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., 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 , NHL.com 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, 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.
Divisional standings
Conference standings
Schedule and results
| 1 || October 3 || Ottawa || 4–3 || Toronto || OT || Raycroft || 19,476 || 0–0–1 || 1 ||
| 2 || October 4 || Toronto || 2–3 || Ottawa || || Toskala || 19,857 || 0–1–1 || 1 ||
| 3 || October 6 || Montreal || 3–4 || Toronto || OT || Toskala || 19,476 || 1–1–1 || 3 ||
| 4 || October 9 || Carolina || 7–1 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,224 || 1–2–1 || 3 ||
| 5 || October 11 || N.Y. Islanders || 1–8 || Toronto || || Raycroft || 19,319 || 2–2–1 || 5 ||
| 6 || October 13 || Pittsburgh || 6–4 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,479 || 2–3–1 || 5 ||
| 7 || October 15 || Toronto || 4–5 || Buffalo || OT || Raycroft || 18,217 || 2–3–2 || 6 ||
| 8 || October 18 || Florida || 2–3 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,349 || 3–3–2 || 8 ||
| 9 || October 20 || Chicago || 6–4 || Toronto || || Raycroft || 19,314|| 3–4–2 || 8 ||
| 10 || October 23 || Atlanta || 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 || || Toskala || 18,200 || 5–4–3 || 13 ||
| 13 || October 29 || Washington || 7–1 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,316 || 5–5–3 || 13 ||
| 14 || November 2 || Toronto || 2–3 || New Jersey || || Toskala || 14,523 || 5–6–3 || 13 ||
| 15 || November 3 || Toronto || 3–2 || Montreal || || Toskala || 21,273 || 6–6–3 || 15 ||
| 16 || November 6 || Toronto || 1–5 || Ottawa || || Toskala || 19,613 || 6–7–3 || 15 ||
| 17 || November 9 || Toronto || 3–0 || Buffalo || || Raycroft || 18,690 || 7–7–3 || 17 ||
| 18 || November 10 †|| N.Y. Rangers || 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 || || 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 || || Toskala || 18,409 || 8–10–5 || 21 ||
| 24 || November 24 || Toronto || 1–5 || Phoenix || || 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 || || Toskala || 14,031 || 9–11–6 || 24 ||
| 27 || December 1 || Pittsburgh || 2–4 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,534 || 10–11–6 || 26 ||
| 28 || December 4 || Nashville || 1–3 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,400 || 11–11–6 || 28 ||
| 29 || December 6 || Toronto || 6–2 || N.Y. Rangers || || Toskala || 18,200 || 12–11–6 || 30 ||
| 30 || December 8 || Boston || 2–1 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,441 || 12–12–6 || 30 ||
| 31 || December 10 || Tampa Bay || 1–6 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,454 || 13–12–6 || 32 ||
| 32 || December 14 || Toronto || 4–0 || Atlanta || || Toskala || 16,424 || 14–12–6 || 34 ||
| 33 || December 15 || Toronto || 1–4 || Montreal || || Toskala || 21,273 || 14–13–6 || 34 ||
| 34 || December 18 || Toronto || 2–3 || Carolina || 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 || OT || Toskala || 18,500 || 15–14–7 || 37 ||
| 37 || December 26 || Toronto || 3–4 || N.Y. Islanders || OT || Raycroft || 15,301 || 15–14–8 || 38 ||
| 38 || December 27 || Toronto || 1–4|| Philadelphia || || Raycroft || 19,727 || 15–15–8 || 38 ||
| 39 || December 29 || N.Y. Rangers || 6–1 || Toronto || || Raycroft || 19,408 || 15–16–8 || 38 ||
| 40 || January 1 || Tampa Bay || 3–4 || Toronto || SO || Clemmensen || 19,347 || 16–16–8 || 40 ||
