2014–15 Toronto Maple Leafs season

2014–15 Toronto Maple Leafs
2014–15 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division	7th Atlantic
Conference	15th Eastern
2014–15 record	30–44–8
Home record	22–17–2
Road record	8–27–6
Goals for	211
Goals against	262
Team information
General manager	Dave Nonis
Coach	Randy Carlyle (Oct-Jan) ; Peter Horachek (Jan-Apr) (interim)
Captain	Dion Phaneuf
Alternate captains	Joffrey Lupul; Stephane Robidas
Arena	Air Canada Centre
Average attendance	19,076 (94.1%); (36 games)
Team leaders
Goals	James van Riemsdyk (27)
Assists	Phil Kessel (36)
Points	Phil Kessel (61)
Penalty minutes	Dion Phaneuf (108)
Plus/minus	Daniel Winnik (+14)
Wins	Jonathan Bernier (21)
Goals against average	Jonathan Bernier (2.87)
	← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 98th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917.^[2] This was the second year of the new alignment and schedule format. Toronto again played every team in their own division at least four times, every team in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference three times, and every team from the Western Conference twice. To complete the 82-game schedule, they played both Ottawa and Detroit five times.

On March 23, 2015, a 13-year long sellout streak ended; only 18,336 fans showed up for the evening match against the Minnesota Wild.^[3] Ticket prices for the game were reduced earlier in the day.

Despite remaining in the playoff hunt for the first half of the season, the Leafs finished the season with only 68 points, tied for the fewest earned since the NHL began playing 82 games per season in the 1995-96 season. The day after the regular season ended, April 12, 2015, Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan kept good on his promise of a scorched earth rebuild, as general manager Dave Nonis and interim head coach Peter Horachek were terminated from their positions. Also terminated were coaches Steve Spott, Chris Dennis and Rick St. Croix; director of player development Jim Hughes and director of pro scouting Steve Kasper, as well as Rob Cowie and 18 other scouts.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] Later in the day, strength and conditioning coach Anthony Belza was fired.

On May 20, 2015, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced that Mike Babcock would be the team's new head coach, signing him to an eight-year, $50 million contract.^[8]

Off-season[]

On May 8, 2014, general manager Dave Nonis announced that Randy Carlyle had accepted a contract extension to continue as head coach through the 2016–17 season, however Carlyle's assistant coaches, Greg Cronin, Scott Gordon and Dave Farrish were all released by the team.^[9]

On July 22, 2014, Brendan Shanahan let go former assistant general managers Claude Loiselle and Dave Poulin and named Kyle Dubas as the new assistant general manager. At the time of the hire, Dubas was 28 years old. He was formerly the general manager of the Ontario Hockey League's Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.^[10]

Many players were signed, lost and traded during free agency. See Transactions for a list of lost and acquired players.

Standings[]

Atlantic Division
Pos	Team v t	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Montreal Canadiens	82	50	22	10	43	221	189	+32	110
2	x – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	50	24	8	47	262	211	+51	108
3	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	43	25	14	39	235	221	+14	100
4	x – Ottawa Senators	82	43	26	13	37	238	215	+23	99
5	Boston Bruins	82	41	27	14	37	213	211	+2	96
6	Florida Panthers	82	38	29	15	30	206	223	−17	91
7	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	44	8	25	211	262	−51	68
8	Buffalo Sabres	82	23	51	8	15	161	274	−113	54

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos	Div	Team v t	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	x – Ottawa Senators	82	43	26	13	37	238	215	+23	99
2	ME	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	43	27	12	39	221	210	+11	98

3	AT	Boston Bruins	82	41	27	14	37	213	211	+2	96
4	AT	Florida Panthers	82	38	29	15	30	206	223	−17	91
5	ME	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	42	35	5	33	236	250	−14	89
6	ME	Philadelphia Flyers	82	33	31	18	30	215	234	−19	84
7	ME	New Jersey Devils	82	32	36	14	27	181	216	−35	78
8	ME	Carolina Hurricanes	82	30	41	11	25	188	226	−38	71
9	AT	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	44	8	25	211	262	−51	68
10	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	23	51	8	15	161	274	−113	54

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Record vs opponents[]

Eastern Conference												Western Conference
Atlantic Division							Metropolitan Division					Central Division			Pacific Division
Team	Home			Away			Team	Home		Away		Team	Home	Away	Team	Home	Away

Boston	1–4	6–1		4–3*	1–2*		Carolina	1–4		1–4	1–2	Chicago	3–2	0–4	Anaheim	6–2	0–4
Buffalo	4–0	4–3*		2–6	3–4		Columbus	5–2		4–1	0–5	Colorado	3–2*	3–4*	Arizona	1–3	2–3
Detroit	1–4	4–1	4–1	0–1*	2–1*		New Jersey	3–5		1–2*	1–4	Dallas	5–3	4–0	Calgary	4–1	3–6
Florida	2–3	1–4		4–6	3–2		N.Y. Islanders	3–4*		5–2	2–3	Minnesota	1–2	1–3	Edmonton	5–1	1–4
Montreal	3–4	3–4*		1–2*	0–4		N.Y. Rangers	5–4	4–5	6–3		Nashville	2–9	3–4	Los Angeles	4–3*	0–2
Ottawa	4–3*	3–2*		5–3	3–4	3–5	Philadelphia	4–7	3–2	0–1		St. Louis	1–6	0–3	San Jose	1–4	1–3
Tampa Bay	5–2	3–1		2–3	2–4		Pittsburgh	2–5	1–2	3–4*		Winnipeg	4–3*	1–5	Vancouver	5–2	1–4
							Washington	6–2	2–6	0–4
Records	9–5–1			4–8–3				4–7–1		3–7–2			4–3–0	1–5–1		5–2–0	0–7–0
Division	13–13–4							7–14–3					5–8–1			5–9–0
Conference	20–27–7 (Home: 13–12–2; Away: 7–15–5)												10–17–1 (Home: 9–5–0; Away: 1–12–1)
Overall	30–44–8 (Home: 22–17–2; Away: 8–27–6)

