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The 2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the team's 85th season as a franchise, and the 75th season as the Maple Leafs. They finished second in the Northeast Division with a record of 43–25–10–4 for 100 points. Qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth year in a row as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, they defeated the New York Islanders in seven games in the Conference Quarterfinals and the Ottawa Senators in seven games in the Conference Semifinals. However, their luck ran out in the Conference Finals, as they were eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in six games. This marks the last time the Maple Leafs advanced to the Conference finals.

Division2nd Northeast
Conference4th Eastern
2001–02 record43–25–10–4
Home record24–11–6–0
Quick facts Toronto Maple Leafs, Division ...
2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division2nd Northeast
Conference4th Eastern
2001–02 record43–25–10–4
Home record24–11–6–0
Road record19–14–4–4
Goals for249
Goals against207
Team information
General managerPat Quinn
CoachPat Quinn
CaptainMats Sundin
Alternate captainsBryan McCabe
Gary Roberts
Dmitri Yushkevich
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Average attendance19,279
Minor league affiliatesSt. John's Maple Leafs
Columbia Inferno
Memphis RiverKings[1]
Team leaders
GoalsMats Sundin (41)
AssistsMats Sundin (39)
PointsMats Sundin (80)
Penalty minutesTie Domi (157)
Plus/minusDarcy Tucker (+24)
WinsCurtis Joseph (29)
Goals against averageCurtis Joseph (2.23)
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Leafs captain Mats Sundin ranked fourth in the NHL in scoring, with 80 points.[2] Head Coach Pat Quinn and goaltender Curtis Joseph were members of the gold medal-winning Canadian ice hockey team at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

In 2010, the 2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs were named the 22nd most hated team in sports history by Sports Illustrated.[3]

Off-season

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Regular season

Season standings

More information No., CR ...
Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
11Boston Bruins82432469236201101
24Toronto Maple Leafs824325104249207100
37Ottawa Senators8239279724320894
48Montreal Canadiens82363112320720987
510Buffalo Sabres82353511121320082
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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.

More information R, Div ...
Eastern Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Boston BruinsNE82432469236201101
2 Y- Philadelphia FlyersAT82422710323419297
3 Y- Carolina HurricanesSE82352616521721791
4 X- Toronto Maple LeafsNE824325104249207100
5 X- New York IslandersAT8242288423922096
6 X- New Jersey DevilsAT8241289420518795
7 X- Ottawa SenatorsNE8239279724320894
8 X- Montreal CanadiensNE82363112320720987
8.5
9 Washington CapitalsSE82363311222824085
10 Buffalo SabresNE82353511121320082
11 New York RangersAT8236384422725880
12 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8228418519824969
13 Tampa Bay LightningSE82274011417821969
14 Florida PanthersSE82224410618025060
15 Atlanta ThrashersSE82194711518728854
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Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched conference; Y – Clinched division; X – Clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

The Maple Leafs qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth consecutive year. After defeating the New York Islanders in the first round and Ottawa Senators in the second round, both in seven games, they were eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in the Conference Finals in six games.