| 41 || January 3 || Toronto || 2–6 || Pittsburgh || || Clemmensen || 17,074 || 16–17–8 || 40 ||
| 42 || January 5 || Philadelphia || 3–2 || Toronto || || Raycroft || 19,412 || 16–18–8 || 40 ||
| 43 || January 9 || Toronto || 0–5 || Anaheim || || Toskala || 17,174 || 16–19–8 || 40 ||
| 44 || January 10 || Toronto || 2–5 || Los Angeles || || Raycroft || 18,118 || 16–20–8 || 40 ||
| 45 || January 12 || Toronto || 2–3 || San Jose || || Toskala || 17,496 || 16–21–8 || 40 ||
| 46 || January 15 || Carolina || 4–5 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,444 || 17–21–8 || 42 ||
| 47 || January 17 || Toronto || 3–2 || Boston || SO || Toskala || 13,907 || 18–21–8 || 44 ||
| 48 || January 19 || Buffalo || 2–4 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,436 || 19–21–8 || 46 ||
| 49 || January 20 || Toronto || 2–3 || New Jersey || || Raycroft || 15,291 || 19–22–8 || 46 ||
| 50 || January 23 || Washington || 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 ||
| 54 || February 2 || Ottawa || 2–4 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,543 || 21–24–9 || 51 ||
| 55 || February 5 || Florida || 8–0 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,430 || 21–25–9 || 51 ||
| 56 || February 7 || Toronto || 4–2 || Montreal || || Toskala || 21,273 || 22–25–9 || 53 ||
| 57 || February 9 || Detroit || 2–3 || Toronto || OT || Toskala || 19,510 || 23–25–9 || 55 ||
| 58 || February 13 || Toronto || 0–1 || Buffalo || || 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 || 3–4 || Toronto || OT || Toskala || 19,481 || 24–27–9 || 57 ||
| 61 || February 19 || Columbus || 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 || 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 || OT || Toskala || 20,641 || 28–28–10 || 66 ||
| 67 || March 1 || Toronto || 3–2 || Washington || || Toskala || 18,277 || 29–28–10 || 68 ||
| 68 || March 4 || New Jersey || 4–1 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,507 || 29–29–10 || 68 ||
| 69 || March 6 || Toronto || 8–2 || Boston || || 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 || 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 || 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 || || 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 || 2–4 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,584 || 36–33–10 || 82 ||
| 80 || April 1 || Buffalo || 4–3 || Toronto || SO || Raycroft || 19,288 || 36–33–11 || 83 ||
| 81 || April 3 || Ottawa || 8–2 || Toronto || || Toskala || 19,466 || 36–34–11 || 83 ||
| 82 || April 5 || Toronto || 1–3 || Montreal || || Raycroft || 21,273 || 36–35–11 || 83 ||
Legend:
† Hockey Hall of Fame Game
Player statistics Final stats
Skaters
Regular season Player 74 32 46 78 17 76 72 26 30 56 10 92 82 8 45 53 -8 22 82 15 37 52 -4 28 76 15 27 42 0 32 72 11 29 40 5 116 66 18 17 35 3 36 74 18 16 34 -8 100 82 16 17 33 -11 47 54 5 18 23 -2 81 59 8 13 21 -12 0 81 5 16 21 -9 44 ‡ 63 2 18 20 0 52 62 7 11 18 -6 24 53 10 7 17 1 18 58 10 6 16 -12 14 † 38 4 10 14 7 14 35 4 6 10 -2 60 50 3 6 9 -10 18 48 2 7 9 5 54 28 2 4 6 -4 10 33 1 4 5 -4 10 11 2 2 4 -1 6 18 2 0 2 -3 4 28 1 1 2 -7 32 ‡ 30 1 0 1 -2 66 9 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 5 13 0 0 0 -6 7 18 0 0 0 -2 7
Goaltenders Regular season Player 66 64 3837 33 25 6 175 2.74 1824 .904 3 0 5 4 19 16 965 2 9 5 63 3.92 509 .876 1 0 0 0 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