2000–01 Toronto Maple Leafs season

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2000–01 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division3rd Northeast
Conference7th Eastern
2000–01 record37–29–11–5
Goals for232
Goals against207
Team information
General managerPat Quinn
CoachPat Quinn
CaptainMats Sundin
Alternate captainsSteve Thomas
Dmitri Yushkevich
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Team leaders
GoalsGary Roberts (29)
AssistsMats Sundin (46)
PointsMats Sundin (74)
Penalty minutesTie Domi (214)
Plus/minusBryan McCabe, Gary Roberts (+16)
WinsCurtis Joseph (33)
Goals against averageCurtis Joseph (2.39)

The 2000–01 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the franchise's 84th season of existence and their 74th season as the Maple Leafs. The team finished third in the Northeast Division with a 37–29–11–5 record (90 points). In the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs, they swept their rivals, the first-place Ottawa Senators, four games to none in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals before falling to the New Jersey Devils in seven games in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Regular season[]

The Leafs scored the fewest short-handed goals in the NHL during the regular season, with just two.[1]

Season standings[]

Northeast Division[2]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 Ottawa Senators 82 48 21 9 4 274 205 109
2 5 Buffalo Sabres 82 46 30 5 1 218 184 98
3 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 37 29 11 5 232 207 90
4 9 Boston Bruins 82 36 30 8 8 227 249 88
5 11 Montreal Canadiens 82 28 40 8 6 206 232 70

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL=Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- New Jersey Devils AT 82 48 19 12 3 295 195 111
2 Y- Ottawa Senators NE 82 48 21 9 4 274 205 109
3 Y- Washington Capitals SE 82 41 27 10 4 233 211 96
4 X- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 43 25 11 3 240 207 100
5 X- Buffalo Sabres NE 82 46 30 5 1 218 184 98
6 X- Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 42 28 9 3 281 256 96
7 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 37 29 11 5 232 207 90
8 X- Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 38 32 9 3 212 225 88
8.5
9 Boston Bruins NE 82 36 30 8 8 227 249 88
10 New York Rangers AT 82 33 43 5 1 250 290 72
11 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 28 40 8 6 206 232 70
12 Florida Panthers SE 82 22 38 13 9 200 246 66
13 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 23 45 12 2 211 289 60
14 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 24 47 6 5 201 280 59
15 New York Islanders AT 82 21 51 7 3 185 268 52

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Schedule and results[]

