# 2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the team's 86th season of the franchise, and the 76th season as the Maple Leafs.

## Off-season

Key dates prior to the start of the season:
* The 2002 NHL entry draft
* The free agency period began on July 1.

## Regular season

The Maple Leafs were the most penalized team during the regular season, being penalized 426 times.

### Season standings

Northeast Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 263 | 182 | 113 |
| 2 | 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 44 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 236 | 208 | 98 |
| 3 | 7 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 245 | 237 | 87 |
| 4 | 10 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 30 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 206 | 234 | 77 |
| 5 | 12 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 190 | 219 | 72 |
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 | P- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 263 | 182 | 113 |
| 2 | Y- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 216 | 166 | 108 |
| 3 | Y- Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 219 | 210 | 93 |
| 4 | X- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 45 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 211 | 166 | 107 |
| 5 | X- Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 44 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 236 | 208 | 98 |
| 6 | X- Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 39 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 224 | 220 | 92 |
| 7 | X- Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 245 | 237 | 87 |
| 8 | X- New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 35 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 224 | 231 | 83 |
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| 9 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 32 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 210 | 231 | 78 |
| 10 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 30 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 206 | 234 | 77 |
| 11 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 31 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 226 | 284 | 74 |
| 12 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 190 | 219 | 72 |
| 13 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 24 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 176 | 237 | 70 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 27 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 189 | 255 | 65 |
| 15 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 22 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 171 | 240 | 61 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