(* game decided in overtime or shoot-out)

Suspensions/fines[]

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
Carter Ashton	Violating the terms of the NHL/NHL Players' Association Performance Enhancing Substances Program.	20 games	$169,185.00	November 6, 2014^[11]
Richard Panik	Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 939 in Washington on Sunday, March 1, 2015, at 10:57 of the second period.	—	$2,000.00	March 5, 2015^[12]
Nazem Kadri	Illegal check to the head of Edmonton Oilers forward Matt Fraser during NHL game No. 1039 in Edmonton on Monday, March 16, 2015, at 10:58 of the third period.	4 games	$141,463.40	March 18, 2015^[13]

Schedule and results[]

Pre-season[]

2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 5–2–1 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 2–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1^[a]	September 22	Toronto	3–2	Philadelphia	SO	Heeter		1–0–0	Recap
2	September 23	Philadelphia	0–4	Toronto		Bernier	15,190	2–0–0	Recap
3	September 24	Ottawa	4–3	Toronto	SO	Gibson	17,939	2–0–1	Recap
4	September 24	Toronto	2–3	Ottawa		Heeter	15,865	2–1–1	Recap
5	September 26	Toronto	6–4	Buffalo		Reimer	18,942	3–1–1	Recap
6	September 28	Buffalo	2–3	Toronto	SO	Bernier	17,249	4–1–1	Recap
7	September 29	Toronto	0–3	Detroit		Reimer	14,754	4–2–1	Recap
8	October 3	Detroit	1–5	Toronto		Bernier	18,020	5–2–1	Recap
Notes: ^a Game was played at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario.

Regular season[]

2014–15 Game Log: 30–44–8, 68 points (Home: 22–17–2 ; Road: 8–27–6)

October: 5–4–1, 11 points (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 3–0–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 8	Montreal	4–3	Toronto		Bernier (0–1–0)	19,745	0–1–0	0	Recap
2	October 11	Pittsburgh	5–2	Toronto		Bernier (0–2–0)	19,039	0–2–0	0	Recap
3	October 12	Toronto	6–3	NY Rangers		Reimer (1–0–0)	18,006	1–2–0	2	Recap
4	October 14	Colorado	2–3	Toronto	OT	Reimer (2–0–0)	18,754	2–2–0	4	Recap
5	October 17	Detroit	4–1	Toronto		Reimer (2–1–0)	19,054	2–3–0	4	Recap
6	October 18	Toronto	0–1	Detroit	OT	Bernier (0–2–1)	20,027	2–3–1	5	Recap
7	October 21	Toronto	5–2	NY Islanders		Bernier (1–2–1)	11,408	3–3–1	7	Recap
–	October 22	Toronto		Ottawa	Game rescheduled to November 9 due to shootings in Ottawa.
8	October 25	Boston	4–1	Toronto		Bernier (1–3–1)	19,132	3–4–1	7	Recap
9	October 28	Buffalo	0–4	Toronto		Bernier (2–3–1)	18,898	4–4–1	9	Recap
10	October 31	Toronto	4–1	Columbus		Bernier (3–3–1)	14,479	5–4–1	11	Recap

November: 7–4–2, 16 points (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
11	November 1	Chicago	2–3	Toronto		Reimer (3–1–0)	19,138	6–4–1	13	Recap
12	November 4	Toronto	2–3	Arizona		Reimer (3–2–0)	14,202	6–5–1	13	Recap
13	November 6	Toronto	3–4	Colorado	SO	Bernier (3–3–2)	15,036	6–5–2	14	Recap
14	November 8	NY Rangers	4–5	Toronto		Bernier (4–3–2)	19,320	7–5–2	16	Recap
15	November 9	Toronto	5–3	Ottawa		Reimer (4–2–0)	19,229	8–5–2	18	Recap
16	November 12	Boston	1–6	Toronto		Bernier (5–3–2)	19,264	9–5–2	20	Recap
17	November 14	Pittsburgh	2–1	Toronto		Bernier (5–4–2)	19,295	9–6–2	20	Recap
18	November 15	Toronto	2–6	Buffalo		Reimer (4–3–0)	19,070	9–7–2	20	Recap
19	November 18	Nashville	9–2	Toronto		Bernier (5–5–2)	19,012	9–8–2	20	Recap
20	November 20	Tampa Bay	2–5	Toronto		Bernier (6–5–2)	19,089	10–8–2	22	Recap
21	November 22	Detroit	1–4	Toronto		Bernier (7–5–2)	19,311	11–8–2	24	Recap
22	November 26	Toronto	3–4	Pittsburgh	OT	Bernier (7–5–3)	18,645	11–8–3	25	Recap
23	November 29	Washington	2–6	Toronto		Bernier (8–5–3)	19,161	12–8–3	27	Recap