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 7, 2000 2–0 Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 1–0–0–0
2 L October 9, 2000 1–3 Dallas Stars (2000–01) 1–1–0–0
3 W October 11, 2000 3–2 New York Islanders (2000–01) 2–1–0–0
4 L October 14, 2000 0–4 Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 2–2–0–0
5 L October 16, 2000 2–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 2–3–0–0
6 W October 19, 2000 4–1 @ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 3–3–0–0
7 W October 21, 2000 2–1 @ Calgary Flames (2000–01) 4–3–0–0
8 W October 25, 2000 6–1 Minnesota Wild (2000–01) 5–3–0–0
9 L October 27, 2000 1–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) 5–4–0–0
10 W October 28, 2000 2–1 OT @ Boston Bruins (2000–01) 6–4–0–0
11 L October 31, 2000 3–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 6–5–0–0
12 W November 2, 2000 5–3 New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 7–5–0–0
13 T November 4, 2000 0–0 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 7–5–1–0
14 W November 5, 2000 7–1 Boston Bruins (2000–01) 8–5–1–0
15 W November 8, 2000 5–0 Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 9–5–1–0
16 L November 10, 2000 1–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 9–6–1–0
17 T November 11, 2000 † 3–3 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) 9–6–2–0
18 OTL November 15, 2000 1–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 9–6–2–1
19 T November 17, 2000 2–2 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 9–6–3–1
20 W November 18, 2000 6–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 10–6–3–1
21 W November 21, 2000 3–1 @ New York Rangers (2000–01) 11–6–3–1
22 W November 22, 2000 4–3 Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 12–6–3–1
23 L November 25, 2000 2–4 Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 12–7–3–1
24 OTL November 29, 2000 5–6 OT St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 12–7–3–2
25 W November 30, 2000 6–4 @ New York Islanders (2000–01) 13–7–3–2
26 W December 2, 2000 8–2 New York Rangers (2000–01) 14–7–3–2
27 T December 4, 2000 4–4 OT Florida Panthers (2000–01) 14–7–4–2
28 W December 6, 2000 3–0 @ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 15–7–4–2
29 W December 9, 2000 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 16–7–4–2
30 W December 13, 2000 7–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 17–7–4–2
31 L December 15, 2000 2–3 @ New York Islanders (2000–01) 17–8–4–2
32 OTL December 16, 2000 5–6 OT Calgary Flames (2000–01) 17–8–4–3
33 L December 20, 2000 1–3 Nashville Predators (2000–01) 17–9–4–3
34 L December 21, 2000 0–4 @ Boston Bruins (2000–01) 17–10–4–3
35 W December 23, 2000 5–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 18–10–4–3
36 L December 26, 2000 3–5 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) 18–11–4–3
37 L December 27, 2000 0–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 18–12–4–3
38 W December 30, 2000 4–1 @ Florida Panthers (2000–01) 19–12–4–3
39 W December 31, 2000 3–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 20–12–4–3
40 T January 3, 2001 1–1 OT Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) 20–12–5–3
41 T January 5, 2001 3–3 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) 20–12–6–3
42 L January 6, 2001 2–3 Washington Capitals (2000–01) 20–13–6–3
43 L January 10, 2001 1–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 20–14–6–3
44 W January 12, 2001 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) 21–14–6–3
45 T January 13, 2001 4–4 OT @ New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 21–14–7–3
46 L January 17, 2001 1–2 Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 21–15–7–3
47 OTL January 18, 2001 1–2 OT @ New York Rangers (2000–01) 21–15–7–4
48 W January 20, 2001 2–0 Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) 22–15–7–4
49 L January 24, 2001 1–2 Boston Bruins (2000–01) 22–16–7–4
50 W January 25, 2001 2–1 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) 23–16–7–4
51 W January 27, 2001 3–1 New York Rangers (2000–01) 24–16–7–4
52 L January 29, 2001 1–2 @ St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 24–17–7–4
53 W January 31, 2001 4–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 25–17–7–4
54 L February 1, 2001 4–5 @ Washington Capitals (2000–01) 25–18–7–4
55 W February 7, 2001 7–1 Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) 26–18–7–4
56 L February 8, 2001 1–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 26–19–7–4
57 T February 10, 2001 3–3 OT Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 26–19–8–4
58 T February 14, 2001 2–2 OT Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) 26–19–9–4
59 L February 15, 2001 2–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 26–20–9–4
60 T February 17, 2001 5–5 OT Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 26–20–10–4
61 L February 19, 2001 0–2 New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 26–21–10–4
62 W February 22, 2001 4–1 Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 27–21–10–4
63 W February 24, 2001 5–1 Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 28–21–10–4
64 L February 25, 2001 4–6 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) 28–22–10–4
65 W February 28, 2001 2–1 San Jose Sharks (2000–01) 29–22–10–4
66 W March 1, 2001 3–2 OT @ Washington Capitals (2000–01) 30–22–10–4
67 OTL March 3, 2001 2–3 OT Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 30–22–10–5
68 W March 6, 2001 3–1 @ Calgary Flames (2000–01) 31–22–10–5
69 L March 7, 2001 0–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 31–23–10–5
70 T March 10, 2001 3–3 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 31–23–11–5
71 W March 14, 2001 3–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) 32–23–11–5
72 L March 15, 2001 2–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 32–24–11–5
73 W March 17, 2001 5–3 @ Florida Panthers (2000–01) 33–24–11–5
74 L March 20, 2001 0–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) 33–25–11–5
75 L March 21, 2001 1–3 Florida Panthers (2000–01) 33–26–11–5
76 W March 24, 2001 5–3 Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 34–26–11–5
77 L March 28, 2001 0–3 Boston Bruins (2000–01) 34–27–11–5
78 W March 29, 2001 2–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 35–27–11–5
79 L March 31, 2001 1–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 35–28–11–5
80 W April 4, 2001 4–2 New York Islanders (2000–01) 36–28–11–5
81 W April 6, 2001 1–0 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) 37–28–11–5
82 L April 7, 2001 3–5 @ Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 37–29–11–5
  • Hockey Hall of Fame Game

Playoffs[]

Round 1: (2) Ottawa Senators vs. (7) Toronto Maple Leafs[]

April 13 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0 OT Ottawa Senators Corel Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Mats Sundin (1) – 10:49 First overtime period No scoring
Curtis Joseph 36 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Patrick Lalime 26 saves / 27 shots
April 14 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 Ottawa Senators Corel Centre Recap  
Sergei Berezin (1) – 02:49 First period No scoring
Gary Roberts (1) – 09:15 Second period No scoring
Gary Roberts (2) – 07:12 Third period No scoring
Curtis Joseph 37 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Patrick Lalime 20 saves / 23 shots
April 16 Ottawa Senators 2–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 07:12 – ppMats Sundin (2)
No scoring Second period 08:18 – ppNik Antropov (1)
Marian Hossa (1) – 16:51
Daniel Alfredsson (1) – 19:24
Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 02:16 – Cory Cross (1)
Patrick Lalime 23 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Curtis Joseph 26 saves / 28 shots
April 18 Ottawa Senators 1–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre Recap  
Chris Phillips (1) – 02:30 First period 08:56 – ppYanic Perreault (1)
18:07 – Yanic Perreault (2)
No scoring Second period 10:19 – Bryan McCabe (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Patrick Lalime 20 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Curtis Joseph 21 saves / 22 shots
Toronto won series 4–0


