# 2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs season

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 as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, they downed 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.
Leafs captain Mats Sundin ranked fourth in the NHL in scoring, with 80 points. 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.

## Off-season

Key dates prior to the start of the season:
* The 2001 NHL entry draft
* The free agency period began on July 1.

## Regular season
### Season standings

Northeast Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 43 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 236 | 201 | 101 |
| 2 | 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 249 | 207 | 100 |
| 3 | 7 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 39 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 243 | 208 | 94 |
| 4 | 8 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 36 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 207 | 209 | 87 |
| 5 | 10 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 213 | 200 | 82 |
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- Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 43 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 236 | 201 | 101 |
| 2 | Y- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 42 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 234 | 192 | 97 |
| 3 | Y- Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 35 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 217 | 217 | 91 |
| 4 | X- Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 249 | 207 | 100 |
| 5 | X- New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 42 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 239 | 220 | 96 |
| 6 | X- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 41 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 205 | 187 | 95 |
| 7 | X- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 39 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 243 | 208 | 94 |
| 8 | X- Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 36 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 207 | 209 | 87 |
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| 9 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 228 | 240 | 85 |
| 10 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 213 | 200 | 82 |
| 11 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 36 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 227 | 258 | 80 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 28 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 198 | 249 | 69 |
| 13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 178 | 219 | 69 |
| 14 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 22 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 180 | 250 | 60 |
| 15 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 19 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 187 | 288 | 54 |
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

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

### Playoffs

2002 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. New York Islanders - Maple Leafs win 4–3
GameResultDateScoreOpponentAttendanceSeriesRecap
1WApril 18, 20023–1New York Islanders19,438Maple Leafs lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 20, 20022–0New York Islanders19,434Maple Leafs lead 2–0Recap
3LApril 23, 20021–6@ New York Islanders16,234Maple Leafs lead 2–1Recap
4LApril 24, 20023–4@ New York Islanders16,234Series tied 2–2Recap
5WApril 26, 20026–3New York Islanders19,458Maple Leafs lead 3–2Recap
6LApril 28, 20023–5@ New York Islanders16,234Series tied 3–3Recap
7WApril 30, 20024–2New York Islanders19,519Maple Leafs win 4–3Recap :
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Ottawa Senators - Maple Leafs win 4–3
GameResultDateScoreOpponentAttendanceSeriesRecap
1LMay 2, 20020–5Ottawa Senators19,406Senators lead 1–0Recap
2WMay 4, 20023–2 3OTOttawa Senators19,454Series tied 1–1Recap
3LMay 6, 20022–3@ Ottawa Senators18,500Senators lead 2–1Recap
4WMay 8, 20022–1@ Ottawa Senators18,500Series tied 2–2Recap
5LMay 10, 20022–4Ottawa Senators19,499Senators lead 3–2Recap
6WMay 12, 20024–3@ Ottawa Senators18,500Series tied 3–3Recap
7WMay 14, 20023–0Ottawa Senators19,551Maple Leafs win 4–3Recap :
Eastern Conference Finals vs. Carolina Hurricanes - Hurricanes win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentAttendanceSeriesRecap
1WMay 16, 20022–1@ Carolina Hurricanes18,730Maple Leafs lead 1–0Recap
2LMay 19, 20021–2 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes18,924Series tied 1–1Recap
3LMay 21, 20021–2 OTCarolina Hurricanes19,293Hurricanes lead 2–1Recap
4LMay 23, 20020–3Carolina Hurricanes19,299Hurricanes lead 3–1Recap
5WMay 25, 20021–0@ Carolina Hurricanes19,016Hurricanes lead 3-2Recap
6LMay 28, 20021–2 OTCarolina Hurricanes19,327Hurricanes win 4–2Recap :
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 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 6 | 94 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | Darcy Tucker | LW | 77 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 24 | 92 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −1 | 38 |
| 89 | Alexander Mogilny | RW | 66 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| 19 | Mikael Renberg | RW | 71 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 11 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Robert Reichel | C | 78 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −6 | 4 |
| 7 | Gary Roberts | LW | 69 | 21 | 27 | 48 | −4 | 63 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 56 |
| 14 | Jonas Hoglund | LW | 82 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 11 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −3 | 2 |
| 24 | Bryan McCabe | D | 82 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 16 | 129 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 30 |
| 15 | Tomas Kaberle | D | 69 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 16 |
| 39 | Travis Green | RW | 82 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 61 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 34 |
| 27 | Shayne Corson | C | 74 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 120 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −2 | 33 |
| 28 | Tie Domi | RW | 74 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 157 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 61 |
| 36 | Dmitry Yushkevich | D | 55 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Alyn McCauley | C | 82 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Garry Valk | LW | 63 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
| 25 | Jyrki Lumme† | D | 51 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |
| 4 | Cory Cross | D | 50 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 8 |
| 8 | Aki Berg | D | 81 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| 26 | Paul Healey | RW | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Wade Belak | D | 63 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 142 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| 29 | Karel Pilar | D | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −3 | 12 |
| 22 | Alexei Ponikarovsky | LW | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Nik Antropov | RW | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | Anders Eriksson | D | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| 20 | Jeff Farkas | RW | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Curtis Joseph | G | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 |
| 3 | Dave Manson‡ | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Tom Barrasso† | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Sebastien Centomo | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Nathan Dempsey | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Marc Moro† | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Corey Schwab | G | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 33 | Bob Wren | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Don MacLean | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltending

* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
| 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 | 51 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 1210 | 114 | 2.23 | .906 | 4 | 3065 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 557 | 48 | 2.30 | .914 | 3 | 1253 |
| 35 | Corey Schwab | 30 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 707 | 75 | 2.73 | .894 | 1 | 1646 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 | 12 |
| 30 | Tom Barrasso† | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 110 | 10 | 2.74 | .909 | 0 | 219 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Sebastien Centomo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4.50 | .750 | 0 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honour | Recipient |
| League (annual) | NHL Second All-Star Team | Mats Sundin (Centre) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Tomas Kaberle |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Pat Quinn (coach) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Mats Sundin |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Darcy Tucker (April 15) |
| Team | Molson Cup | Mats Sundin |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| 400th goal scored | Alexander Mogilny | October 8, 2001 |
| 500th coaching win | Pat Quinn | December 6, 2001 |
| First game | Karel Pilar | January 25, 2002 |
| First game | Sebastien Centomo | March 6, 2002 |

## 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 Finals, through June 13, 2002, the day of the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 12, 2001 (2001-06-12) | To Phoenix CoyotesDanny Markov | To Toronto Maple LeafsTravis GreenCraig MillsRobert Reichel |
| June 22, 2001 (2001-06-22) | To Phoenix CoyotesSergei Berezin | To Toronto Maple LeafsMikael Renberg |
| June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) | To Chicago BlackhawksIgor Korolev | To Toronto Maple Leafs3rd-round pick in 2001 |
| September 30, 2001 (2001-09-30) | To Chicago BlackhawksShawn Thornton | To Toronto Maple LeafsMarty Wilford |
| November 21, 2001 (2001-11-21) | To Dallas StarsDave Manson | To Toronto Maple LeafsJyrki Lumme |
| March 1, 2002 (2002-03-01) | To Nashville PredatorsD. J. SmithMarty Wilford | To Toronto Maple LeafsMarc Moro |
| March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15) | To Carolina Hurricanes4th-round pick in 2003 | To Toronto Maple LeafsTom Barrasso |
| May 13, 2002 (2002-05-13) | To Boston BruinsRights to Kris Vernarsky | To Toronto Maple LeafsRic Jackman |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03) | Alexander Mogilny | New Jersey Devils | 4-year | Free agency |
| July 4, 2001 (2001-07-04) | Anders Eriksson | Florida Panthers | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16) | Francois Bouchard | Djurgardens IF (SHL) | | Free agency |
| July 24, 2001 (2001-07-24) | Doug Doull | Saint John Flames (AHL) | | Free agency |
| July 24, 2001 (2001-07-24) | Paul Healey | Edmonton Oilers | | Free agency |
| July 24, 2001 (2001-07-24) | Bob Wren | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | | Free agency |
| August 7, 2001 (2001-08-07) | Chris Murray | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 1, 2001 (2001-10-01) | Corey Schwab | Vancouver Canucks | | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Jimmy Waite | Essen Mosquitoes (DEL) | Free agency (III) |
| July 4, 2001 (2001-07-04) | Glenn Healy | | Buyout |
| July 4, 2001 (2001-07-04) | Yanic Perreault | Montreal Canadiens | Free agency (V) |
| July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18) | Steve Thomas | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency (III) |
| August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) | Mikael Hakanson | Djurgardens IF (SHL) | Free agency (II) |
| August 23, 2001 (2001-08-23) | David Cooper | Eisbaren Berlin (DEL) | Free agency (VI) |
| September 29, 2001 (2001-09-29) | Tomas Kaberle | HC Kladno (ELH) | Free agency (II) |
| October 4, 2001 (2001-10-04) | Bryan Berard | New York Rangers | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 9, 2001 (2001-10-09) | Jason Sessa | South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 24, 2001 (2001-10-24) | Chris Murray | | Retirement |
| June 8, 2002 (2002-06-08) | Maxim Galanov | Augsburger Panther (DEL) | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 12, 2001 (2001-06-12) | Travis Green | multi-year | Re-signing |
| June 12, 2001 (2001-06-12) | Robert Reichel | multi-year | Re-signing |
| June 22, 2001 (2001-06-22) | Mikael Renberg | multi-year | Re-signing |
| July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03) | Mikael Tellqvist | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 11, 2001 (2001-07-11) | Karel Pilar | | Entry-level |
| July 14, 2001 (2001-07-14) | Bryan McCabe | multi-year | Re-signing |
| July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18) | Mats Sundin | 6-year | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) | Wade Belak | | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) | Aki Berg | | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) | Cory Cross | | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) | Jeff Farkas | | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) | Maxim Galanov | | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) | Donald MacLean | | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) | Craig Mills | | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) | Dmytro Yakushyn | | Re-signing |
| August 13, 2001 (2001-08-13) | Alyn McCauley | 1-year | Re-signing |
| October 30, 2001 (2001-10-30) | Tomas Kaberle | multi-year | Re-signing |
| March 25, 2002 (2002-03-25) | Jay Harrison | multi-year | Entry-level |
| April 2, 2002 (2002-04-02) | Brad Boyes | 3-year | Entry-level |
| May 31, 2002 (2002-05-31) | Jean-Francois Racine | multi-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Toronto's picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft in Sunrise, Florida.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 17 | Carlo Colaiacovo | Defence | Canada | Erie Otters (OHL) |
| 2 | 39 | Karel Pilar | Defence | Czech Republic | HC Litvínov (Czech Republic) |
| 3 | 65 | Brendan Bell | Defence | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
| 3 | 82 | Jay Harrison | Defence | Canada | Brampton Battalion (OHL) |
| 3 | 88 | Nicolas Corbeil | Centre | Canada | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 134 | Kyle Wellwood | Centre | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 6 | 168 | Maxim Kondratyev | Defence | Russia | Lada Togliatti (Russia) |
| 6 | 183 | Jaroslav Sklenar | Left wing | Czech Republic | HC Brno (Czech Republic) |
| 7 | 198 | Ivan Kolozvary | Centre | Slovakia | Dukla Trenčín (Slovakia) |
| 7 | 213 | Jan Chovan | Goaltender | Slovakia | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 8 | 246 | Tomas Mojzis | Defence | Czech Republic | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 9 | 276 | Mike Knoepfli | Left wing | Canada | Georgetown Raiders (OPJA) |