December: 9–6–0, 18 points (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 3–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
24	December 2	Dallas	3–5	Toronto		Bernier (9–5–3)	19,021	13–8–3	29	Recap
25	December 4	New Jersey	5–3	Toronto		Bernier (9–6–3)	18,877	13–9–3	29	Recap
26	December 6	Vancouver	2–5	Toronto		Bernier (10–6–3)	19,346	14–9–3	31	Recap
27	December 9	Calgary	1–4	Toronto		Bernier (11–6–3)	19,122	15–9–3	33	Recap
28	December 10	Toronto	2–1	Detroit	SO	Reimer (5–3–0)	20,027	16–9–3	35	Recap
29	December 13	Detroit	1–4	Toronto		Bernier (12–6–3)	19,063	17–9–3	37	Recap
30	December 14	Los Angeles	3–4	Toronto	SO	Reimer (6–3–0)	19,219	18–9–3	39	Recap
31	December 16	Anaheim	2–6	Toronto		Bernier (13–6–3)	18,953	19–9–3	41	Recap
32	December 18	Toronto	1–4	Carolina		Bernier (13–7–3)	12,332	19–10–3	41	Recap
33	December 20	Philadelphia	7–4	Toronto		Bernier (13–8–3)	19,343	19–11–3	41	Recap
34	December 21	Toronto	0–4	Chicago		Reimer (6–4–0)	22,131	19–12–3	41	Recap
35	December 23	Toronto	4–0	Dallas		Bernier (14–8–3)	18,532	20–12–3	43	Recap
36	December 28	Toronto	4–6	Florida		Reimer (6–5–0)	17,877	20–13–3	43	Recap
37	December 29	Toronto	2–3	Tampa Bay		Reimer (6–6–0)	19,204	20–14–3	43	Recap
38	December 31	Toronto	4–3	Boston	SO	Bernier (15–8–3)	17,565	21–14–3	45	Recap

January: 1–11–1, 3 points (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–8–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
39	January 2	Toronto	1–3	Minnesota		Bernier (15–9–3)	19,168	21–15–3	45	Recap
40	January 3	Toronto	1–5	Winnipeg		Reimer (6–7–0)	15,016	21–16–3	45	Recap
41	January 7	Washington	6–2	Toronto		Bernier (15–10–3)	19,047	21–17–3	45	Recap
42	January 9	Columbus	2–5	Toronto		Bernier (16–10–3)	18,965	22–17–3	47	Recap
43	January 12	Toronto	0–2	Los Angeles		Bernier (16–11–3)	18,230	22–18–3	47	Recap
44	January 14	Toronto	0–4	Anaheim		Bernier (16–12–3)	16,741	22–19–3	47	Recap
45	January 15	Toronto	1–3	San Jose		Reimer (6–8–0)	17,562	22–20–3	47	Recap
46	January 17	Toronto	0–3	St. Louis		Bernier (16–13–3)	19,626	22–21–3	47	Recap
47	January 19	Carolina	4–1	Toronto		Bernier (16–14–3)	18,979	22–22–3	47	Recap
48	January 21	Toronto	3–4	Ottawa		Reimer (6–9–0)	18,894	22–23–3	47	Recap
49	January 28	Toronto	1–2	New Jersey	SO	Bernier (16–14–4)	15,882	22–23–4	48	Recap
50	January 29	Arizona	3–1	Toronto		Bernier (16–15–4)	18,837	22–24–4	48	Recap
51	January 31	Toronto	0–1	Philadelphia		Reimer (6–10–0)	19,872	22–25–4	48	Recap

February: 3–7–1, 7 points (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 0–5–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
52	February 3	Toronto	3–4	Nashville		Bernier (16–16–4)	15,667	22–26–4	48	Recap
53	February 6	Toronto	1–4	New Jersey		Reimer (6–11–0)	15,594	22–27–4	48	Recap
54	February 7	Edmonton	1–5	Toronto		Reimer (7–11–0)	19,248	23–27–4	50	Recap
55	February 10	NY Rangers	5–4	Toronto		Reimer (7–12–0)	18,946	23–28–4	50	Recap
56	February 12	Toronto	2–3	NY Islanders		Bernier (16–17–4)	15,388	23–29–4	50	Recap
57	February 14	Toronto	1–2	Montreal	SO	Bernier (16–17–5)	21,287	23–29–5	51	Recap
58	February 17	Florida	3–2	Toronto		Bernier (16–18–5)	19,098	23–30–5	51	Recap
59	February 20	Toronto	1–2	Carolina		Reimer (7–13–0)	12,563	23–31–5	51	Recap
60	February 21	Winnipeg	3–4	Toronto	OT	Bernier (17–18–5)	19,359	24–31–5	53	Recap
61	February 26	Philadelphia	2–3	Toronto		Bernier (18–18–5)	18,892	25–31–5	55	Recap
62	February 28	Toronto	0–4	Montreal		Bernier (18–19–5)	21,287	25–32–5	55	Recap