Round 2: (1) New Jersey Devils vs. (7) Toronto Maple Leafs[]

April 26 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0 New Jersey Devils Continental Airlines Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Nik Antropov (2) – 03:16
Steve Thomas (1) – pp – 09:02
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Curtis Joseph 32 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Martin Brodeur 15 saves / 17 shots
April 28 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–6 OT New Jersey Devils Continental Airlines Arena Recap  
Danny Markov (1) – 08:30 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 02:58 – Scott Gomez (3)
05:25 – Brian Rafalski (2)
09:27 – Alexander Mogilny (3)
15:04 – John Madden (1)
Mats Sundin (3) – sh – 00:29
Steve Thomas (2) – 05:59
Mats Sundin (4) – 09:33
Steve Thomas (3) – 19:37
Third period 01:07 – pp – Alexander Mogilny (4)
No scoring First overtime period 05:31 – Randy McKay (4)
Curtis Joseph 27 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Martin Brodeur 16 saves / 21 shots
May 1 New Jersey Devils 3–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre Recap  
Bobby Holik (5) – pp – 09:21 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 08:52 – Garry Valk (1)
11:26 – ppSteve Thomas (4)
Scott Gomez (4) – 01:34 Third period No scoring
Brian Rafalski (3) – 07:00 First overtime period No scoring
Martin Brodeur 26 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Curtis Joseph 42 saves / 45 shots
May 3 New Jersey Devils 1–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 14:38 – Shayne Corson (1)
Patrik Elias (3) – 09:21 Second period 01:21 – Sergei Berezin (2)
10:43 – Mats Sundin (5)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Martin Brodeur 17 saves / 20 shots Goalie stats Curtis Joseph 23 saves / 24 shots
May 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 New Jersey Devils Continental Airlines Arena Recap  
Bryan McCabe (2) – pp – 09:30 First period No scoring
Cory Cross (2) – 04:33 Second period 12:43 – Petr Sykora (3)
16:50 – ppJason Arnott (2)
Tomas Kaberle (1) – 19:30 Third period No scoring
Curtis Joseph 24 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Martin Brodeur17 saves / 20 shots
May 7 New Jersey Devils 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre Recap  
Petr Sykora (4) – 04:54 First period No scoring
Randy McKay (5) – pp – 15:18
Brian Rafalski (4) – 19:52
Second period 05:07 – ppSteve Thomas (5)
Jason Arnott (3) – 05:58 Third period 02:17 – ppMats Sundin (6)
Martin Brodeur 24 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Curtis Joseph 22 saves / 26 shots
May 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–5 New Jersey Devils Continental Airlines Arena Recap  
Steve Thomas (6) – pp – 09:06 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 01:32 – Sergei Nemchinov (1)
07:13 – ppPatrik Elias (4)
09:12 – Patrik Elias (5)
14:41 – Scott Stevens (1)
No scoring Third period 10:50 – John Madden (2)
Curtis Joseph 15 saves / 20 shots Goalie stats Martin Brodeur 15 saves / 16 shots
New Jersey won series 4–3


Player statistics[]

Regular season[]

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mats Sundin 82 28 46 74 76 15 9 0 6
Gary Roberts 82 29 24 53 109 16 8 2 3
Yanic Perreault 76 24 28 52 52 0 5 0 2
Sergei Berezin 79 22 28 50 8 2 10 0 3
Jonas Hoglund 82 23 26 49 14 1 5 0 5
Tomas Kaberle 82 6 39 45 24 10 0 0 1
Darcy Tucker 82 16 21 37 141 6 2 0 4
Steve Thomas 57 8 26 34 46 0 1 0 1
Igor Korolev 73 10 19 29 28 3 2 0 0
Bryan McCabe 82 5 24 29 123 16 3 0 2
Shayne Corson 77 8 18 26 189 1 0 0 2
Garry Valk 74 8 18 26 46 4 1 0 2
Dmitry Yushkevich 81 5 19 24 52 -2 1 0 0
Tie Domi 82 13 7 20 214 2 1 0 1
Nik Antropov 52 6 11 17 30 5 0 0 1
Danny Markov 59 3 13 16 34 6 1 0 2
Dave Manson 74 4 7 11 93 13 0 0 0
Nathan Dempsey 25 1 9 10 4 13 1 0 0
Dmitri Khristich 27 3 6 9 8 8 2 0 0
Cory Cross 41 3 5 8 50 7 1 0 1
Alexei Ponikarovsky 22 1 3 4 14 -1 0 0 0
Aki Berg 12 3 0 3 2 -6 3 0 1
Petr Svoboda 18 1 2 3 10 -5 1 0 0
Wade Belak 16 1 1 2 31 -4 0 0 0
Adam Mair 16 0 2 2 14 3 0 0 0
Alyn McCauley 14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Curtis Joseph 68 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 0
Don MacLean 3 0 1 1 2 -2 0 0 0
David Cooper 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Jeff Farkas 2 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0
Glenn Healy 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Curtis Joseph 4100 68 33 27 8 163 2.39 6 1907 1744 .915
Glenn Healy 871 15 4 7 3 38 2.62 0 331 293 .885
Team: 4971 82 37 34 11 201 2.43 6 2238 2037 .910

Playoffs[]

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Mats Sundin 11 6 7 13 14 2 1 1
Gary Roberts 11 2 9 11 0 0 0 0
Steve Thomas 11 6 3 9 4 4 0 0
Sergei Berezin 11 2 5 7 2 0 0 2
Bryan McCabe 11 2 3 5 16 1 0 0
Yanic Perreault 11 2 3 5 4 1 0 1
Tomas Kaberle 11 1 3 4 0 0 0 1
Dmitry Yushkevich 11 0 4 4 12 0 0 0
Nik Antropov 9 2 1 3 12 1 0 1
Cory Cross 11 2 1 3 10 0 0 1
Shayne Corson 11 1 1 2 14 0 0 0
Danny Markov 11 1 1 2 12 0 0 0
Aki Berg 11 0 2 2 4 0 0 0
Darcy Tucker 11 0 2 2 6 0 0 0
Garry Valk 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 0
Tie Domi 8 0 1 1 20 0 0 0
Jonas Hoglund 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Curtis Joseph 11 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Igor Korolev 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Manson 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Alyn McCauley 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Curtis Joseph 685 11 7 4 24 2.10 3 329 305 .927
Team: 685 11 7 4 24 2.10 3 329 305 .927

[4]

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[]

Records[]

Milestones[]

Transactions[]

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2000–01 season.

Trades[]

September 26, 2000 To Philadelphia Flyers
Chris McAllister
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Regan Kelly
October 2, 2000 To Chicago Blackhawks
Alexander Karpovtsev
4th round pick in 2001 (Vladimir Gusev)
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Bryan McCabe
October 29, 2000 To Dallas Stars
Gerald Diduck
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Future Considerations
December 11, 2000 To Washington Capitals
Dmitri Khristich
To Toronto Maple Leafs
3rd round pick in 2001 (Brendan Bell)
February 20, 2001 To Tampa Bay Lightning
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Maxim Galanov
March 13, 2001 To Los Angeles Kings
Adam Mair
2nd round pick in 2001 (Michael Cammalleri)
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Aki Berg
June 12, 2001 To Phoenix Coyotes
Danny Markov
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Travis Green
Robert Reichel
Craig Mills
June 22, 2001 To Phoenix Coyotes
Sergei Berezin
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Mikael Renberg
June 23, 2001 To Chicago Blackhawks
Igor Korolev
To Toronto Maple Leafs
3rd round pick in 2001 ()

Waivers[]

February 16, 2001 From Calgary Flames
Wade Belak

Free agents[]

Player Former Team
Gary Roberts Carolina Hurricanes
Shayne Corson Montreal Canadiens
Dave Manson Dallas Stars
David Cooper Calgary Flames
Mike Minard Edmonton Oilers
Player New Team
Lonny Bohonos HC Davos (Swiss)
Justin Hocking Phoenix Coyotes
Mark Kolesar London Knights (Britain)
Kris King Chicago Blackhawks

Draft picks[]

Toronto's draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 24 Brad Boyes  Canada Erie Otters (OHL)
2 51 Kris Vernarsky  United States Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
3 70 Mikael Tellqvist  Sweden Djurgårdens IF (Sweden)
3 90 Jean-Francois Racine  Canada Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
4 100 Miguel Delisle  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
6 179 Vadim Sozinov  Kazakhstan Metallurg Novokuznetsk (Russia)
7 209 Markus Seikola  Finland TPS Jr. (Finland)
7 223 Lubos Velebny  Slovakia HKm Zvolen Jr. (Slovakia)
8 254 Alexander Shinkar  Russia Severstal Cherepovets (Russia)
9 265 Jean-Philippe Cote  Canada Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)

Farm teams[]

American Hockey League[]

ECHL[]

Roster[]

2000-01 Toronto Maple Leafs
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2000-01 NHL Summary".
  2. ^ "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "2000–2001 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "2000-01 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
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