2014–15 Toronto Maple Leafs season

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. Notable in this season was a series of Maple Leafs jerseys being tossed onto the ice at the Air Canada Centre by some fans upset with the team's poor performance, which at times was met with arrests and ejections from the building.^[3]

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 (interim, Jan.–Apr.)
Captain	Dion Phaneuf
Alternate captains	Joffrey Lupul Stephane Robidas[a]
Arena	Air Canada Centre
Average attendance	19,076 (94.1%)[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 →

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.^[4] 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.^[5][6][7][8] 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.^[9]

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.^[10]

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.^[11]

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 e	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 e	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[12]
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[13]
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[14]

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)

Player statistics

Final stats^[15]

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.

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular Season Player Award Awarded P. Kessel NHL All-Star game selection[16] 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. Lindstrom 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 [17]	To St. Louis Blues Carl Gunnarsson Calgary's 4th-round pick in 2014 (Ville Husso)	To Toronto Maple Leafs Roman Polak
July 1, 2014 [18]	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jerry D'Amigo Conditional 7th-round pick in 2015	To Toronto Maple Leafs Matt Frattin
February 6, 2015 [19]	To Tampa Bay Lightning David Broll Carter Ashton	To Toronto Maple Leafs Conditional 7th-round pick in 2016
February 15, 2015 [20]	To Nashville Predators Cody Franson Mike Santorelli	To Toronto Maple Leafs Olli Jokinen Brendan Leipsic 1st-round pick in 2015
February 25, 2015 [21]	To Pittsburgh Penguins Daniel Winnik	To Toronto Maple Leafs Zach Sill 4th-round pick in 2015 2nd-round pick in 2016
February 26, 2015 [22]	To Chicago Blackhawks Spencer Abbott	To Toronto Maple Leafs T. J. Brennan
February 26, 2015 [23]	To Columbus Blue Jackets David Clarkson	To Toronto Maple Leafs Nathan Horton
March 2, 2015 [24]	To St. Louis Blues Olli Jokinen	To Toronto Maple Leafs Joakim Lindstrom Conditional 6th-round pick in 2016
March 2, 2015 [25]	To Anaheim Ducks Korbinian Holzer	To Toronto Maple Leafs Eric Brewer 5th-round pick in 2016
June 19, 2015 [26]	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 [27] July 1, 2014 Leo Komarov Dynamo Moscow 4 years, $11.8 million [27] July 3, 2014 Petri Kontiola Traktor Chelyabinsk 1 year, $1.1 million [28] July 3, 2014 Mike Santorelli Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $1.5 million [28] July 22, 2014 David Booth Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $1.1 million [29] July 28, 2014 Daniel Winnik Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $1.3 million [30] September 20, 2014 Cody Donaghey Quebec Remparts 3 years, entry-level contract [31] March 20, 2015 Nikita Soshnikov Atlant Moscow Oblast 3 years, entry-level contract [32] March 21, 2015 Casey Bailey Pennsylvania State University 2 years, entry-level contract [33]

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 [34] July 1, 2014 Dave Bolland Florida Panthers 5 years, $27.5 million [35] July 1, 2014 Mason Raymond Calgary Flames 3 years, $9.5 million [36] July 1, 2014 Drew MacIntyre Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $600,000 [37] July 2, 2014 Nikolai Kulemin New York Islanders 4 years, $16.75 million [38] July 2, 2014 Jay McClement Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $1 million [39] July 3, 2014 Tim Gleason Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $1.2 million [40] July 15, 2014 Paul Ranger Geneve-Servette HC 2 years [41]

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Richard Panik[42] Tampa Bay Lightning October 9, 2014 Tim Erixon[43] 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	[28]
July 3, 2014	Antoine Bibeau	3-year, $1.965 million entry-level contract	[44]
July 10, 2014	Trevor Smith	1 year, $550,000	[45]
July 10, 2014	Rinat Valiev	3-year, $2,427,500 entry-level contract	[45]
July 11, 2014	Jamie Devane	2 years, $1.15 million	[46]
July 16, 2014	Peter Holland	2 years, $1.55 million	[47]
July 16, 2014	Carter Ashton	1 year, $850,500	[48]
July 21, 2014	Cody Franson	1 year, $3.3 million	[49]
July 25, 2014	James Reimer	2 years, $4.6 million	[50]
July 29, 2014	Jake Gardiner	5 years, $20.25 million	[51]
August 18, 2014	William Nylander	3-year, entry-level contract	[52]
September 9, 2014	Spencer Abbott	1 year	[53]
May 25, 2015	Sam Carrick	1 year	[54]
June 4, 2015	Andreas Johnsson	3 years, entry-level contract	[55]
June 4, 2015	T. J. Brennan	1 year	[55]
June 23, 2015	Petter Granberg	1 year	[56]
June 23, 2015	Tim Erixon	1 year	[56]
June 23, 2015	Zach Hyman	2 years, entry-level contract	[56]

Other

Name	Date	Details
Peter Horachek[57]	July 11, 2014	Named as an Assistant Coach
Steve Spott[57]	July 11, 2014	Named as an Assistant Coach
Kyle Dubas[58]	July 22, 2014	Named as an Assistant General Manager

Draft picks

See also: List of Toronto Maple Leafs 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

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.