March: 4–10–1, 9 points (Home: 3–4–1 ; Road: 1–6–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
63	March 1	Toronto	0–4	Washington		Reimer (7–14–0)	18,506	25–33–5	55	Recap
64	March 3	Toronto	3–2	Florida		Bernier (19–19–5)	10,198	26–33–5	57	Recap
65	March 5	Toronto	2–4	Tampa Bay		Bernier (19–20–5)	19,204	26–34–5	57	Recap
66	March 7	St. Louis	6–1	Toronto		Bernier (19–21–5)	19,108	26–35–5	57	Recap
67	March 9	NY Islanders	4–3	Toronto	OT	Bernier (19–21–6)	18,984	26–35–6	58	Recap
68	March 11	Buffalo	3–4	Toronto	SO	Bernier (20–21–6)	18,844	27–35–6	60	Recap
69	March 13	Toronto	3–6	Calgary		Reimer (7–15–0)	19,289	27–36–6	60	Recap
70	March 14	Toronto	1–4	Vancouver		Bernier (20–22–6)	18,870	27–37–6	60	Recap
71	March 16	Toronto	1–4	Edmonton		Bernier (20–23–6)	16,839	27–38–6	60	Recap
72	March 19	San Jose	4–1	Toronto		Bernier (20–24–6)	18,926	27–39–6	60	Recap
73	March 21	Toronto	3–5	Ottawa		Bernier (20–25–6)	19,194	27–40–6	60	Recap
74	March 23	Minnesota	2–1	Toronto		Bernier (20–26–6)	18,336	27–41–6	60	Recap
75	March 26	Florida	4–1	Toronto		Bernier (20–27–6)	18,831	27–42–6	60	Recap
76	March 28	Ottawa	3–4	Toronto	OT	Reimer (8–15–0)	18,906	28–42–6	62	Recap
77	March 31	Tampa Bay	1–3	Toronto		Reimer (9–15–0)	18,857	29–42–6	64	Recap

April: 1–2–2, 4 points (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 0–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
78	April 1	Toronto	3–4	Buffalo		Bernier (20–28–6)	19,070	29–43–6	64	Recap
79	April 4	Toronto	1–2	Boston	SO	Reimer (9–15–1)	17,565	29–43–7	65	Recap
80	April 5	Ottawa	2–3	Toronto	SO	Bernier (21–28–6)	18,919	30–43–7	67	Recap
81	April 8	Toronto	0–5	Columbus		Reimer (9–16–1)	15,631	30–44–7	67	Recap
82	April 11	Montreal	4–3	Toronto	SO	Bernier (21–28–7)	19,308	30–44–8	68	Recap

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Overtime statistics[]

	Games	Won	Lost	Game Winning Goal Scorers
Overtime	6	3	3	Kessel (1), van Riemsdyk (1), Brewer (1)
Shootout	10	5	5
	16	8	8

Player statistics[]

Final stats^[14]

Skaters[]

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Phil Kessel	82	25	36	61	−34	30
James van Riemsdyk	82	27	29	56	−33	43
Tyler Bozak	82	23	26	49	−34	44
Nazem Kadri	73	18	21	39	−7	28
Cody Franson^‡	55	6	26	32	−7	26
Mike Santorelli^‡	57	11	18	29	7	8
Morgan Rielly	81	8	21	29	��16	14
Dion Phaneuf	70	3	26	29	−11	108
Leo Komarov	62	8	18	26	0	18
Peter Holland	62	11	14	25	0	31
Daniel Winnik^‡	60	7	18	25	14	23
Jake Gardiner	79	4	20	24	−23	24
Joffrey Lupul	55	10	11	21	−10	26
Richard Panik	76	11	6	17	−8	49
David Clarkson^‡	58	10	5	15	−11	92
David Booth	59	7	6	13	−8	25
Roman Polak	56	5	4	9	−22	48
Stephane Robidas	52	1	6	7	8	34
Korbinian Holzer^‡	34	0	6	6	3	25
Eric Brewer^†	18	2	3	5	−4	12
Trevor Smith	54	2	3	5	−9	12
Brandon Kozun	20	2	2	4	−3	6
Joakim Lindstrom^†	19	1	3	4	−7	4
Stuart Percy	9	0	3	3	−4	2
Sam Carrick	16	1	1	2	1	9
Andrew MacWilliam	12	0	2	2	−6	12
Tim Erixon^†	15	1	0	1	−5	6
Josh Leivo	9	1	0	1	−1	4
Casey Bailey	6	1	0	1	1	2
T. J. Brennan	6	0	1	1	−7	9
Zach Sill^†	21	0	1	1	−2	24
Olli Jokinen^†‡	6	0	1	1	1	2
Colton Orr	1	0	0	0	0	0
Troy Bodie	5	0	0	0	0	5
Matt Frattin	9	0	0	0	0	4
Greg McKegg	3	0	0	0	0	0
Petter Granberg	7	0	0	0	1	6
Carter Ashton^‡	7	0	0	0	−3	0

Goaltenders[]

Regular Season
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Jonathan Bernier	58	55	3177	21	28	7	152	2.87	1735	.912	2	0	1	0
James Reimer	35	27	1767	9	16	1	93	3.16	1001	.907	0	0	0	2

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

Roster[]

