2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season

2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs
2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division	Northeast
Conference	Eastern
Team information
General manager	Brian Burke
Coach	Ron Wilson
Captain	TBD
Alternate captains	Tomas Kaberle; TBD
Arena	Air Canada Centre
	← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season is the franchise's 92nd, and their 82nd as the Maple Leafs. The Leafs have not qualified for the postseason since the 2003–04 season.

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. 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.

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–1–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 2–0–0)
#	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		2-1-0	4
4	September 19	Philadelphia Flyers	4-5 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs		3-1-0	6
5	September 22	Pittsburgh Penguins		Toronto Maple Leafs
6	September 23	Toronto Maple Leafs		Buffalo Sabres
7	September 25	Toronto Maple Leafs		Detroit Red Wings
8	September 26	Detroit Red Wings		Toronto Maple Leafs
9	September 27	Buffalo Sabres		Toronto Maple Leafs

Regular season

Divisional standings

**Northeast Division^[1]**
		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Buffalo Sabres	82	45	27	10	235	207	100
2	Ottawa Senators	82	44	32	6	225	238	94
3	Boston Bruins	82	39	30	13	206	200	91
4	Montreal Canadiens	82	39	33	10	217	223	88
5	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

October: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0-0-0)

Game	Date	Opponent	Location
1	October 1	Montreal Canadiens	Air Canada Centre
2	October 3	@ Washington Capitals	Verizon Center
3	October 6	Ottawa Senators	Air Canada Centre
4	October 10	Pittsburgh Penguins	Air Canada Centre
5	October 12	@ New York Rangers	Madison Square Garden
6	October 13	Colorado Avalanche	Air Canada Centre
7	October 17	New York Rangers	Air Canada Centre
8	October 21	@ Vancouver Canucks	GM Place
9	October 26	@ Anaheim Ducks	Honda Center
10	October 28	@ Dallas Stars	American Airlines Center
11	October 30	@ Buffalo Sabres	HSBC Arena
12	October 31	@ Montreal Canadiens	Bell Centre

November: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0-0-0)

December: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0-0-0)

January: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0-0-0)

February: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0-0-0)

March: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0-0-0)

April: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0-0-0)

Schedule

Playoffs

The Toronto Maple Leafs will attempt to achieve their first qualification since the 2003–04 NHL season.

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= goals against average; SA = Shots against; SV = Saves; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

Regular season

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO

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

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached

Transactions

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

Trades

Date	Details
July 1, 2009 ^[3]	To Toronto Maple Leafs Garnet Exelby Colin Stuart	To Atlanta Thrashers Pavel Kubina Tim Stapleton
July 27, 2009 ^[4]	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 ^[5]	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^[6]	To Toronto Maple Leafs Phil Kessel	To Boston Bruins 1st-round pick in 2010 1st-round pick in 2011 2nd-round pick in 2010

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Mike Komisarek^[7]	Montreal Canadiens	5 years, $22.5 million
Colton Orr^[8]	New York Rangers	4 years, $4 million
Jay Rosehill^[9]	Toronto Marlies	2 years
Tim Brent^[10]	Chicago Blackhawks	1 year
Richard Greenop^[11]	Windsor Spitfires	3 years
Francois Beauchemin^[12]	Anaheim Ducks	3 years, $11.4 million
Jonas Gustavsson^[13]	Färjestads BK	1 year, $900,000
Rickard Wallin^[14]	Färjestads BK	1 year
Joey MacDonald^[15]	New York Islanders	1 year

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Jaime Sifers^[16]	Minnesota Wild	1 year
Jay Harrison^[17]	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year, $500K 2-way contract
Kris Newbury^[18]	Detroit Red Wings	1 year, 2-way contract
Jeremy Williams^[19]	Detroit Red Wings	1 year, 2-way contract
Martin Gerber^[20]	Atlant Moscow	1 year
Jeff Hamilton^[21]	HC Lugano	1 year

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers

Players re-signed

Player	Contract terms
Mikhail Grabovski^[22]	3 years, $8.7 million
Nazem Kadri^[23]	3 years
Ben Ondrus^[24]	1 year
Ryan Hamilton^[25]	1 year
Andre Deveaux^[26]	1 year
Darryl Boyce^[27]	2 years
Alex Foster^[28]	1 year
Justin Pogge^[29]	1 year, $605,000
Phil Kessel^[30]	5 years, $27 million

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 (Ontario Hockey League)
2	50 (from NY Rangers)	Kenny Ryan	RW	United States	U.S. National U18 Team (National Team Development Program)
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
5	128	Eric Knodel	D	United States	Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (USMAAA)
6	158	Jerry D'Amigo	RW	United States	U.S. National U18 Team (National Development Program)
7	188	Barron Smith	(D)	United States	Peterborough Petes (OHL)