## Playoffs

The Maple Leafs qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth consecutive year. They lost to the Philadelphia Flyers in 7 games in the first round.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2002–03 regular season :
October: 3–6–2–0 (home: 2–5–1–0; road: 1–1–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WOctober 10, 20026–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)1–0–0–0Recap
2LOctober 12, 20021–2Ottawa Senators (2002–03)1–1–0–0Recap
3LOctober 14, 20024–5Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)1–2–0–0Recap
4LOctober 15, 20024–5@ New York Rangers (2002–03)1–3–0–0Recap
5WOctober 17, 20025–3Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03)2–3–0–0Recap
6TOctober 19, 20022–2 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03)2–3–1–0Recap
7LOctober 21, 20021–4Boston Bruins (2002–03)2–4–1–0Recap
8LOctober 23, 20021–4Florida Panthers (2002–03)2–5–1–0Recap
9LOctober 26, 20023–4New York Rangers (2002–03)2–6–1–0Recap
10WOctober 28, 20025–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)3–6–1–0Recap
11TOctober 31, 20023–3 OTAtlanta Thrashers (2002–03)3–6–2–0Recap :
November: 8–5–0–0 (home: 6–2–0–0; road: 2–3–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12LNovember 2, 2002 †2–5Montreal Canadiens (2002–03)3–7–2–0Recap
13WNovember 5, 20024–3Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)4–7–2–0Recap
14LNovember 8, 20021–2@ Dallas Stars (2002–03)4–8–2–0Recap
15LNovember 9, 20023–6@ St. Louis Blues (2002–03)4–9–2–0Recap
16WNovember 12, 20024–3 OTLos Angeles Kings (2002–03)5–9–2–0Recap
17WNovember 15, 20023–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)6–9–2–0Recap
18LNovember 16, 20021–2Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)6–10–2–0Recap
19WNovember 19, 20022–0Boston Bruins (2002–03)7–10–2–0Recap
20WNovember 23, 20026–0Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)8–10–2–0Recap
21LNovember 25, 20020–2@ Ottawa Senators (2002–03)8–11–2–0Recap
22WNovember 26, 20025–4Washington Capitals (2002–03)9–11–2–0Recap
23WNovember 29, 20023–0@ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)10–11–2–0Recap
24WNovember 30, 20023–1Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)11–11–2–0Recap :
December: 8–3–2–1 (home: 5–0–1–0; road: 3–3–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25WDecember 3, 20024–3 OTTampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)12–11–2–0Recap
26LDecember 6, 20022–4@ New York Islanders (2002–03)12–12–2–0Recap
27WDecember 7, 20021–0New Jersey Devils (2002–03)13–12–2–0Recap
28WDecember 10, 20024–2Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)14–12–2–0Recap
29LDecember 12, 20021–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)14–13–2–0Recap
30WDecember 14, 20024–1New York Rangers (2002–03)15–13–2–0Recap
31LDecember 16, 20020–1@ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)15–14–2–0Recap
32TDecember 18, 20022–2 OT@ Florida Panthers (2002–03)15–14–3–0Recap
33WDecember 19, 20022–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)16–14–3–0Recap
34TDecember 21, 20023–3 OTSan Jose Sharks (2002–03)16–14–4–0Recap
35WDecember 23, 20025–1Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)17–14–4–0Recap
36WDecember 27, 20024–3@ Calgary Flames (2002–03)18–14–4–0Recap
37OTLDecember 28, 20022–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)18–14–4–1Recap
38WDecember 31, 20025–3@ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)19–14–4–1Recap :
January: 8–6–0–0 (home: 3–2–0–0; road: 5–4–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
39LJanuary 3, 20030–2@ New Jersey Devils (2002–03)19–15–4–1Recap
40WJanuary 4, 20032–1New Jersey Devils (2002–03)20–15–4–1Recap
41WJanuary 7, 20035–2Boston Bruins (2002–03)21–15–4–1Recap
42WJanuary 9, 20034–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)22–15–4–1Recap
43LJanuary 11, 20032–6@ Boston Bruins (2002–03)22–16–4–1Recap
44LJanuary 13, 20031–5@ New York Rangers (2002–03)22–17–4–1Recap
45WJanuary 14, 20033–2Calgary Flames (2002–03)23–17–4–1Recap
46WJanuary 17, 20034–1@ Washington Capitals (2002–03)24–17–4–1Recap
47WJanuary 18, 20033–2 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03)25–17–4–1Recap
48LJanuary 21, 20031–3Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)25–18–4–1Recap
49LJanuary 24, 20030–4@ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)25–19–4–1Recap
50LJanuary 25, 20030–3Colorado Avalanche (2002–03)25–20–4–1Recap
51WJanuary 29, 20033–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)26–20–4–1Recap
52WJanuary 30, 20035–2@ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)27–20–4–1Recap :
February: 9–3–0–0 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 5–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
53WFebruary 5, 20036–0@ Florida Panthers (2002–03)28–20–4–1Recap
54WFebruary 6, 20033–2 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)29–20–4–1Recap
55WFebruary 8, 20033–1Montreal Canadiens (2002–03)30–20–4–1Recap
56LFebruary 11, 20034–5Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)30–21–4–1Recap
57WFebruary 12, 20033–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03)31–21–4–1Recap
58WFebruary 15, 20032–1Ottawa Senators (2002–03)32–21–4–1Recap
59WFebruary 18, 20034–3Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)33–21–4–1Recap
60WFebruary 20, 20036–2@ Washington Capitals (2002–03)34–21–4–1Recap
61WFebruary 22, 20035–3@ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03)35–21–4–1Recap
62LFebruary 23, 20032–5Nashville Predators (2002–03)35–22–4–1Recap
63WFebruary 25, 20035–2New York Islanders (2002–03)36–22–4–1Recap
64LFebruary 27, 20032–7@ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)36–23–4–1Recap :
March: 6–4–3–2 (home: 3–1–2–0; road: 3–3–1–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
65WMarch 1, 20034–1Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)37–23–4–1Recap
66LMarch 3, 20031–2Florida Panthers (2002–03)37–24–4–1Recap
67LMarch 4, 20031–4@ Ottawa Senators (2002–03)37–25–4–1Recap
68LMarch 6, 20032–4@ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)37–26–4–1Recap
69TMarch 8, 20033–3 OTVancouver Canucks (2002–03)37–26–5–1Recap
70WMarch 10, 20033–2@ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)38–26–5–1Recap
71OTLMarch 13, 20033–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (2002–03)38–26–5–2Recap
72WMarch 15, 20031–0@ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)39–26–5–2Recap
73TMarch 18, 20033–3 OTNew York Islanders (2002–03)39–26–6–2Recap
74OTLMarch 20, 20033–4 OT@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)39–26–6–3Recap
75WMarch 22, 20033–2 OTBuffalo Sabres (2002–03)40–26–6–3Recap
76LMarch 24, 20032–3@ Boston Bruins (2002–03)40–27–6–3Recap
77TMarch 25, 20033–3 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)40–27–7–3Recap
78WMarch 28, 20035–2@ New York Islanders (2002–03)41–27–7–3Recap
79WMarch 29, 20034–3 OTWashington Capitals (2002–03)42–27–7–3Recap :
April: 2–1–0–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 1–0–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
80WApril 1, 20033–2 OT@ New Jersey Devils (2002–03)43–27–7–3Recap
81WApril 3, 20032–1Minnesota Wild (2002–03)44–27–7–3Recap
82LApril 5, 20031–3Ottawa Senators (2002–03)44–28–7–3Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :
* † Hockey Hall of Fame Game

