Bryan McCabe	54	5	18	23	-2	81

Goaltenders

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Vesa Toskala	66	3837	33	25	6	175	3	.904	2.74
Andrew Raycroft	19	965	2	9	5	63	1	.876	3.92
Scott Clemmensen	3	154	1	1	0	10	0	.839	3.89

Records

• On October 11, 2007, in an 8–1 victory over the New York Islanders
  New York Islanders
  The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
  
  , Mats Sundin
  Mats Sundin
  Mats Johan Sundin is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player. Originally drafted first overall in 1989, Sundin played his first four seasons in the NHL with the Quebec Nordiques. He was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1994, where he played the majority of his career, serving 11...
  
   scored his 390th goal as a Leaf, and earned his 917th point in a Leaf uniform breaking Darryl Sittler
  Darryl Sittler
  Darryl Glen Sittler is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League from 1970 until 1985 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Philadelphia Flyers and the Detroit Red Wings. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989.On February 7, 1976, Sittler set an NHL...
  
  's team record as the all-time points and goals leader.

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Tomas Kaberle	600th NHL Game	October 3, 2007
Darcy Tucker	1200th NHL PIM	October 9, 2007
Matt Stajan	100th NHL Point	October 11, 2007
Andy Wozniewski	1st NHL Goal	October 11, 2007
Bryan McCabe	1500th NHL PIM	October 13, 2007
Mats Sundin	1000th 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
Jiří Tlustý	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
Jiří Tlustý	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

2007–08 NHL transactions

The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 2007–08 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which players or draft picks, if applicable.-Free agency:Note: This does not...

 during the 2007–08 season.

Trades

June 22, 2007	To Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...   Vesa Toskala Vesa Toskala Vesa Tapani Toskala is a professional ice hockey goaltender, currently playing for Ilves.-Early career:Toskala was selected by San Jose in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft . The Sharks also took fellow Finn Miikka Kiprusoff in the fifth round...   Mark Bell	To San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...   1st round pick in 2007 2007 NHL Entry Draft The 2007 NHL Entry Draft was the 45th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted at Nationwide Arena in the city of Columbus, Ohio, United States on June 22, 2007. The draft consisted of seven rounds with rounds two through seven taking place on June 23, 2007...   2nd round pick in 2007 2007 NHL Entry Draft The 2007 NHL Entry Draft was the 45th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted at Nationwide Arena in the city of Columbus, Ohio, United States on June 22, 2007. The draft consisted of seven rounds with rounds two through seven taking place on June 23, 2007...   4th round pick in 2009 2009 NHL Entry Draft The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th Entry Draft. It was held on June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The Draft was part of the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations. National Hockey League teams took turns selecting amateur ice hockey players from junior, collegiate, or...
February 26, 2008	To Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...   5th round pick in 2008 2008 NHL Entry Draft The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was the 46th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on June 20–21, 2008...	To Florida Panthers Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...   Wade Belak Wade Belak Wade Belak was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and defenceman. He was drafted 12th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft...
February 26, 2008	To Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...   3rd round pick in 2008 2008 NHL Entry Draft The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was the 46th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on June 20–21, 2008...	To Florida Panthers Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...   Chad Kilger Chad Kilger Chad William Lawrence Kilger is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played for several National Hockey League teams, most recently the Toronto Maple Leafs.-Playing career:...
February 26, 2008	To Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...   2nd round pick in 2008 2008 NHL Entry Draft The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was the 46th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on June 20–21, 2008... 5th round pick in 2009 2009 NHL Entry Draft The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th Entry Draft. It was held on June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The Draft was part of the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations. National Hockey League teams took turns selecting amateur ice hockey players from junior, collegiate, or...	To Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...   Hal Gill Hal Gill Harold Priestley "Hal" Gill III is an American professional ice hockey defenseman and an alternate captain of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

Free Agents

Player Former team Contract Terms Jason Blake  New York Islanders New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...   5 year, $20 million Scott Clemmensen Scott Clemmensen Scott Lee Clemmensen is an American professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League .-Playing career:...   New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...   1 year, $500,000

Player New team Yanic Perreault Yanic Perreault Yanic Perreault is a retired professional ice hockey player who played thirteen seasons in the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...   Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...

Claimed from Waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Dominic Moore Dominic Moore Dominic Michael Moore is an Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League. Moore attended both St. Michael Catholic Elementary School and St. Anthony's Catholic Elementary School in Thornhill, Ontario; St...   Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....   January 11, 2008

Draft picks

Toronto's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft

2007 NHL Entry Draft

The 2007 NHL Entry Draft was the 45th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted at Nationwide Arena in the city of Columbus, Ohio, United States on June 22, 2007. The draft consisted of seven rounds with rounds two through seven taking place on June 23, 2007...

 in Columbus

Columbus, Ohio

Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...

, Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

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Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
3	74	Dale Mitchell	RW		Oshawa Generals Oshawa Generals The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They are based in Oshawa, Ontario. The team is named for General Motors, an early sponsor which has its Canadian headquarters in Oshawa. The Generals are one of the most successful franchises in Canadian Hockey League...  (OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... )
4	99	Matt Frattin Matt Frattin Matt Frattin is a Canadian ice hockey forward who plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 4th round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. In his senior season of college hockey he was honoured as the WCHA player of the year.-Playing career:Frattin was raised in...	RW		Fort Saskatchewan Traders Fort Saskatchewan Traders The Fort Saskatchewan Traders were an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They played in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada at the Jubilee Recreation Centre, capacity 2000....  (AJHL Alberta Junior Hockey League The Alberta Junior Hockey League is an Alberta-based Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey League . It was formed as a five-team league in 1964. There are currently 16 teams in the league. The regular season league champions receive the Dave Duchak Trophy... )
4	104	Ben Winnett	LW		Salmon Arm Silverbacks Salmon Arm Silverbacks The Salmon Arm Silverbacks are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League.-2010/2011 Player Roster:1 Kris Moore4 Dustin Cave5 Jayson Reardon...  (BCHL British Columbia Hockey League The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior... )
5	134	Juraj Mikus Juraj Mikúš Juraj Mikúš may refer to the following ice hockey players:*Juraj Mikúš , center for Spartak Moscow of the KHL*Juraj Mikuš , defenceman for the Toronto Marlies of the AHL...	D		Trencin (Slovakia)
6	164	Christopher DiDomenico	C		Saint John Sea Dogs Saint John Sea Dogs The Saint John Sea Dogs are a major junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, entering the league as an expansion team in 2005. The Sea Dogs play at Harbour Station, Saint John, New Brunswick, with a capacity of 6,488...  (QJHML)
7	194	Carl Gunnarsson Carl Gunnarsson Carl Gunnarsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League. Gunnarsson was selected in the seventh round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was signed by the Maple Leafs to an entry level...	D		Linköpings HC Linköpings HC Linköpings Hockey Club, often known by its acronym LHC or, colloquially among its fans, Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden....  (SEL Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... )

Roster

Goaltenders GM: Cliff Fletcher Cliff Fletcher George Clifford Fletcher is a National Hockey League executive and is a former general manager of the Atlanta Flames/Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Phoenix Coyotes . He is currently a Senior Advisor to the Toronto Maple Leafs... Coach: Paul Maurice Paul Maurice Paul Maurice is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player and twice head coach of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes. At age 43, Maurice became the youngest coach in NHL history to coach 1,000 games. Maurice reached this milestone on November 28, 2010...		Defensemen - A - A		Wingers		Centers - C Captain (ice hockey) In ice hockey, each team can designate an official captain for each game. The player serving as captain during the game wears a "C" on his or her jersey...