Final

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
37	Casey Bailey	C	R	23	2015	Anchorage, Alaska
20	David Booth	LW	L	30	2014	Detroit, Michigan
42	Tyler Bozak	C	R	29	2009	Regina, Saskatchewan
2	Eric Brewer	D	L	35	2015	Vernon, British Columbia
53	Sam Carrick	C	R	23	2010	Markham, Ontario
33	Tim Erixon	D	L	24	2015	Port Chester, New York
51	Jake Gardiner	D	L	24	2011	Minneapolis, Minnesota
24	Peter Holland	C	L	24	2013	Toronto, Ontario
–	Nathan Horton	RW	R	29	2015	Welland, Ontario
43	Nazem Kadri	C	L	24	2009	London, Ontario
81	Phil Kessel	RW	R	27	2009	Madison, Wisconsin
47	Leo Komarov	C	L	28	2014	Narva, Soviet Union
67	Brandon Kozun	RW	R	25	2014	Los Angeles, California
15	Joakim Lindstrom	RW	L	31	2015	Skellefteå, Sweden
19	Joffrey Lupul (A)	LW	R	31	2011	Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
18	Richard Panik	RW	L	24	2014	Martin, Czechoslovakia
3	Dion Phaneuf (C)	D	L	30	2010	Edmonton, Alberta
46	Roman Polak	D	R	28	2014	Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
34	James Reimer	G	L	27	2006	Morweena, Manitoba
44	Morgan Rielly	D	L	21	2012	West Vancouver, British Columbia
12	Stephane Robidas (A)	D	R	38	2014	Sherbrooke, Quebec
22	Zach Sill	C	L	26	2015	Truro, Nova Scotia
23	Trevor Smith	C	L	30	2013	Ottawa, Ontario
21	James van Riemsdyk	LW	L	25	2012	Middletown Township, New Jersey

Notable achievements[]

Awards[]

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
P. Kessel	NHL All-Star game selection^[15]	January 10, 2015

Milestones[]

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
B. Kozun	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 8, 2014
S. Percy	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 8, 2014
T. Bozak	300th Career NHL Game	October 14, 2014
S. Carrick	1st Career NHL Game	November 1, 2014
D. Winnik	500th Career NHL Game	November 1, 2014
J. van Riemsdyk	100th Career NHL Goal	November 1, 2014
J. van Riemsdyk	100th Career NHL Assist 200th Career NHL Point	November 4, 2014
P. Kessel	600th Career NHL Game	November 8, 2014
D. Clarkson	500th Career NHL Game	November 8, 2014
S. Robidas	900th Career NHL Game	November 12, 2014
D. Phaneuf	700th Career NHL Game	November 20, 2014
T. Bozak	200th Career NHL Point	November 20, 2014
N. Kadri	200th Career NHL Game	December 2, 2014
M. Santorelli	100th Career NHL Point	December 2, 2014
R. Panik	100th Career NHL Game	December 13, 2014
M. Rielly	100th Career NHL Game	December 13, 2014
P. Holland	100th Career NHL Game	December 20, 2014
S. Robidas	200th Career NHL Assist	December 20, 2014
J. Lupul	400th Career NHL Point	December 28, 2014
J. Gardiner	200th Career NHL Game	December 28, 2014
P. Kessel	500th Career NHL Point	December 31, 2014
M. Santorelli	300th Career NHL Game	January 12, 2015
E. Brewer	1000th Career NHL Game	March 21, 2015
S. Carrick	1st Career NHL Point	March 21, 2015
C. Bailey	1st Career NHL Game	March 26, 2015
S. Carrick	1st Career NHL Goal	March 26, 2015
J. van Riemsdyk	400th Career NHL Game	March 28, 2015
L. Komarov	100th Career NHL Game	March 31, 2015
C. Bailey	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	April 11, 2015
J. Lindström	150th Career NHL Game	April 11, 2015
D. Phaneuf	400th Career NHL Point	April 11, 2015

Transactions[]

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.

Trades[]

Date	Details
June 28, 2014 ^[16]	To St. Louis Blues Carl Gunnarsson Calgary's 4th-round pick in 2014 (Ville Husso)	To Toronto Maple Leafs Roman Polak
July 1, 2014 ^[17]	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jerry D'Amigo Conditional 7th-round pick in 2015	To Toronto Maple Leafs Matt Frattin
February 6, 2015 ^[18]	To Tampa Bay Lightning David Broll Carter Ashton	To Toronto Maple Leafs Conditional 7th-round pick in 2016
February 15, 2015 ^[19]	To Nashville Predators Cody Franson Mike Santorelli	To Toronto Maple Leafs Olli Jokinen Brendan Leipsic 1st-round pick in 2015
February 25, 2015 ^[20]	To Pittsburgh Penguins Daniel Winnik	To Toronto Maple Leafs Zach Sill 4th-round pick in 2015 2nd-round pick in 2016
February 26, 2015 ^[21]	To Chicago Blackhawks Spencer Abbott	To Toronto Maple Leafs T. J. Brennan
February 26, 2015 ^[22]	To Columbus Blue Jackets David Clarkson	To Toronto Maple Leafs Nathan Horton
March 2, 2015 ^[23]	To St. Louis Blues Olli Jokinen	To Toronto Maple Leafs Joakim Lindstrom Conditional 6th-round pick in 2016
March 2, 2015 ^[24]	To Anaheim Ducks Korbinian Holzer	To Toronto Maple Leafs Eric Brewer 5th-round pick in 2016
June 19, 2015 ^[25]	To Florida Panthers Greg McKegg	To Toronto Maple Leafs Zach Hyman Conditional 7th-round pick in 2017