### Playoffs

2003 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Philadelphia Flyers – Flyers win 4–3
GameResultDateScoreOpponentAttendanceSeriesRecap
1WApril 9, 20035–3@ Philadelphia Flyers18,937Maple Leafs lead 1–0Recap
2LApril 11, 20031–4@ Philadelphia Flyers19,597Series tied 1–1Recap
3WApril 14, 20034–3 2OTPhiladelphia Flyers19,533Maple Leafs lead 2–1Recap
4LApril 16, 20032–3 3OTPhiladelphia Flyers19,574Series tied 2–2Recap
5LApril 19, 20031–4@ Philadelphia Flyers19,828Flyers lead 3–2Recap
6WApril 21, 20032–1 2OTPhiladelphia Flyers19,573Series tied 3–3Recap
7LApril 22, 20031–6@ Philadelphia Flyers19,870Flyers 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 |
| 89 | Alexander Mogilny | RW | 73 | 33 | 46 | 79 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Mats Sundin | C | 75 | 37 | 35 | 72 | 1 | 58 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 |
| 15 | Tomas Kaberle | D | 82 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 20 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −6 | 0 |
| 80 | Nik Antropov | RW | 72 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 11 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| 67 | Robert Svehla | D | 82 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 13 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −5 | 2 |
| 21 | Robert Reichel | C | 81 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −4 | 0 |
| 16 | Darcy Tucker | LW | 77 | 10 | 26 | 36 | −7 | 119 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 19 | Mikael Renberg | RW | 67 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 5 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 8 |
| 14 | Jonas Hoglund | LW | 79 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 28 | Tie Domi | RW | 79 | 15 | 14 | 29 | −1 | 171 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 39 | Travis Green | C | 75 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 67 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Bryan McCabe | D | 75 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 135 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 10 |
| 25 | Jyrki Lumme | D | 73 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Tom Fitzgerald | LW | 66 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
| 27 | Shayne Corson‡ | LW | 46 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −5 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| 18 | Alyn McCauley‡ | C | 64 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Owen Nolan† | RW | 14 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 2 |
| 8 | Aki Berg | D | 78 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Paul Healey | LW | 44 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Wade Belak | D | 55 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −2 | 196 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |
| 7 | Gary Roberts | LW | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 8 |
| 29 | Karel Pilar | D | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Alexei Ponikarovsky | LW | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Glen Wesley† | D | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Ed Belfour | G | 62 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 |
| 23 | Harold Druken†‡ | C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | Ric Jackman | D | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −10 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Josh Holden | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Matt Stajan | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Carlo Colaiacovo | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Aaron Gavey | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | Anders Eriksson | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 93 | Doug Gilmour† | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 96 | Phil Housley† | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| 37 | Trevor Kidd | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Mikael Tellqvist | G | 3 | 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 |
| 20 | Ed Belfour | 62 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 1816 | 141 | 2.26 | .922 | 7 | 3738 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 282 | 24 | 2.71 | .915 | 0 | 532 |
| 37 | Trevor Kidd | 19 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 565 | 59 | 3.10 | .896 | 0 | 1143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Mikael Tellqvist | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 2.79 | .895 | 0 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honour | Recipient |
| League (annual) | Lady Byng Trophy | Alexander Mogilny |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Ed Belfour |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Mats Sundin |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Ed Belfour (November 25) |
| Team | Molson Cup | Ed Belfour |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| 400th goal | Mats Sundin | October 14, 2002 |
| First game | Carlo Colaiacovo | October 23, 2002 |
| First game | Mikael Tellqvist | January 18, 2003 |
| First game | Matt Stajan | April 5, 2003 |
| 1,000th point | Mats Sundin | March 10, 2003 |
| 1,000th game played | Mats Sundin | March 24, 2003 |
| 400th win | Ed Belfour | April 1, 2003 |