Roster

Updated January 8, 2025^[31]^[32]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
2	Simon Benoit	D	L	26	2023	Laval, Quebec
24	Connor Dewar	C	L	25	2024	The Pas, Manitoba
11	Max Domi	LW	L	29	2023	Winnipeg, Manitoba
95	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	D	L	33	2024	Karlskrona, Sweden
28	Jani Hakanpaa	D	R	32	2024	Kirkkonummi, Finland
35	Dennis Hildeby	G	L	23	2024	Järfälla, Sweden
29	Pontus Holmberg	C	L	25	2018	Västerås, Sweden
19	Calle Jarnkrok	RW	R	33	2022	Gävle, Sweden
64	David Kampf	C	L	29	2021	Jirkov, Czech Republic
23	Matthew Knies	LW	L	22	2021	Phoenix, Arizona
18	Steven Lorentz	C	L	28	2024	Kitchener, Ontario
16	Mitch Marner (A)	RW	R	27	2015	Markham, Ontario
34	Auston Matthews (C)	C	L	27	2016	San Ramon, California
22	Jake McCabe	D	L	31	2023	Eau Claire, Wisconsin
74	Bobby McMann	C	L	28	2022	Wainwright, Alberta
51	Philippe Myers	D	R	27	2024	Moncton, New Brunswick
88	William Nylander	RW	R	28	2014	Calgary, Alberta
67	Max Pacioretty	LW	L	36	2024	New Canaan, Connecticut
75	Ryan Reaves	RW	R	37	2023	Winnipeg, Manitoba
44	Morgan Rielly (A)	D	L	30	2012	West Vancouver, British Columbia
83	Marshall Rifai	D	L	26	2023	Beaconsfield, Quebec
89	Nicholas Robertson	LW	L	23	2019	Arcadia, California
41	Anthony Stolarz	G	L	30	2024	Edison, New Jersey
8	Christopher Tanev	D	R	35	2024	East York, Ontario
91	John Tavares (A)	C	L	34	2018	Mississauga, Ontario
25	Conor Timmins	D	R	26	2022	St. Catharines, Ontario
60	Joseph Woll	G	L	26	2016	Dardenne Prairie, Missouri

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

[standings-div-1] "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.

[standings-conf-2] "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.

[3] Leafs Acquire Exelby & Stuart From Atlanta

[4] Leafs Acquire Primeau and Draft Pick From Calgary

[5] Leafs Trade Justin Pogge To Anaheim Ducks

[6] Leafs Obtain Kessel From Bruins

[7] Leafs Sign Defenceman Mike Komisarek

[8] Leafs Add Tough-Guy Colton Orr

[9] Leafs Re-Sign Ondrus, Hamilton, Ink Three More Forwards

[10] Leafs Re-Sign Ondrus, Hamilton, Ink Three More Forwards

[11] Leafs Re-Sign Ondrus, Hamilton, Ink Three More Forwards

[12] Beauchemin Signs With The Maple Leafs

[13] Leafs Sign Jonas Gustavsson

[14] Leafs Sign Forward Rickard Wallin

[15] Maple Leafs Sign Goaltender Joey MacDonald

[16] Wild signs defensemen Fraser, Sifers

[17] Canes Agree to Terms with Jay Harrison

[18] Wings agree to terms with three players

[19] Wings agree to terms with three players

[20] Gerber follows Emery path

[21] Lugano verpflichtete Jeff Hamilton (in Swedish)

[22] Leafs Re-Sign Mikhail Grabovski

[23] Leafs Sign First Round Pick Nazem Kadri

[24] Leafs Re-Sign Ondrus, Hamilton, Ink Three More Forwards

[25] Leafs Re-Sign Ondrus, Hamilton, Ink Three More Forwards

[26] Leafs Re-Sign Andre Deveaux

[27] Boyce, Foster Re-Sign With Maple Leafs

[28] Boyce, Foster Re-Sign With Maple Leafs

[29] Justin Pogge

[30] KESSEL TRADED TO MAPLE LEAFS, SIGNS 5-YEAR, $27M CONTRACT

[31] "Toronto Maple Leafs Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

[32] "Toronto Maple Leafs Roster Transactions". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

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Atlantic	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh
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See also	Canadiens centennial Draft Victoria Cup Winter Classic Playoffs Finals Transactions Three Star Awards Suspensions and Fines

Off-season

Pre-season

Regular season

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Game log

Playoffs

Player stats

Skaters

Goaltenders

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Lost via waivers

Players re-signed

Draft picks

Roster

See also

Farm teams

References