Free agents acquired[]

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014	Stephane Robidas	Anaheim Ducks	3 years, $9 million	^[26]
July 1, 2014	Leo Komarov	Dynamo Moscow	4 years, $11.8 million	^[26]
July 3, 2014	Petri Kontiola	Traktor Chelyabinsk	1 year, $1.1 million	^[27]
July 3, 2014	Mike Santorelli	Vancouver Canucks	1 year, $1.5 million	^[27]
July 22, 2014	David Booth	Vancouver Canucks	1 year, $1.1 million	^[28]
July 28, 2014	Daniel Winnik	Anaheim Ducks	1 year, $1.3 million	^[29]
September 20, 2014		Quebec Remparts	3 years, entry-level contract	^[30]
March 20, 2015	Nikita Soshnikov	Atlant Moscow Oblast	3 years, entry-level contract	^[31]
March 21, 2015	Casey Bailey	Pennsylvania State University	2 years, entry-level contract	^[32]

Free agents lost[]

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014	T. J. Brennan	New York Islanders	1 year, $600,000	^[33]
July 1, 2014	Dave Bolland	Florida Panthers	5 years, $27.5 million	^[34]
July 1, 2014	Mason Raymond	Calgary Flames	3 years, $9.5 million	^[35]
July 1, 2014	Drew MacIntyre	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year, $600,000	^[36]
July 2, 2014	Nikolai Kulemin	New York Islanders	4 years, $16.75 million	^[37]
July 2, 2014	Jay McClement	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year, $1 million	^[38]
July 3, 2014	Tim Gleason	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year, $1.2 million	^[39]
July 15, 2014	Paul Ranger	Geneve-Servette HC	2 years	^[40]

Claimed via waivers[]

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
Richard Panik^[41]	Tampa Bay Lightning	October 9, 2014
Tim Erixon^[42]	Chicago Blackhawks	March 1, 2015

Lost via waivers[]

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement[]

Player

Player signings[]

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 3, 2014	Troy Bodie	1 year, $600,000	^[27]
July 3, 2014	Antoine Bibeau	3-year, $1.965 million entry level contract	^[43]
July 10, 2014	Trevor Smith	1 year, $550,000	^[44]
July 10, 2014	Rinat Valiev	3-year, $2,427,500 entry level contract	^[44]
July 11, 2014	Jamie Devane	2 years, $1.15 million	^[45]
July 16, 2014	Peter Holland	2 years, $1.55 million	^[46]
July 16, 2014	Carter Ashton	1 year, $850,500	^[47]
July 21, 2014	Cody Franson	1 year, $3.3 million	^[48]
July 25, 2014	James Reimer	2 years, $4.6 million	^[49]
July 29, 2014	Jake Gardiner	5 years, $20.25 million	^[50]
August 18, 2014	William Nylander	3-year, entry-level contract	^[51]
September 9, 2014	Spencer Abbott	1 year	^[52]
May 25, 2015	Sam Carrick	1 year	^[53]
June 4, 2015	Andreas Johnsson	3 years, entry-level contract	^[54]
June 4, 2015	T. J. Brennan	1 year	^[54]
June 23, 2015	Petter Granberg	1 year	^[55]
June 23, 2015	Tim Erixon	1 year	^[55]
June 23, 2015	Zach Hyman	2 years, entry-level contract	^[55]

Other[]

Name	Date	Details
Peter Horachek^[56]	July 11, 2014	Named as an Assistant Coach
Steve Spott^[56]	July 11, 2014	Named as an Assistant Coach
Kyle Dubas^[57]	July 22, 2014	Named as an Assistant General Manager

Despite the Leafs usual loyal fan base, there have been several occurrences in the 2014–15 season where fans have thrown Leafs jerseys onto the ice to show disgust for horrid team performance. It has been said that this action is "classless" and "disrespectful" by many, as well as dangerous for players who have the potential to get hurt from skating over top of the jerseys. Fans who take part in this action can be faced with a hefty fine as well as being banned from all Air Canada Centre events for one year.^[58]

Draft picks[]

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	8	William Nylander	(C/LW)	Sweden	Modo Hockey (SHL)
3	68	Rinat Valiev	D	Russia	Kootenay Ice (WHL)
4	103^[a]	J. J. Piccinich	RW	United States	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
5	128	Dakota Joshua	C	United States	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
6	158	Nolan Vesey	LW	United States	South Shore Kings (USPHL Premier)
7	188	Pierre Engvall	LW	Sweden	Frölunda HC Jr. (SWE)

Draft notes

The Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on November 16, 2013, that sent Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz to Toronto in exchange for Jesse Blacker, Anaheim's seventh round pick in 2014 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[59] The condition – Anaheim would receive a second-round pick in 2014 if Holland played in 25 or more games for the Maple Leafs during the 2013–14 season – was converted on January 18, 2014.
The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade June 30, 2013, that sent Dave Bolland to Toronto in exchange for a second-round pick in 2013, Anaheim's fourth round pick in 2013 and this pick.^[60]
^a The Arizona Coyotes' fourth round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on January 16, 2013, that sent Matthew Lombardi to Phoenix in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[61] The condition – If Lombardi did not re-sign with Phoenix for the 2013–14 season, then Toronto would receive a fourth-round pick in 2014 – was converted on August 29, 2013.^[62]

Notes[]

^ During injuries to these players, alternate captaincy was handed to one of Tyler Bozak, David Clarkson, and Roman Polak, with each having served at least once.

References[]

^ "2014–2015 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN.
^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
^ "Maple Leafs' 13-year sellout streak ends Monday vs. Wild". theScore. March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
^ "Maple Leafs announce organizational changes". Toronto Maple Leafs. April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
^ "Mark Spector on Twitter". April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
^ "Ryan Fabro on Twitter". April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
^ "Maple Leafs announce changes to scouting staff". Toronto Maple Leafs. April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
^ "Mike Babcock hired by Maple Leafs as coach". May 20, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
^ "Maple Leafs extend contract of coach Carlyle".
^ McGran, Kevin. "Maple Leafs shake up front office, hire stats guru Kyle Dubas, 28, as assistant GM", Toronto Star, Toronto, 22 July 2014. Retrieved on 24 July 2014.
^ "Maple Leafs forward Ashton suspended 20 games". NHL. November 6, 2014. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014.
^ "Leafs' Panik fined $2,000 for diving/embellishment". NHL. March 5, 2015.
^ "Kadri suspended four games for illegal check". NHL. March 18, 2015.
^ "2014–2015 Regular Season Stats – Points – Toronto Maple Leafs – Statistics". Toronto Maple Leafs. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
^ "2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets". NHL. January 10, 2015.
^ "Leafs Acquire Polak From Blues For Gunnarsson". Mapleleafs.nhl.com. June 28, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
^ "Leafs Acquire Matt Frattin For Jerry D'Amigo". Mapleleafs.nhl.com. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
^ "Leafs send Ashton, Broll to Tampa Bay". Mapleleafs.nhl.com. February 6, 2015. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
^ "Leafs acquire draft pick, Leipsic and Jokinen from Predators". Mapleleafs.nhl.com. February 15, 2015. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
^ "Maple Leafs acquire Sill and draft picks from Pittsburgh". Mapleleafs.nhl.com. February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
^ "Maple Leafs Acquire Brennan from Chicago". Mapleleafs.nhl.com. February 26, 2015. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
^ "Maple Leafs acquire Nathan Horton from Columbus". Mapleleafs.nhl.com. February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
^ "Maple Leafs acquire Lindstrom and conditional pick from Blues". Toronto Maple Leafs. February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
^ "Maple Leafs acquire Brewer and draft pick from Anaheim". Toronto Maple Leafs. February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
^ "Leafs acquire Zach Hyman and draft pick from Florida". Toronto Maple Leafs. June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Leafs Sign Robidas & Komarov
^ ^a ^b ^c Leafs Sign Kontiola, Santorelli & Bodie
^ Leafs Sign David Booth To One-Year Contract
^ Leafs Sign Daniel Winnik
^ Leafs Sign Donaghey To Three-Year Entry Level Contract
^ "Maple Leafs sign Nikita Soshnikov to three-year contract". Toronto Maple Leafs. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
^ "Maple Leafs sign free agent forward Casey Bailey". Toronto Maple Leafs. March 21, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
^ Islanders sign Johnson, Brennan, Conacher
^ C Dave Bolland Agrees to Five-Year Contract with Florida Panthers
^ Flames sign forward Mason Raymond
^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with MacIntyre
^ Islanders Agree to Terms with Kulemin
^ Hurricanes Agree to Terms with McClement
^ Canes Agree to Terms with Tim Gleason
^ RANGER LEAVES MAPLE LEAFS TO PLAY IN SWITZERLAND
^ Leafs Claim Richard Panik, Assign Leivo, Bodie To Marlies
^ Maple Leafs claim Tim Erixon from Chicago
^ "Maple Leafs sign goaltender Antoine Bibeau to entry-level contract". The Toronto Star. June 3, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Maple Leafs Sign Trevor Smith
^ Maple Leafs Sign Jamie Devane
^ Leafs Sign Peter Holland
^ LEAFS, HOLLAND AGREE TO TWO-YEAR DEAL; ASHTON ACCEPTS OFFER
^ Leafs Agree To Terms With Franson
^ Leafs, Reimer Agree To Terms
^ Leafs Agree To Terms With Gardiner
^ Leafs Sign Nylander To Entry Level Contract
^ Leafs Sign Spencer Abbott
^ Maple Leafs sign Sam Carrick
^ ^a ^b Maple Leafs sign Johnson; re-sign Brennan
^ ^a ^b ^c Maple Leafs sign Granberg, Erixon and agree on terms with Hyman
^ ^a ^b Leafs Appoint Horachek and Spott As Assistant Coaches
^ Leafs Name Kyle Dubas Assistant General Manager
^ Zwolinski, Mark (January 20, 2015). "Three fans charged after Maple Leafs jerseys tossed on ice". The Toronto Star.
^ "Leafs Acquire Holland, Staubitz From Anaheim". November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
^ "MAPLE LEAFS TRADE THREE PICKS TO BLACKHAWKS FOR F BOLLAND". TSN. June 30, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
^ "Leafs Deal Lombardi for Pick". Retrieved January 16, 2013.
^ "Lombardi signs one-year deal in Switzerland". Sportsnet. August 29, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.

[1] During injuries to these players, alternate captaincy was handed to one of Tyler Bozak, David Clarkson, and Roman Polak, with each having served at least once.

[2] "2014–2015 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN.

[3] National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.

[4] "Maple Leafs' 13-year sellout streak ends Monday vs. Wild". theScore. March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.

[5] "Maple Leafs announce organizational changes". Toronto Maple Leafs. April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.

[6] "Mark Spector on Twitter". April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.

[7] "Ryan Fabro on Twitter". April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.

[8] "Maple Leafs announce changes to scouting staff". Toronto Maple Leafs. April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.

[9] "Mike Babcock hired by Maple Leafs as coach". May 20, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.

[10] "Maple Leafs extend contract of coach Carlyle".

[11] McGran, Kevin. "Maple Leafs shake up front office, hire stats guru Kyle Dubas, 28, as assistant GM", Toronto Star, Toronto, 22 July 2014. Retrieved on 24 July 2014.

[12] "Maple Leafs forward Ashton suspended 20 games". NHL. November 6, 2014. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014.

[13] "Leafs' Panik fined $2,000 for diving/embellishment". NHL. March 5, 2015.

[14] "Kadri suspended four games for illegal check". NHL. March 18, 2015.

[15] "2014–2015 Regular Season Stats – Points – Toronto Maple Leafs – Statistics". Toronto Maple Leafs. Retrieved April 15, 2015.

[16] "2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets". NHL. January 10, 2015.

[17] "Leafs Acquire Polak From Blues For Gunnarsson". Mapleleafs.nhl.com. June 28, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2014.

[18] "Leafs Acquire Matt Frattin For Jerry D'Amigo". Mapleleafs.nhl.com. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.

[19] "Leafs send Ashton, Broll to Tampa Bay". Mapleleafs.nhl.com. February 6, 2015. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.

[20] "Leafs acquire draft pick, Leipsic and Jokinen from Predators". Mapleleafs.nhl.com. February 15, 2015. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.

[21] "Maple Leafs acquire Sill and draft picks from Pittsburgh". Mapleleafs.nhl.com. February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.

[22] "Maple Leafs Acquire Brennan from Chicago". Mapleleafs.nhl.com. February 26, 2015. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.

[23] "Maple Leafs acquire Nathan Horton from Columbus". Mapleleafs.nhl.com. February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.

[24] "Maple Leafs acquire Lindstrom and conditional pick from Blues". Toronto Maple Leafs. February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.

[25] "Maple Leafs acquire Brewer and draft pick from Anaheim". Toronto Maple Leafs. February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.

[26] "Leafs acquire Zach Hyman and draft pick from Florida". Toronto Maple Leafs. June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.

[RobidasKomarov-27] Leafs Sign Robidas & Komarov

[SignThree-28] Leafs Sign Kontiola, Santorelli & Bodie

[29] Leafs Sign David Booth To One-Year Contract

[30] Leafs Sign Daniel Winnik

[31] Leafs Sign Donaghey To Three-Year Entry Level Contract

[32] "Maple Leafs sign Nikita Soshnikov to three-year contract". Toronto Maple Leafs. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

[33] "Maple Leafs sign free agent forward Casey Bailey". Toronto Maple Leafs. March 21, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

[34] Islanders sign Johnson, Brennan, Conacher

[35] C Dave Bolland Agrees to Five-Year Contract with Florida Panthers

[36] Flames sign forward Mason Raymond

[37] Hurricanes Agree to Terms with MacIntyre

[38] Islanders Agree to Terms with Kulemin

[39] Hurricanes Agree to Terms with McClement

[40] Canes Agree to Terms with Tim Gleason

[41] RANGER LEAVES MAPLE LEAFS TO PLAY IN SWITZERLAND

[42] Leafs Claim Richard Panik, Assign Leivo, Bodie To Marlies

[43] Maple Leafs claim Tim Erixon from Chicago

[44] "Maple Leafs sign goaltender Antoine Bibeau to entry-level contract". The Toronto Star. June 3, 2014.

[SmithValiev-45] Maple Leafs Sign Trevor Smith

[46] Maple Leafs Sign Jamie Devane

[47] Leafs Sign Peter Holland

[48] LEAFS, HOLLAND AGREE TO TWO-YEAR DEAL; ASHTON ACCEPTS OFFER

[49] Leafs Agree To Terms With Franson

[50] Leafs, Reimer Agree To Terms

[51] Leafs Agree To Terms With Gardiner

[52] Leafs Sign Nylander To Entry Level Contract

[53] Leafs Sign Spencer Abbott

[54] Maple Leafs sign Sam Carrick

[JohnsonBrennan-55] Maple Leafs sign Johnson; re-sign Brennan

[GranbergErixonHyman-56] Maple Leafs sign Granberg, Erixon and agree on terms with Hyman

[HorachekSpott-57] Leafs Appoint Horachek and Spott As Assistant Coaches

[58] Leafs Name Kyle Dubas Assistant General Manager

[59] Zwolinski, Mark (January 20, 2015). "Three fans charged after Maple Leafs jerseys tossed on ice". The Toronto Star.

[60] "Leafs Acquire Holland, Staubitz From Anaheim". November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.

[61] "MAPLE LEAFS TRADE THREE PICKS TO BLACKHAWKS FOR F BOLLAND". TSN. June 30, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.

[62] "Leafs Deal Lombardi for Pick". Retrieved January 16, 2013.

[63] "Lombardi signs one-year deal in Switzerland". Sportsnet. August 29, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.

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