Schedule and results

Regular season

More information Game, Date ...
2001–02 regular season[5]
October: 7–3–1–1 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 3–1–1–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1October 3, 20014–5Ottawa Senators (2001–02)0–1–0–0L
2October 6, 20012–2@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)0–1–1–0T
3October 8, 20016–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)1–1–1–0W
4October 11, 20013–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)2–1–1–0W
5October 13, 20012–5St. Louis Blues (2001–02)2–2–1–0L
6October 16, 20014–1@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)3–2–1–0W
7October 18, 20016–5@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)4–2–1–0W
8October 20, 20011–4@ Calgary Flames (2001–02)4–3–1–0L
9October 23, 20012–0Boston Bruins (2001–02)5–3–1–0W
10October 25, 20011–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)5–3–1–1OTL
11October 27, 20014–0Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)6–3–1–1W
12October 30, 20013–2Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)7–3–1–1W
November: 7–4–1–2 (home: 4–1–1–0; road: 3–3–0–2)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
13November 1, 20011–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)7–4–1–1L
14November 3, 20014–1Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)8–4–1–1W
15November 6, 20014–2Washington Capitals (2001–02)9–4–1–1W
16November 9, 20012–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils (2001–02)9–4–1–2OTL
17November 10, 2001 †1–1 OTNew Jersey Devils (2001–02)9–4–2–2T
18November 14, 20013–2@ Florida Panthers (2001–02)10–4–2–2W
19November 15, 20013–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)11–4–2–2W
20November 17, 20011–2 OT@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02)11–4–2–3OTL
21November 19, 20015–1Florida Panthers (2001–02)12–4–2–3W
22November 21, 20012–4@ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)12–5–2–3L
23November 23, 20011–3@ New York Islanders (2001–02)12–6–2–3L
24November 24, 20012–0Boston Bruins (2001–02)13–6–2–3W
25November 27, 20012–5Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)13–7–2–3L
26November 30, 20012–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)14–7–2–3W
December: 8–5–1–0 (home: 5–2–0–0; road: 3–3–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
27December 1, 20014–1Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)15–7–2–3W
28December 4, 20010–1Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)15–8–2–3L
29December 6, 20016–3@ New York Rangers (2001–02)16–8–2–3W
30December 8, 20014–3New York Rangers (2001–02)17–8–2–3W
31December 11, 20016–3Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)18–8–2–3W
32December 13, 20014–3 OT@ St. Louis Blues (2001–02)19–8–2–3W
33December 15, 20016–4Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)20–8–2–3W
34December 18, 20011–3Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)20–9–2–3L
35December 21, 20013–3 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)20–9–3–3T
36December 22, 20013–2Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)21–9–3–3W
37December 26, 20013–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)21–10–3–3L
38December 28, 20014–5@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)21–11–3–3L
39December 29, 20012–4@ Florida Panthers (2001–02)21–12–3–3L
40December 31, 20014–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)22–12–3–3W
January: 6–5–2–1 (home: 3–2–1–0; road: 3–3–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
41January 3, 20022–1@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)23–12–3–3W
42January 5, 20023–1Ottawa Senators (2001–02)24–12–3–3W
43January 7, 20023–4@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02)24–13–3–3L
44January 8, 20024–3Nashville Predators (2001–02)25–13–3–3W
45January 11, 20023–3 OT@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)25–13–4–3T
46January 12, 20021–1 OTMontreal Canadiens (2001–02)25–13–5–3T
47January 15, 20022–3Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)25–14–5–3L
48January 17, 20022–3 OT@ Nashville Predators (2001–02)25–14–5–4OTL
49January 19, 20020–3Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)25–15–5–4L
50January 22, 20026–1@ Calgary Flames (2001–02)26–15–5–4W
51January 25, 20021–6@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)26–16–5–4L
52January 26, 20021–4@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)26–17–5–4L
53January 29, 20024–3San Jose Sharks (2001–02)27–17–5–4W
54January 30, 20026–0@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)28–17–5–4W
February: 4–1–0–0 (home: 4–0–0–0; road: 0–1–0–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
55February 5, 20023–1Minnesota Wild (2001–02)29–17–5–4W
56February 7, 20021–4@ New York Islanders (2001–02)29–18–5–4L
57February 9, 20024–1Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)30–18–5–4W
58February 11, 20025–4Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)31–18–5–4W
59February 26, 20024–1Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)32–18–5–4W
March: 6–6–4–0 (home: 3–3–3–0; road: 3–3–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
60March 1, 20022–4@ New Jersey Devils (2001–02)32–19–5–4L
61March 2, 20023–3 OTBuffalo Sabres (2001–02)32–19–6–4T
62March 4, 20023–2@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)33–19–6–4W
63March 6, 20022–6@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)33–20–6–4L
64March 9, 20021–1 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)33–20–7–4T
65March 10, 20023–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)34–20–7–4W
66March 12, 20021–1 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2001–02)34–20–8–4T
67March 14, 20022–1@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)35–20–8–4W
68March 16, 20025–5 OTDallas Stars (2001–02)35–20–9–4T
69March 19, 20023–2 OTNew York Islanders (2001–02)36–20–9–4W
70March 21, 20023–4Washington Capitals (2001–02)36–21–9–4L
71March 23, 20022–0Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)37–21–9–4W
72March 25, 20021–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)37–22–9–4L
73March 26, 20027–2Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)38–22–9–4W
74March 28, 20024–5New York Islanders (2001–02)38–23–9–4L
75March 30, 20021–3New Jersey Devils (2001–02)38–24–9–4L
April: 5–1–1–0 (home: 1–1–1–0; road: 4–0–0–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
76April 1, 20025–4 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)39–24–9–4W
77April 4, 20022–4New York Rangers (2001–02)39–25–9–4L
78April 6, 20022–2 OTFlorida Panthers (2001–02)39–25–10–4T
79April 8, 20024–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)40–25–10–4W
80April 10, 20027–2@ New York Rangers (2001–02)41–25–10–4W
81April 12, 20025–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)42–25–10–4W
82April 13, 20025–2@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02)43–25–10–4W

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point) OTL Overtime loss (1 point)

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Playoffs

More information 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game ...
2002 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. New York Islanders - Maple Leafs win 4–3
GameDateScoreOpponentAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 18, 20023–1New York Islanders19,438Maple Leafs lead 1–0W
2April 20, 20022–0New York Islanders19,434Maple Leafs lead 2–0W
3April 23, 20021–6@ New York Islanders16,234Maple Leafs lead 2–1L
4April 24, 20023–4@ New York Islanders16,234Series tied 2–2L
5April 26, 20026–3New York Islanders19,458Maple Leafs lead 3–2W
6April 28, 20023–5@ New York Islanders16,234Series tied 3–3L
7April 30, 20024–2New York Islanders19,519Maple Leafs win 4–3W
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Ottawa Senators - Maple Leafs win 4–3
GameDateScoreOpponentAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 2, 20020–5Ottawa Senators19,406Senators lead 1–0L
2May 4, 20023–2 3OTOttawa Senators19,454Series tied 1–1W
3May 6, 20022–3@ Ottawa Senators18,500Senators lead 2–1L
4May 8, 20022–1@ Ottawa Senators18,500Series tied 2–2W
5May 10, 20022–4Ottawa Senators19,499Senators lead 3–2L
6May 12, 20024–3@ Ottawa Senators18,500Series tied 3–3W
7May 14, 20023–0Ottawa Senators19,551Maple Leafs win 4–3W
Eastern Conference Finals vs. Carolina Hurricanes - Hurricanes win 4–2
GameDateScoreOpponentAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 16, 20022–1@ Carolina Hurricanes18,730Maple Leafs lead 1–0W
2May 19, 20021–2 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes18,924Series tied 1–1L
3May 21, 20021–2 OTCarolina Hurricanes19,293Hurricanes lead 2–1L
4May 23, 20020–3Carolina Hurricanes19,299Hurricanes lead 3–1L
5May 25, 20021–0@ Carolina Hurricanes19,016Hurricanes lead 3-2W
6May 28, 20021–2 OTCarolina Hurricanes19,327Hurricanes win 4–2L

Legend: W Win L Loss

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Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
More information No., Player ...
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
13Mats SundinC82413980694825754
16Darcy TuckerLW77243559249217448−138
89Alexander MogilnyRW662433571820831118
19Mikael RenbergRW711438521136300012
21Robert ReichelC7820315172618033−64
7Gary RobertsLW69212748−4631971219656
14Jonas HoglundLW821334471126204610−32
24Bryan McCabeD8217264316129205510430
15Tomas KaberleD6910293952202810716
39Travis GreenRW82112334136120369534
27Shayne CorsonC741221331112019167−233
28Tie DomiRW7491019315719134061
36Dmitry YushkevichD55613191426——————
18Alyn McCauleyC82610161018205101534
10Garry ValkLW635101522811101−14
25Jyrki Lumme†D514812131814000−24
4Cory CrossD503912115412000−18
8Aki BergD8111011144620011037
26Paul HealeyRW213710721801122
2Wade BelakD63134214216101418
29Karel PilarD231343811044−312
22Alexei PonikarovskyLW8202201000004
11Nik AntropovRW11112−14——————
44Anders ErikssonD34022−11210000−30
20Jeff FarkasRW602214200000
31Curtis JosephG5101110200004
3Dave Manson‡D13011310——————
30Tom Barrasso†G40000——————
30Sebastien CentomoG10000——————
43Nathan DempseyD300010602210
3Marc Moro†D200002——————
35Corey SchwabG30000210000
33Bob WrenC100010100000
37Don MacLeanC——————300000
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Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
More information No., Player ...
No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
31Curtis Joseph512917512101142.23.90643065201010557482.30.91431253
35Corey Schwab3012105707752.73.89411646100500.001.000012
30Tom Barrasso†4220110102.74.9090219—————————
30Sebastien Centomo10001234.50.750040—————————
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Awards and records

Awards

More information Type, Award/honour ...
Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 NHL Second All-Star Team Mats Sundin (Centre) [6]
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Tomas Kaberle [7]
Pat Quinn (coach)
Mats Sundin
NHL Player of the Week Darcy Tucker (April 15) [8]
Team Molson Cup Mats Sundin [9]
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Milestones

More information Milestone, Player ...
Milestone Player Date Ref
400th goal scored Alexander Mogilny October 8, 2001 [10]
500th coaching win Pat Quinn December 6, 2001 [11]
First game Karel Pilar January 25, 2002 [12]
Sebastien Centomo March 6, 2002
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Transactions

The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2001, the day after the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Final, through June 13, 2002, the day of the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Final.[13]

Trades

More information Date, Details ...
Date Details Ref
June 12, 2001 (2001-06-12) To Phoenix Coyotes
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
 [14]
June 22, 2001 (2001-06-22) To Phoenix Coyotes
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
 [15]
June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) To Chicago Blackhawks
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
  • 3rd-round pick in 2001
 [16]
September 30, 2001 (2001-09-30) To Chicago Blackhawks
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
 [17]
November 21, 2001 (2001-11-21) To Dallas Stars
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
 [18]
March 1, 2002 (2002-03-01) To Nashville Predators
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
 [19]
March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15) To Carolina Hurricanes
  • 4th-round pick in 2003
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
 [20]
May 13, 2002 (2002-05-13) To Boston Bruins
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
 [21]
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Players acquired

More information Date, Player ...
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03) Alexander MogilnyNew Jersey Devils4-yearFree agency[22][23]
July 4, 2001 (2001-07-04) Anders ErikssonFlorida Panthers3-yearFree agency[24]
July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16) Francois BouchardDjurgardens IF (SHL)Free agency[25]
July 24, 2001 (2001-07-24) Doug DoullSaint John Flames (AHL)Free agency[26]
Paul HealeyEdmonton OilersFree agency[26]
Bob WrenAnaheim Mighty DucksFree agency[26]
August 7, 2001 (2001-08-07) Chris MurraySt. Louis Blues1-yearFree agency[27]
October 1, 2001 (2001-10-01) Corey SchwabVancouver CanucksFree agency[28]
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Players lost

More information Date, Player ...
DatePlayerNew teamVia[a]Ref
July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) Jimmy WaiteEssen Mosquitoes (DEL)Free agency (III)[30]
July 4, 2001 (2001-07-04) Glenn Healy[b]Buyout[23]
Yanic PerreaultMontreal CanadiensFree agency (V)[32]
July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18) Steve ThomasChicago BlackhawksFree agency (III)[33]
August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) Mikael HakansonDjurgardens IF (SHL)Free agency (II)[c][35]
August 23, 2001 (2001-08-23) David CooperEisbaren Berlin (DEL)Free agency (VI)[36]
September 29, 2001 (2001-09-29) Tomas KaberleHC Kladno (ELH)Free agency (II)[d][37]
October 4, 2001 (2001-10-04) Bryan BerardNew York RangersFree agency (UFA)[38]
October 9, 2001 (2001-10-09) Jason SessaSouth Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)Free agency (UFA)[39]
October 24, 2001 (2001-10-24) Chris MurrayRetirement[40]
June 8, 2002 (2002-06-08) Maxim GalanovAugsburger Panther (DEL)Free agency[e][41]
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Signings

More information Date, Player ...
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 12, 2001 (2001-06-12) Travis Greenmulti-yearRe-signing[14]
Robert Reichelmulti-yearRe-signing[14]
June 22, 2001 (2001-06-22) Mikael Renbergmulti-yearRe-signing[15]
July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03) Mikael Tellqvist3-yearEntry-level[23]
July 11, 2001 (2001-07-11) Karel PilarEntry-level[42]
July 14, 2001 (2001-07-14) Bryan McCabemulti-yearRe-signing[43]
July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18) Mats Sundin6-yearRe-signing[44]
August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) Wade BelakRe-signing[45]
Aki BergRe-signing[45]
Cory CrossRe-signing[45]
Jeff FarkasRe-signing[45]
Maxim GalanovRe-signing[45]
Donald MacLeanRe-signing[45]
Craig MillsRe-signing[45]
Dmytro YakushynRe-signing[45]
August 13, 2001 (2001-08-13) Alyn McCauley1-yearRe-signing[46]
October 30, 2001 (2001-10-30) Tomas Kaberlemulti-yearRe-signing[47]
March 25, 2002 (2002-03-25) Jay Harrisonmulti-yearEntry-level[48]
April 2, 2002 (2002-04-02) Brad Boyes3-yearEntry-level[49]
May 31, 2002 (2002-05-31) Jean-Francois Racinemulti-yearEntry-level[50]
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Draft picks

Toronto's picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft in Sunrise, Florida.[51]

More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
117Carlo ColaiacovoDefence CanadaErie Otters (OHL)
239Karel PilarDefence Czech RepublicHC Litvínov (Czech Republic)
365Brendan BellDefence CanadaOttawa 67's (OHL)
382Jay HarrisonDefence CanadaBrampton Battalion (OHL)
388Nicolas CorbeilCentre CanadaSherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
5134Kyle WellwoodCentre CanadaBelleville Bulls (OHL)
6168Maxim KondratyevDefence RussiaLada Togliatti (Russia)
6183Jaroslav SklenarLeft wing Czech RepublicHC Brno (Czech Republic)
7198Ivan KolozvaryCentre SlovakiaDukla Trenčín (Slovakia)
7213Jan ChovanGoaltender SlovakiaBelleville Bulls (OHL)
8246Tomas MojzisDefence Czech RepublicMoose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
9276Mike KnoepfliLeft wing CanadaGeorgetown Raiders (OPJA)
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[29]
  2. [b]
    Healy retired.[31]
  3. [c]
    Toronto retained Hakanson’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[34]
  4. [d]
    Toronto retained Kaberle’s NHL rights and re-signed him on October 30.
  5. [e]
    Toronto retained Galanov's NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[34]

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