# 2000–01 Toronto Maple Leafs season

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.

## Off-season

Key dates prior to the start of the season:
* The 2000 NHL Entry Draft
* The free agency period began on July 1.

## Regular season

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

### Season standings

Northeast Division :
| 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 :
| 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 |
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| 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
### Regular season

2000–01 regular season :
October: 6–5–0–0 (home: 3–2–0–0; road: 3–3–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WOctober 7, 20002–0Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)1–0–0–0Recap
2LOctober 9, 20001–3Dallas Stars (2000–01)1–1–0–0Recap
3WOctober 11, 20003–2New York Islanders (2000–01)2–1–0–0Recap
4LOctober 14, 20000–4Ottawa Senators (2000–01)2–2–0–0Recap
5LOctober 16, 20002–5@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)2–3–0–0Recap
6WOctober 19, 20004–1@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)3–3–0–0Recap
7WOctober 21, 20002–1@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)4–3–0–0Recap
8WOctober 25, 20006–1Minnesota Wild (2000–01)5–3–0–0Recap
9LOctober 27, 20001–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)5–4–0–0Recap
10WOctober 28, 20002–1 OT@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)6–4–0–0Recap
11LOctober 31, 20003–4@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)6–5–0–0Recap :
November: 7–2–3–2 (home: 4–1–2–2; road: 3–1–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12WNovember 2, 20005–3New Jersey Devils (2000–01)7–5–0–0Recap
13TNovember 4, 20000–0 OT@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)7–5–1–0Recap
14WNovember 5, 20007–1Boston Bruins (2000–01)8–5–1–0Recap
15WNovember 8, 20005–0Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)9–5–1–0Recap
16LNovember 10, 20001–3@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)9–6–1–0Recap
17TNovember 11, 2000 †3–3 OTChicago Blackhawks (2000–01)9–6–2–0Recap
18OTLNovember 15, 20001–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2000–01)9–6–2–1Recap
19TNovember 17, 20002–2 OTTampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)9–6–3–1Recap
20WNovember 18, 20006–1@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)10–6–3–1Recap
21WNovember 21, 20003–1@ New York Rangers (2000–01)11–6–3–1Recap
22WNovember 22, 20004–3Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)12–6–3–1Recap
23LNovember 25, 20002–4Ottawa Senators (2000–01)12–7–3–1Recap
24OTLNovember 29, 20005–6 OTSt. Louis Blues (2000–01)12–7–3–2Recap
25WNovember 30, 20006–4@ New York Islanders (2000–01)13–7–3–2Recap :
December: 7–5–1–1 (home: 2–1–1–1; road: 5–4–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
26WDecember 2, 20008–2New York Rangers (2000–01)14–7–3–2Recap
27TDecember 4, 20004–4 OTFlorida Panthers (2000–01)14–7–4–2Recap
28WDecember 6, 20003–0@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)15–7–4–2Recap
29WDecember 9, 20005–1Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)16–7–4–2Recap
30WDecember 13, 20007–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)17–7–4–2Recap
31LDecember 15, 20002–3@ New York Islanders (2000–01)17–8–4–2Recap
32OTLDecember 16, 20005–6 OTCalgary Flames (2000–01)17–8–4–3Recap
33LDecember 20, 20001–3Nashville Predators (2000–01)17–9–4–3Recap
34LDecember 21, 20000–4@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)17–10–4–3Recap
35WDecember 23, 20005–2@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)18–10–4–3Recap
36LDecember 26, 20003–5@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)18–11–4–3Recap
37LDecember 27, 20000–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)18–12–4–3Recap
38WDecember 30, 20004–1@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)19–12–4–3Recap
39WDecember 31, 20003–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)20–12–4–3Recap :
January: 5–5–3–1 (home: 3–4–1–0; road: 2–1–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
40TJanuary 3, 20011–1 OTBuffalo Sabres (2000–01)20–12–5–3Recap
41TJanuary 5, 20013–3 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)20–12–6–3Recap
42LJanuary 6, 20012–3Washington Capitals (2000–01)20–13–6–3Recap
43LJanuary 10, 20011–3Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)20–14–6–3Recap
44WJanuary 12, 20013–2Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)21–14–6–3Recap
45TJanuary 13, 20014–4 OT@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)21–14–7–3Recap
46LJanuary 17, 20011–2Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)21–15–7–3Recap
47OTLJanuary 18, 20011–2 OT@ New York Rangers (2000–01)21–15–7–4Recap
48WJanuary 20, 20012–0Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)22–15–7–4Recap
49LJanuary 24, 20011–2Boston Bruins (2000–01)22–16–7–4Recap
50WJanuary 25, 20012–1 OT@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)23–16–7–4Recap
51WJanuary 27, 20013–1New York Rangers (2000–01)24–16–7–4Recap
52LJanuary 29, 20011–2@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)24–17–7–4Recap
53WJanuary 31, 20014–3@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)25–17–7–4Recap :
February: 4–5–3–0 (home: 4–1–3–0; road: 0–4–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
54LFebruary 1, 20014–5@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)25–18–7–4Recap
55WFebruary 7, 20017–1Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)26–18–7–4Recap
56LFebruary 8, 20011–2@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)26–19–7–4Recap
57TFebruary 10, 20013–3 OTDetroit Red Wings (2000–01)26–19–8–4Recap
58TFebruary 14, 20012–2 OTColumbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)26–19–9–4Recap
59LFebruary 15, 20012–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)26–20–9–4Recap
60TFebruary 17, 20015–5 OTColorado Avalanche (2000–01)26–20–10–4Recap
61LFebruary 19, 20010–2New Jersey Devils (2000–01)26–21–10–4Recap
62WFebruary 22, 20014–1Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)27–21–10–4Recap
63WFebruary 24, 20015–1Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)28–21–10–4Recap
64LFebruary 25, 20014–6@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)28–22–10–4Recap
65WFebruary 28, 20012–1San Jose Sharks (2000–01)29–22–10–4Recap :
March: 6–6–1–1 (home: 2–2–0–1; road: 4–4–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
66WMarch 1, 20013–2 OT@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)30–22–10–4Recap
67OTLMarch 3, 20012–3 OTOttawa Senators (2000–01)30–22–10–5Recap
68WMarch 6, 20013–1@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)31–22–10–5Recap
69LMarch 7, 20010–4@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)31–23–10–5Recap
70TMarch 10, 20013–3 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)31–23–11–5Recap
71WMarch 14, 20013–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)32–23–11–5Recap
72LMarch 15, 20012–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)32–24–11–5Recap
73WMarch 17, 20015–3@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)33–24–11–5Recap
74LMarch 20, 20010–3@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)33–25–11–5Recap
75LMarch 21, 20011–3Florida Panthers (2000–01)33–26–11–5Recap
76WMarch 24, 20015–3Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)34–26–11–5Recap
77LMarch 28, 20010–3Boston Bruins (2000–01)34–27–11–5Recap
78WMarch 29, 20012–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)35–27–11–5Recap
79LMarch 31, 20011–4@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)35–28–11–5Recap :
April: 2–1–0–0 (home: 1–0–0–0; road: 1–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
80WApril 4, 20014–2New York Islanders (2000–01)36–28–11–5Recap
81WApril 6, 20011–0@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)37–28–11–5Recap
82LApril 7, 20013–5@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)37–29–11–5Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :
* † Hockey Hall of Fame Game

### Playoffs

2001 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Ottawa Senators – Maple Leafs win 4–0
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WApril 13, 20011–0 OT@ Ottawa SenatorsMaple Leafs lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 14, 20013–0@ Ottawa SenatorsMaple Leafs lead 2–0Recap
3WApril 16, 20013–2 OTOttawa SenatorsMaple Leafs lead 3–0Recap
4WApril 18, 20013–1Ottawa SenatorsMaple Leafs win 4–0Recap :
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (1) New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–3
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WApril 26, 20012–0@ New Jersey DevilsMaple Leafs lead 1–0Recap
2LApril 28, 20015–6 OT@ New Jersey DevilsSeries tied 1–1Recap
3LMay 1, 20012–3 OTNew Jersey DevilsDevils lead 2–1Recap
4WMay 3, 20013–1New Jersey DevilsSeries tied 2–2Recap
5WMay 5, 20013–2@ New Jersey DevilsMaple Leafs lead 3–2Recap
6LMay 7, 20012–4New Jersey DevilsSeries tied 3–3Recap
7LMay 9, 20011–5@ New Jersey DevilsDevils win 4–3Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## 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.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 13 | Mats Sundin | C | 82 | 28 | 46 | 74 | 15 | 76 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Gary Roberts | LW | 82 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 16 | 109 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | Yanic Perreault | C | 76 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 0 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 94 | Sergei Berezin | LW | 79 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Jonas Hoglund | LW | 82 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 |
| 15 | Tomas Kaberle | D | 82 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 10 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Darcy Tucker | RW | 82 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 6 | 141 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 6 |
| 32 | Steve Thomas | RW | 57 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 0 | 46 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| 22 | Igor Korolev | RW | 73 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| 24 | Bryan McCabe | D | 82 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 16 | 123 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 27 | Shayne Corson | C | 77 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 1 | 189 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 14 |
| 10 | Garry Valk | RW | 74 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| 36 | Dmitry Yushkevich | D | 81 | 5 | 19 | 24 | −2 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −4 | 12 |
| 28 | Tie Domi | RW | 82 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 214 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Nik Antropov | C | 52 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 55 | Danny Markov | D | 59 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 12 |
| 3 | Dave Manson | D | 74 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | Nathan Dempsey | D | 25 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Dmitri Khristich‡ | RW | 27 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Cory Cross | D | 41 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 10 |
| 39 | Alexei Ponikarovsky | RW | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Aki Berg† | D | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | Petr Svoboda | D | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Wade Belak† | D | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Adam Mair‡ | LW | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Alyn McCauley | C | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 |
| 31 | Curtis Joseph | G | 68 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 |
| 37 | Don MacLean | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | David Cooper | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Jeff Farkas | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Glenn Healy | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 31 | Curtis Joseph | 68 | 33 | 27 | 8 | 1907 | 163 | 2.39 | .915 | 6 | 4100 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 329 | 24 | 2.10 | .927 | 3 | 685 |
| 30 | Glenn Healy | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 331 | 38 | 2.62 | .885 | 0 | 871 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honour | Recipient | Ref |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Mats Sundin | |
| Team | Molson Cup | Curtis Joseph | |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Petr Svoboda | October 7, 2000 |
| First game | Alexei Ponikarovsky | January 10, 2001 |
| 1,000th game played | Dave Manson | November 17, 2000 |
| 1,000th game played | Shayne Corson | February 14, 2001 |

## Transactions

The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions from June 11, 2000, the day after the deciding game of the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2001, the day of the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | To Anaheim Mighty DucksRights to Jonathan Hedstrom | To Toronto Maple Leafs6th-round pick in 20007th-round pick in 2000 |
| September 26, 2000 (2000-09-26) | To Philadelphia FlyersChris McAllister | To Toronto Maple LeafsRights to Regan Kelly |
| October 2, 2000 (2000-10-02) | To Chicago BlackhawksAlexander Karpovtsev4th-round pick in 2001 | To Toronto Maple LeafsBryan McCabe |
| October 29, 2000 (2000-10-29) | To Dallas StarsGerald Diduck | To Toronto Maple LeafsFuture considerations |
| December 11, 2000 (2000-12-11) | To Washington CapitalsDmitri Khristich | To Toronto Maple LeafsTampa Bay's 3rd-round pick in 2001 |
| February 20, 2001 (2001-02-20) | To Tampa Bay LightningKonstantin Kalmikov | To Toronto Maple LeafsMaxim Galanov |
| March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) | To Los Angeles KingsAdam Mair2nd-round pick in 2001 | To Toronto Maple LeafsAki Berg |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 4, 2000 (2000-07-04) | Shayne Corson | Montreal Canadiens | multi-year | Free agency |
| July 4, 2000 (2000-07-04) | Gary Roberts | Carolina Hurricanes | multi-year | Free agency |
| August 16, 2000 (2000-08-16) | Dave Manson | Dallas Stars | 2-year | Free agency |
| October 5, 2000 (2000-10-05) | David Cooper | Kassel Huskies (DEL) | | Free agency |
| February 16, 2001 (2001-02-16) | Wade Belak | Calgary Flames | | Waivers |
| March 16, 2001 (2001-03-16) | Mike Minard | St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL) | | Free agency |
| June 6, 2001 (2001-06-06) | Christian Chartier | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Kevyn Adams | Columbus Blue Jackets | Expansion draft |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Tommi Rajamaki | Columbus Blue Jackets | Expansion draft |
| June 29, 2000 (2000-06-29) | Wendel Clark | | Retirement (III) |
| July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01) | Jason Bonsignore | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01) | Marc Robitaille | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01) | Brian Wiseman | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 19, 2000 (2000-07-19) | Terran Sandwith | Edmonton Oilers | Free agency (VI) |
| August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01) | Lonny Bohonos | HC Davos (NLA) | Free agency (II) |
| August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01) | Justin Hocking | Phoenix Coyotes | Free agency |
| August 14, 2000 (2000-08-14) | Greg Andrusak | San Jose Sharks | Free agency (VI) |
| September 2000 (2000-09) | Mark Deyell | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| N/A | Tyler Harlton | St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| N/A | Francis Larivee | New Orleans Brass (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 4, 2000 (2000-10-04) | Ryan Pepperall | Florida Everblades (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 9, 2000 (2000-10-09) | Kris King | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 29, 2000 (2000-06-29) | Nathan Dempsey | | Re-signing |
| June 29, 2000 (2000-06-29) | Chris McAllister | | Re-signing |
| June 29, 2000 (2000-06-29) | Petr Svoboda | | Entry-level |
| July 17, 2000 (2000-07-17) | Luca Cereda | multi-year | Entry-level |
| August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01) | Jonas Hoglund | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01) | Alyn McCauley | | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01) | Yanic Perreault | | Re-signing |
| August 11, 2000 (2000-08-11) | Danny Markov | multi-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2000 (2000-08-15) | Glenn Healy | 2-year | Re-signing |
| September 4, 2000 (2000-09-04) | Donald MacLean | | Re-signing |
| September 6, 2000 (2000-09-06) | D. J. Smith | 2-year | Re-signing |
| November 2, 2000 (2000-11-02) | Darcy Tucker | 2-year | Extension |

## 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) |