# 2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs season, the club's 87th season of existence and 77th as the Maple Leafs, saw the team finish in second place in the Northeast Division with a record of 45 wins, 24 losses, 10 ties and three overtime losses for 103 points. It was the highest point total in franchise history, beating out the 100 points earned by the 1999–2000 team. In the playoffs Leafs defeated their provincial rivals, the Ottawa Senators, in seven games in the Conference Quarterfinals before falling to the Philadelphia Flyers four games to two in the Conference Semifinals. The Leafs did not qualify for the playoffs again until the 2012–13 season, and would not win another playoff series until the 2022–23 season. This still remains the last season the Leafs would win a Game 7 of a playoff series.

## Offseason

On June 27, 2003, it was announced Pat Quinn would relinquish his dual roles as the team’s general manager and head coach and solely focus on coaching. John Ferguson Jr. was named the team’s new general manager on August 29.

## Regular season
### Season standings

Northeast Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 41 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 209 | 188 | 104 |
| 2 | 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 45 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 242 | 204 | 103 |
| 3 | 5 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 262 | 189 | 102 |
| 4 | 7 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 41 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 208 | 192 | 93 |
| 5 | 9 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 37 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 220 | 221 | 85 |
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- Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 46 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 245 | 192 | 106 |
| 2 | Y- Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 41 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 209 | 188 | 104 |
| 3 | Y- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 209 | 188 | 101 |
| 4 | X- Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 45 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 242 | 204 | 103 |
| 5 | X- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 262 | 189 | 102 |
| 6 | X- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 213 | 164 | 100 |
| 7 | X- Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 41 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 208 | 192 | 93 |
| 8 | X- New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 38 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 237 | 210 | 91 |
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| 9 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 37 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 220 | 221 | 85 |
| 10 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 33 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 214 | 243 | 78 |
| 11 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 172 | 209 | 76 |
| 12 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 28 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 188 | 221 | 75 |
| 13 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 27 | 40 | 7 | 8 | 206 | 250 | 69 |
| 14 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 23 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 186 | 253 | 59 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 23 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 190 | 303 | 58 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2003–04 regular season :
October: 4–3–2–1 (home: 1–1–1–1; road: 3–2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPtsRecap
1LOctober 11, 20030–4Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)0–1–0–00Recap
2TOctober 13, 20032–2 OTWashington Capitals (2003–04)0–1–1–01Recap
3TOctober 16, 20032–2 OT@ New Jersey Devils (2003–04)0–1–2–02Recap
4WOctober 18, 20031–0@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)1–1–2–04Recap
5LOctober 20, 20032–5@ New York Islanders (2003–04)1–2–2–04Recap
6WOctober 22, 20033–1@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)2–2–2–06Recap
7WOctober 23, 20035–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)3–2–2–08Recap
8WOctober 25, 20034–1Washington Capitals (2003–04)4–2–2–010Recap
9OTLOctober 27, 20032–3 OTAtlanta Thrashers (2003–04)4–2–2–111Recap
10LOctober 30, 20033–5@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)4–3–2–111Recap :
November: 8–3–3–1 (home: 3–1–0–0; road: 5–2–3–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPtsRecap
11LNovember 1, 2003 †1–7Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)4–4–2–111Recap
12WNovember 2, 20032–1@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)5–4–2–113Recap
13WNovember 4, 20034–2Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)6–4–2–115Recap
14TNovember 7, 20031–1 OT@ New Jersey Devils (2003–04)6–4–3–116Recap
15WNovember 8, 20034–1Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)7–4–3–118Recap
16LNovember 12, 20031–5@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)7–5–3–118Recap
17TNovember 13, 20034–4 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)7–5–4–119Recap
18TNovember 15, 20032–2 OT@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)7–5–5–120Recap
19OTLNovember 18, 20032–3 OT@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)7–5–5–221Recap
20LNovember 20, 20032–3@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)7–6–5–221Recap
21WNovember 22, 20035–3@ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)8–6–5–223Recap
22WNovember 24, 20032–1Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)9–6–5–225Recap
23WNovember 27, 20033–1@ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)10–6–5–227Recap
24WNovember 29, 20032–1@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)11–6–5–229Recap
25WNovember 30, 20034–2@ New York Rangers (2003–04)12–6–5–231Recap :
December: 9–1–2–1 (home: 6–0–0–1; road: 3–1–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPtsRecap
26WDecember 2, 20035–4New York Rangers (2003–04)13–6–5–233Recap
27WDecember 4, 20036–0@ Boston Bruins (2003–04)14–6–5–235Recap
28WDecember 6, 20035–2Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)15–6–5–237Recap
29OTLDecember 9, 20032–3 OTSt. Louis Blues (2003–04)15–6–5–338Recap
30WDecember 11, 20031–0@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)16–6–5–340Recap
31WDecember 13, 20033–1New York Rangers (2003–04)17–6–5–342Recap
32WDecember 16, 20033–0Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)18–6–5–344Recap
33TDecember 19, 20032–2 OT@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)18–6–6–345Recap
34WDecember 20, 20034–2Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)19–6–6–347Recap
35WDecember 23, 20035–2Florida Panthers (2003–04)20–6–6–349Recap
36WDecember 26, 20036–5 OT@ New York Rangers (2003–04)21–6–6–351Recap
37LDecember 27, 20031–3@ New York Islanders (2003–04)21–7–6–351Recap
38TDecember 29, 20034–4 OT@ Florida Panthers (2003–04)21–7–7–352Recap :
January: 8–6–1–0 (home: 4–4–1–0; road: 4–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPtsRecap
39LJanuary 1, 20042–3@ Boston Bruins (2003–04)21–8–7–352Recap
40TJanuary 3, 20043–3 OTBuffalo Sabres (2003–04)21–8–8–353Recap
41WJanuary 5, 20045–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)22–8–8–355Recap
42WJanuary 6, 20042–1Nashville Predators (2003–04)23–8–8–357Recap
43LJanuary 8, 20041–7Ottawa Senators (2003–04)23–9–8–357Recap
44LJanuary 10, 20040–1New Jersey Devils (2003–04)23–10–8–357Recap
45WJanuary 13, 20044–1Calgary Flames (2003–04)24–10–8–359Recap
46LJanuary 16, 20041–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)24–11–8–359Recap
47LJanuary 17, 20040–4Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)24–12–8–359Recap
48WJanuary 20, 20042–0New York Islanders (2003–04)25–12–8–361Recap
49WJanuary 21, 20043–2@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)26–12–8–363Recap
50WJanuary 24, 20044–1@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)27–12–8–365Recap
51LJanuary 27, 20040–2Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)27–13–8–365Recap
52WJanuary 30, 20044–1@ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)28–13–8–367Recap
53WJanuary 31, 20045–1Ottawa Senators (2003–04)29–13–8–369Recap :
February: 6–6–1–0 (home: 3–4–0–0; road: 3–2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPtsRecap
54LFebruary 3, 20041–4Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)29–14–8–369Recap
55WFebruary 5, 20045–4 OT@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)30–14–8–371Recap
56TFebruary 10, 20044–4 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)30–14–9–372Recap
57WFebruary 12, 20044–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)31–14–9–374Recap
58LFebruary 14, 20044–6Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)31–15–9–374Recap
59WFebruary 16, 20048–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)32–15–9–376Recap
60LFebruary 17, 20042–5Boston Bruins (2003–04)32–16–9–376Recap
61WFebruary 19, 20042–1 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)33–16–9–378Recap
62WFebruary 21, 20045–4Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)34–16–9–380Recap
63LFebruary 23, 20041–2Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)34–17–9–380Recap
64LFebruary 25, 20040–4@ Florida Panthers (2003–04)34–18–9–380Recap
65LFebruary 26, 20043–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)34–19–9–380Recap
66WFebruary 28, 20043–0New Jersey Devils (2003–04)35–19–9–382Recap :
March: 8–5–1–0 (home: 5–4–1–0; road: 3–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPtsRecap
67WMarch 2, 20043–2Boston Bruins (2003–04)36–19–9–384Recap
68WMarch 4, 20046–2New York Islanders (2003–04)37–19–9–386Recap
69LMarch 6, 20041–5Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)37–20–9–386Recap
70WMarch 9, 20045–0Florida Panthers (2003–04)38–20–9–388Recap
71LMarch 11, 20042–3Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)38–21–9–388Recap
72LMarch 13, 20043–4@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)38–22–9–388Recap
73WMarch 15, 20046–5 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)39–22–9–390Recap
74LMarch 16, 20041–2Boston Bruins (2003–04)39–23–9–390Recap
75WMarch 18, 20043–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)40–23–9–392Recap
76WMarch 20, 20045–2Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)41–23–9–394Recap
77LMarch 23, 20042–7Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)41–24–9–394Recap
78WMarch 25, 20043–0@ Boston Bruins (2003–04)42–24–9–396Recap
79TMarch 27, 20042–2 OTOttawa Senators (2003–04)42–24–10–397Recap
80WMarch 29, 20044–2Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)43–24–10–399Recap :
April: 2–0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0–0; road: 2–0–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPtsRecap
81WApril 2, 20042–0@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)44–24–10–3101Recap
82WApril 3, 20046–0@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)45–24–10–3103Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :
* † Hockey Hall of Fame Game

### Playoffs

2004 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) Ottawa Senators – Maple Leafs win 4–3
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 8Ottawa4–2Toronto19,535Senators lead 1–0Recap
2April 10Ottawa0–2Toronto19,529Series tied 1–1Recap
3April 12Toronto2–0Ottawa18,500Maple Leafs lead 2–1Recap
4April 14Toronto1–4Ottawa18,500Series tied 2–2Recap
5April 16Ottawa0–2Toronto19,584Maple Leafs lead 3–2Recap
6April 18Toronto1–2Ottawa2OT18,500Series tied 3–3Recap
7April 20Ottawa1–4Toronto19,646Maple Leafs win 4–3Recap :
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (3) Philadelphia Flyers – Flyers win 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 22Toronto3–1Philadelphia19,447Flyers lead 1–0Recap
2April 25Toronto2–1Philadelphia19,792Flyers lead 2–0Recap
3April 28Philadelphia1–4Toronto19,628Flyers lead 2–1Recap
4April 30Philadelphia1–3Toronto19,614Series tied 2–2Recap
5May 2Toronto7–2Philadelphia19,825Flyers lead 3–2Recap
6May 4Philadelphia3–2TorontoOT19,625Flyers 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 | 81 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 11 | 52 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −2 | 8 |
| 24 | Bryan McCabe | D | 75 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 22 | 86 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| 25 | Joe Nieuwendyk | C | 64 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 7 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Gary Roberts | LW | 72 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 9 | 84 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −3 | 10 |
| 11 | Owen Nolan | RW | 65 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 4 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Darcy Tucker | LW | 64 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 4 | 68 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −3 | 14 |
| 80 | Nik Antropov | C | 62 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 7 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| 15 | Tomas Kaberle | D | 71 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 21 | Robert Reichel | C | 69 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 89 | Alexander Mogilny | RW | 37 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −1 | 8 |
| 22 | Ken Klee | D | 66 | 4 | 25 | 29 | −1 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 |
| 23 | Alexei Ponikarovsky | LW | 73 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 14 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 8 |
| 14 | Matt Stajan | C | 69 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Mikael Renberg | LW | 59 | 12 | 13 | 25 | −1 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Tie Domi | RW | 80 | 7 | 13 | 20 | −2 | 208 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 41 |
| 29 | Karel Pilar | D | 50 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Tom Fitzgerald | C | 69 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −2 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Brian Leetch† | D | 15 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Ron Francis† | C | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Aki Berg | D | 79 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −1 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
| 55 | Ric Jackman‡ | D | 29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −11 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Calle Johansson† | D | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| 27 | Bryan Marchment | D | 75 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 106 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | Harold Druken | C | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | Drake Berehowsky† | D | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Nathan Perrott | RW | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Wade Belak | D | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 33 | Craig Johnson†‡ | C | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Chad Kilger† | LW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ed Belfour | G | 59 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 8 |
| 37 | Trevor Kidd | G | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 45 | Carlo Colaiacovo | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Pierre Hedin | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Josh Holden | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Maxim Kondratiev‡ | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Brad Leeb | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Mikael Tellqvist | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Kyle Wellwood | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Clarke Wilm† | C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |

### 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 | 59 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 1483 | 122 | 2.13 | .918 | 10 | 3444 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 379 | 27 | 2.09 | .929 | 3 | 774 |
| 37 | Trevor Kidd | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 388 | 48 | 3.26 | .876 | 1 | 883 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1.82 | .909 | 0 | 33 |
| 32 | Mikael Tellqvist | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 293 | 31 | 2.87 | .894 | 0 | 647 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | NHL Second All-Star Team | Bryan McCabe (Defence) |
| League (annual) | NHL Second All-Star Team | Mats Sundin (Centre) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Pat Quinn (coach) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Gary Roberts |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Mats Sundin |
| League (in-season) | NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Ed Belfour (January 26) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Ed Belfour (April 5) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Offensive Player of the Week | Brian Leetch (March 22) |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Matt Stajan |
| Team | Molson Cup | Ed Belfour |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Maxim Kondratiev | October 11, 2003 |
| First game | Kyle Wellwood | January 8, 2004 |
| First game | Pierre Hedin | January 13, 2004 |
| 600th assist | Mats Sundin | December 16, 2003 |
| 1,000th game played | Tom Fitzgerald | January 13, 2004 |
| 1,000th game played | Gary Roberts | January 13, 2004 |
| 1,000th point | Alexander Mogilny | March 15, 2004 |

## Transactions

The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2003, the day after the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 7, 2004, the day of the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21) | To Minnesota Wild3rd-round pick in 2003 | To Toronto Maple Leafs3rd-round pick in 20034th-round pick in 2003 |
| February 11, 2004 (2004-02-11) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsRic Jackman | To Toronto Maple LeafsDrake Berehowsky |
| March 3, 2004 (2004-03-03) | To New York RangersMaxim KondratievRights to Jarkko Immonen1st round pick in 20042nd-round pick in 2005 | To Toronto Maple LeafsBrian LeetchConditional draft pick |
| March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09) | To Carolina Hurricanes4th-round pick in 2005 | To Toronto Maple LeafsRon Francis |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 11, 2003 (2003-07-11) | Bryan Marchment | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 9, 2003 (2003-09-09) | Joe Nieuwendyk | New Jersey Devils | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 27, 2003 (2003-09-27) | Ken Klee | Washington Capitals | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) | Petr Tenkrat | Columbus Blue Jackets | | Waiver draft |
| October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28) | Clarke Wilm | Nashville Predators | 1-year | Free agency |
| January 10, 2004 (2004-01-10) | Craig Johnson | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | | Waivers |
| March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09) | Calle Johansson | Washington Capitals | 1-year | Free agency |
| March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09) | Chad Kilger | Montreal Canadiens | | Waivers |
| May 27, 2004 (2004-05-27) | Ben Ondrus | St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL) | 3-year | Free agency |
| May 27, 2004 (2004-05-27) | Andy Wozniewski | St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL) | 3-year | Free agency |
| June 2, 2004 (2004-06-02) | Chris St. Jacques | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | 3-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| June 19, 2003 (2003-06-19) | Jyrki Lumme | | Buyout |
| July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08) | Glen Wesley | Carolina Hurricanes | Free agency (III) |
| July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28) | Doug Doull | Boston Bruins | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28) | Paul Healey | New York Rangers | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 4, 2003 (2003-09-04) | Jonas Hoglund | Florida Panthers | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 4, 2003 (2003-09-04) | Robert Svehla | | Retirement |
| September 8, 2003 (2003-09-08) | Doug Gilmour | | Retirement (III) |
| September 20, 2003 (2003-09-20) | Craig Mills | | Retirement (VI) |
| October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) | Travis Green | Columbus Blue Jackets | Waiver draft |
| October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28) | Ryan Bonni | Greensboro Generals (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| November 17, 2003 (2003-11-17) | Dmitri Yakushin | Aalborg Ishockey (Ligaen) | Free agency |
| January 16, 2004 (2004-01-16) | Phil Housley | | Retirement (III) |
| March 5, 2004 (2004-03-05) | Craig Johnson | Washington Capitals | Waivers |
| May 26, 2004 (2004-05-26) | Mikael Renberg | Lulea HF (SHL) | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30) | Maxim Kondratiev | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14) | Nathan Perrott | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) | Ric Jackman | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 16, 2003 (2003-07-16) | Wade Belak | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 16, 2003 (2003-07-16) | Jamie Hodson | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 18, 2003 (2003-07-18) | Alexei Ponikarovsky | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24) | Harold Druken | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28) | Josh Holden | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 22, 2003 (2003-08-22) | Bryan McCabe | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 5, 2003 (2003-09-05) | Nik Antropov | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 26, 2003 (2003-09-26) | Brad Leeb | 1-year | Re-signing |
| October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28) | Karel Pilar | 2-year | Re-signing |
| April 1, 2004 (2004-04-01) | