2007–08 Toronto Maple Leafs season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 July 2013 NHL 2007–08 2007 Toronto Maple Leafs Eastern 12th Northeast 5th 36–35–11 18–17–6 18–18–5 231 260 John Ferguson Jr. (To Jan. 22)Cliff Fletcher (interim) Paul Maurice Mats Sundin Tomas KaberleBryan McCabe Air Canada Centre 19,434 (103.3%) Mats Sundin (32) Mats Sundin (46) Mats Sundin (78) Mats Sundin (+17) Pavel Kubina (116) Vesa Toskala (33) Vesa Toskala (2.74) 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.Leafs get Toskala and Bell from Sharks, TSN.ca, June 22, 2007 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.https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=212474&hubname, TSN.ca, July 1, 2007 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".Peddie: Hiring Ferguson was a mistake, TSN.ca, November 27, 2007 According to TSN, the Leafs asked former Toronto general manager Cliff Fletcher to serve as interim general manager early in January.McKenzie, Bob, Leafs ask Fletcher about interim GM job, TSN.ca, January 14, 2008 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.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 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.2008 Eastern Conference All-Stars https://web.archive.org/web/20080706101033/http://www.nhl.com/allstar/2008/east_roster.html July 6, 2008 , NHL.com He hit all four targets in four shots to become the winner of the accuracy competition. 2 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.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2008.html 2007-08 NHL Summary Divisional standings TOR Conference standings TOR Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid; 2007–08 regular season2007-08 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/2008_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 24, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; October: 5–5–3 (home: 3–4–2; road: 2–1–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 1 || October 3 || Ottawa || 4–3 || Toronto || OT || Raycroft || 19,476 || 0–0–1 || 1 || 2007020005 OTL |- | 2 || October 4 || Toronto || 2–3 || Ottawa || || Toskala || 19,857 || 0–1–1 || 1 || 2007020008 L |- | 3 || October 6 || Montreal || 3–4 || Toronto || OT || Toskala || 19,476 || 1–1–1 || 3 || 2007020022 W |- | 4 || October 9 || Carolina || 7–1 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,224 || 1–2–1 || 3 || 2007020039 L |- | 5 || October 11 || N.Y. Islanders || 1–8 || Toronto || || Raycroft || 19,319 || 2–2–1 || 5 || 2007020053 W |- | 6 || October 13 || Pittsburgh || 6–4 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,479 || 2–3–1 || 5 || 2007020064 L |- | 7 || October 15 || Toronto || 4–5 || Buffalo || OT || Raycroft || 18,217 || 2–3–2 || 6 || 2007020078 OTL |- | 8 || October 18 || Florida || 2–3 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,349 || 3–3–2 || 8 || 2007020093 W |- | 9 || October 20 || Chicago || 6–4 || Toronto || || Raycroft || 19,314|| 3–4–2 || 8 || 2007020103 L |- | 10 || October 23 || Atlanta || 5–4 || Toronto || SO || Toskala || 19,210 || 3–4–3 || 9 || 2007020121 OTL |- | 11 || October 25 || Toronto || 5–2 || Pittsburgh || || Toskala || 17,051 || 4–4–3 || 11 || 2007020134 W |- | 12 || October 27 || Toronto || 4–1 || N.Y. Rangers || || Toskala || 18,200 || 5–4–3 || 13 || 2007020149 W |- | 13 || October 29 || Washington || 7–1 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,316 || 5–5–3 || 13 || 2007020161 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; November: 4–6–3 (home: 1–1–3; road: 3–5–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 14 || November 2 || Toronto || 2–3 || New Jersey || || Toskala || 14,523 || 5–6–3 || 13 || 2007020182 L |- | 15 || November 3 || Toronto || 3–2 || Montreal || || Toskala || 21,273 || 6–6–3 || 15 || 2007020188 W |- | 16 || November 6 || Toronto || 1–5 || Ottawa || || Toskala || 19,613 || 6–7–3 || 15 || 2007020212 L |- | 17 || November 9 || Toronto || 3–0 || Buffalo || || Raycroft || 18,690 || 7–7–3 || 17 || 2007020228 W |- | 18 || November 10 †|| N.Y. Rangers || 3–2 || Toronto || SO || Toskala ||19,503 || 7–7–4 || 18 || 2007020236 OTL |- | 19 || November 13 || Montreal || 4–3 || Toronto || OT || Raycroft || 19,595 || 7–7–5 || 19 || 2007020254 OTL |- | 20 || November 15 || Toronto || 2–5 || Boston || || Raycroft || 16,373 || 7–8–5 || 19 || 2007020262 L |- | 21 || November 17 || Ottawa || 0–3 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,596 || 8–8–5 || 21 || 2007020279 W |- | 22 || November 20 || Boston || 4–2 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,441 || 8–9–5 || 21 || 2007020297 L |- | 23 || November 23 || Toronto || 1–3 || Dallas || || Toskala || 18,409 || 8–10–5 || 21 || 2007020324 L |- | 24 || November 24 || Toronto || 1–5 || Phoenix || || Raycroft || 17,190 || 8–11–5 || 21 || 2007020330 L |- | 25 || November 27 || Montreal || 4–3 || Toronto || SO || Toskala || 19,608 || 8–11–6 || 22 || 2007020346 OTL |- | 26 || November 29 || Toronto || 4–2 || Atlanta || || Toskala || 14,031 || 9–11–6 || 24 || 2007020358 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; December: 6–5–2 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–3–2) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 27 || December 1 || Pittsburgh || 2–4 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,534 || 10–11–6 || 26 || 2007020373 W |- | 28 || December 4 || Nashville || 1–3 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,400 || 11–11–6 || 28 || 2007020393 W |- | 29 || December 6 || Toronto || 6–2 || N.Y. Rangers || || Toskala || 18,200 || 12–11–6 || 30 || 2007020407 W |- | 30 || December 8 || Boston || 2–1 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,441 || 12–12–6 || 30 || 2007020421 L |- | 31 || December 10 || Tampa Bay || 1–6 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,454 || 13–12–6 || 32 || 2007020437 W |- | 32 || December 14 || Toronto || 4–0 || Atlanta || || Toskala || 16,424 || 14–12–6 || 34 || 2007020465 W |- | 33 || December 15 || Toronto || 1–4 || Montreal || || Toskala || 21,273 || 14–13–6 || 34 || 2007020470 L |- | 34 || December 18 || Toronto || 2–3 || Carolina || OT || Toskala || 17,045 || 14–13–7 || 35 || 2007020490 OTL |- | 35 || December 20 || Toronto || 1–2 || Tampa Bay || || Toskala || 19,131 || 14–14–7 || 35 || 2007020505 L |- | 36 || December 22 || Toronto || 2–1 || Florida || OT || Toskala || 18,500 || 15–14–7 || 37 || 2007020522 W |- | 37 || December 26 || Toronto || 3–4 || N.Y. Islanders || OT || Raycroft || 15,301 || 15–14–8 || 38 || 2007020537 OTL |- | 38 || December 27 || Toronto || 1–4|| Philadelphia || || Raycroft || 19,727 || 15–15–8 || 38 || 2007020545 L |- | 39 || December 29 || N.Y. Rangers || 6–1 || Toronto || || Raycroft || 19,408 || 15–16–8 || 38 || 2007020561 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; January: 5–8–1 (home: 4–2–0; road: 1–6–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 40 || January 1 || Tampa Bay || 3–4 || Toronto || SO || Clemmensen || 19,347 || 16–16–8 || 40 || 2007020586 W |- | 41 || January 3 || Toronto || 2–6 || Pittsburgh || || Clemmensen || 17,074 || 16–17–8 || 40 || 2007020598 L |- | 42 || January 5 || Philadelphia || 3–2 || Toronto || || Raycroft || 19,412 || 16–18–8 || 40 || 2007020612 L |- | 43 || January 9 || Toronto || 0–5 || Anaheim || || Toskala || 17,174 || 16–19–8 || 40 || 2007020640 L |- | 44 || January 10 || Toronto || 2–5 || Los Angeles || || Raycroft || 18,118 || 16–20–8 || 40 || 2007020650 L |- | 45 || January 12 || Toronto || 2–3 || San Jose || || Toskala || 17,496 || 16–21–8 || 40 || 2007020665 L |- | 46 || January 15 || Carolina || 4–5 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,444 || 17–21–8 || 42 || 2007020678 W |- | 47 || January 17 || Toronto || 3–2 || Boston || SO || Toskala || 13,907 || 18–21–8 || 44 || 2007020690 W |- | 48 || January 19 || Buffalo || 2–4 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,436 || 19–21–8 || 46 || 2007020707 W |- | 49 || January 20 || Toronto || 2–3 || New Jersey || || Raycroft || 15,291 || 19–22–8 || 46 || 2007020719 L |- | 50 || January 23 || Washington || 2–3 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,479 || 20–22–8 || 48 || 2007020738 W |- | 51 || January 24 || Toronto || 1–2 || Washington || || Toskala || 14,094 || 20–23–8 || 48 || 2007020745 L |- | 52 || January 29 || St. Louis || 3–2 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,363 || 20–24–8 || 48 || 2007020760 L |- | 53 || January 31 || Toronto || 2–3 || Carolina || OT || Toskala || 15,159 || 20–24–9 || 49 || 2007020774 OTL |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; February: 8–4–1 (home: 5–3–0; road: 3–1–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 54 || February 2 || Ottawa || 2–4 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,543 || 21–24–9 || 51 || 2007020786 W |- | 55 || February 5 || Florida || 8–0 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,430 || 21–25–9 || 51 || 2007020806 L |- | 56 || February 7 || Toronto || 4–2 || Montreal || || Toskala || 21,273 || 22–25–9 || 53 || 2007020819 W |- | 57 || February 9 || Detroit || 2–3 || Toronto || OT || Toskala || 19,510 || 23–25–9 || 55 || 2007020833 W |- | 58 || February 13 || Toronto || 0–1 || Buffalo || || Toskala || 18,690 || 23–26–9 || 55 || 2007020861 L |- | 59 || February 14 || NY Islanders || 5–4 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,227 || 23–27–9 || 55 || 2007020869 L |- | 60 || February 16 || Boston || 3–4 || Toronto || OT || Toskala || 19,481 || 24–27–9 || 57 || 2007020881 W |- | 61 || February 19 || Columbus || 1–3 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,347 || 25–27–9 || 59 || 2007020903 W |- | 62 || February 21 || Buffalo || 5–1 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,467 || 25–28–9 || 59 || 2007020920 L |- | 63 || February 23 || Atlanta || 1–3 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,390 || 26–28–9 || 61 || 2007020935 W |- | 64 || February 25 || Toronto || 5–0 || Ottawa || || Toskala || 19,861 || 27–28–9 || 63 || 2007020949 W |- | 65 || February 27 || Toronto || 4–3 || Florida || SO || Toskala || 14,557 || 28–28–9 || 65 || 2007020961 W |- | 66 || February 29 || Toronto || 2–3 || Tampa Bay || OT || Toskala || 20,641 || 28–28–10 || 66 || 2007020975 OTL |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; March: 8–5–0 (home: 2–4–0; road: 6–1–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 67 || March 1 || Toronto || 3–2 || Washington || || Toskala || 18,277 || 29–28–10 || 68 || 2007020982 W |- | 68 || March 4 || New Jersey || 4–1 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,507 || 29–29–10 || 68 || 2007021001 L |- | 69 || March 6 || Toronto || 8–2 || Boston || || Toskala || 15,483 || 30–29–10 || 70 || 2007021014 W |- | 70 || March 8 || New Jersey || 2–1 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,469 || 30–30–10 || 70 || 2007021030 L |- | 71 || March 11 || Philadelphia || 3–4 || Toronto || OT || Toskala || 19,507 || 31–30–10 || 72 || 2007021049 W |- | 72 || March 12 || Toronto || 3–2 || Philadelphia || || Toskala || 19,642 || 32–30–10 || 74 || 2007021057 W |- | 73 || March 15 || Buffalo || 6–2 || Toronto || ||Toskala || 19,462 || 32–31–10 || 74 || 2007021079 L |- | 74 || March 18 || Toronto || 3–1 || NY Islanders || || Toskala || 13,134 || 33–31–10 || 76 || 2007021095 W |- | 75 || March 21 || Toronto || 4–1 || Buffalo || || Toskala || 18,690 || 34–31–10 || 78 || 2007021120 W |- | 76 || March 22 || Toronto || 5–4 || Ottawa || || Toskala || 20,183 || 35–31–10 || 80 || 2007021128 W |- | 77 || March 25 || Boston || 6–2 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,562 || 35–32–10 || 80 || 2007021144 L |- | 78 || March 27 || Toronto || 2–4 || Boston || || Toskala || 16,659|| 35–33–10 ||80 || 2007021154 L |- | 79 || March 29 || Montreal || 2–4 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,584 || 36–33–10 || 82 || 2007021172 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; April: 0–2–1 (home: 0–1–1; road: 0–1–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 80 || April 1 || Buffalo || 4–3 || Toronto || SO || Raycroft || 19,288 || 36–33–11 || 83 || 2007021191 OTL |- | 81 || April 3 || Ottawa || 8–2 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,466 || 36–34–11 || 83 || 2007021203 L |- | 82 || April 5 || Toronto || 1–3 || Montreal || || Raycroft || 21,273 || 36–35–11 || 83 || 2007021220 L |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black W #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black L #fff Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) 1px solid black OTL † Hockey Hall of Fame Game Player statistics Final stats2007–2008 Regular Season Stats – Points – Toronto Maple Leafs – Statistics https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/stats/2007-2008 Toronto Maple Leafs February 26, 2017 Skaters Regular season Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Mats Sundin 74 32 46 78 17 76 Nik Antropov 72 26 30 56 10 92 Tomas Kaberle Tomáš Kaberle 82 8 45 53 -8 22 Jason Blake Jason Blake (ice hockey) 82 15 37 52 -4 28 Alexander 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 Kyle Wellwood 59 8 13 21 -12 0 Ian White Ian White (ice hockey) 81 5 16 21 -9 44 Hal Gill‡ 63 2 18 20 0 52 Boyd Devereaux 62 7 11 18 -6 24 Chad Kilger 53 10 7 17 1 18 Jiri Tlusty Jiří Tlustý 58 10 6 16 -12 14 Dominic Moore† 38 4 10 14 7 14 Mark Bell Mark Bell (ice hockey) 35 4 6 10 -2 60 Anton Stralman Anton Strålman 50 3 6 9 -10 18 Andy Wozniewski 48 2 7 9 5 54 Carlo Colaiacovo 28 2 4 6 -4 10 John Pohl 33 1 4 5 -4 10 Simon Gamache 11 2 2 4 -1 6 Jeremy Williams Jeremy Williams (ice hockey) 18 2 0 2 -3 4 Kris Newbury 28 1 1 2 -7 32 Wade Belak‡ 30 1 0 1 -2 66 Robbie Earl 9 0 1 1 -2 0 Darryl Boyce 1 0 0 0 0 0 Alex Foster Alex Foster (ice hockey) 3 0 0 0 0 0 Ben Ondrus 3 0 0 0 -1 5 Bates Battaglia 13 0 0 0 -6 7 Staffan Kronwall 18 0 0 0 -2 7 Goaltenders Regular season Player GP Games played GS Games started TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss OT Overtime loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutes Vesa Toskala 66 64 3837 33 25 6 175 2.74 1824 .904 3 0 5 4 Andrew Raycroft 19 16 965 2 9 5 63 3.92 509 .876 1 0 0 0 Scott Clemmensen 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 Regular Season 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 Game1st NHL Goal1st 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 June 22, 2007 To Toronto Maple Leafs Vesa Toskala Mark Bell To San Jose Sharks 1st round pick in 2007 (Lars Eller) 2nd round pick in 2007 (Aaron Palushaj) 4th round pick in 2009 (Craig Smith) February 26, 2008 To Toronto Maple Leafs 5th round pick in 2008 (Jerome Flaake) To Florida Panthers Wade Belak February 26, 2008 To Toronto Maple Leafs 3rd round pick in 2008 (James Livingston) To Florida Panthers Chad Kilger February 26, 2008 To Toronto Maple Leafs 2nd round pick in 2008 (Jimmy Hayes)5th round pick in 2009 (Andy Bathgate) To Pittsburgh Penguins Hal Gill Free agents Player Former team Contract Terms Jason Blake New York Islanders 5-year, $20 million Scott Clemmensen New Jersey Devils 1 year, $500,000 Player New team Yanic Perreault Chicago Blackhawks 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.2007 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.comJuly 2026 medicmedic 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) See also 2007–08 NHL season References Category:Toronto Maple Leafs seasons Toronto Maple Leafs season, 2007-08 Tor