## Transactions

The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions from June 14, 2002, the day after the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2003, the day of the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22) | To Calgary Flames3rd-round pick in 20025th-round pick in 2002 | To Toronto Maple Leafs3rd-round pick in 2002 |
| June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22) | To Nashville Predators3rd-round pick in 2003 | To Toronto Maple Leafs3rd-round pick in 2002 |
| June 23, 2002 (2002-06-23) | To Vancouver CanucksJeff Farkas | To Toronto Maple LeafsJosh Holden |
| June 25, 2002 (2002-06-25) | To Vancouver CanucksFuture considerations | To Toronto Maple LeafsRyan Bonni |
| June 30, 2002 (2002-06-30) | To Calgary FlamesRights to Curtis Joseph | To Toronto Maple LeafsConditional 8th-round pick in 2003 |
| June 30, 2002 (2002-06-30) | To Nashville PredatorsRights to Tie Domi | To Toronto Maple Leafs8th-round pick in 2003 |
| July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18) | To Florida PanthersRights to Dmitri Yushkevich | To Toronto Maple LeafsRights to Robert Svehla |
| September 4, 2002 (2002-09-04) | To Vancouver CanucksTomas Mojzis | To Toronto Maple LeafsBrad Leeb |
| December 31, 2002 (2002-12-31) | To Nashville PredatorsBob Wren | To Toronto Maple LeafsNathan Perrott |
| March 5, 2003 (2003-03-05) | To San Jose SharksBrad BoyesAlyn McCauley1st-round pick in 2003 | To Toronto Maple LeafsOwen Nolan |
| March 9, 2003 (2003-03-09) | To Carolina Hurricanes2nd-round pick in 2004 | To Toronto Maple LeafsGlen Wesley |
| March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) | To Montreal Canadiens6th-round pick in 2003 | To Toronto Maple LeafsDoug Gilmour |
| March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) | To Chicago BlackhawksFuture considerations | To Toronto Maple LeafsPhil Housley |
| May 29, 2003 (2003-05-29) | To Carolina HurricanesAllan Rourke | To Toronto Maple LeafsHarold Druken |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 2, 2002 (2002-07-02) | Ed Belfour | Nashville Predators | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) | Tie Domi | Nashville Predators | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17) | Tom Fitzgerald | Chicago Blackhawks | | Free agency |
| July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) | Aaron Gavey | Minnesota Wild | multi-year | Free agency |
| July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31) | Nathan Barrett | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) | multi-year | Free agency |
| August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26) | Trevor Kidd | Florida Panthers | 2-year | Free agency |
| September 18, 2002 (2002-09-18) | Tyson Marsh | Vancouver Giants (WHL) | | Free agency |
| December 11, 2002 (2002-12-11) | Harold Druken | Carolina Hurricanes | | Waivers |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 8, 2002 (2002-07-08) | Corey Schwab | New Jersey Devils | Free agency (III) |
| July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) | Nathan Dempsey | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency (VI) |
| July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17) | Donald MacLean | Columbus Blue Jackets | Free agency (VI) |
| October 9, 2002 (2002-10-09) | Garry Valk | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency (III) |
| November 4, 2002 (2002-11-04) | Tom Barrasso | St. Louis Blues | Free agency (III) |
| December 17, 2002 (2002-12-17) | Cory Cross | New York Rangers | Free agency (III) |
| January 17, 2003 (2003-01-17) | Harold Druken | Carolina Hurricanes | Waivers |
| April 15, 2003 (2003-04-15) | Shayne Corson | | Retirement |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 14, 2002 (2002-07-14) | Ric Jackman | | Re-signing |
| July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) | Wade Belak | | Re-signing |
| July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) | Alyn McCauley | | Re-signing |
| July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17) | Jonas Hoglund | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18) | Robert Svehla | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) | Marc Moro | multi-year | Re-signing |
| July 29, 2002 (2002-07-29) | Aki Berg | multi-year | Re-signing |
| September 16, 2002 (2002-09-16) | Dmitri Yakushin | | Re-signing |
| September 18, 2002 (2002-09-18) | Nik Antropov | | Re-signing |
| September 18, 2002 (2002-09-18) | Ryan Bonni | | Re-signing |
| September 18, 2002 (2002-09-18) | Josh Holden | | Re-signing |
| September 18, 2002 (2002-09-18) | Brad Leeb | | Re-signing |
| October 7, 2002 (2002-10-07) | Carlo Colaiacovo | multi-year | Entry-level |
| February 18, 2003 (2003-02-18) | Gary Roberts | 1-year | Extension |
| March 25, 2003 (2003-03-25) | Brendan Bell | multi-year | Entry-level |
| April 3, 2003 (2003-04-03) | Matt Stajan | 3-year | Entry-level |
| April 8, 2003 (2003-04-08) | David Turon | multi-year | Entry-level |
| May 7, 2003 (2003-05-07) | Kyle Wellwood | | Entry-level |
| May 29, 2003 (2003-05-29) | Pierre Hedin | multi-year | Entry-level |
| June 9, 2003 (2003-06-09) | Ian White | | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Toronto's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 24 | Alexander Steen | Sweden | Frölunda HC (Sweden) |
| 2 | 57 | Matt Stajan | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 3 | 74 | Todd Ford | Canada | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
| 3 | 88 | Dominic D'Amour | Canada | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 122 | David Turon | Czech Republic | Femax Havířov (Czech Republic) |
| 6 | 191 | Ian White | Canada | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
| 7 | 222 | Scott May | Canada | Ohio State University (CCHA) |
| 8 | 254 | Jarkko Immonen | Finland | JYP (Finland) |
| 9 | 285 | Staffan Kronwall | Sweden | Huddinge IK (Sweden) |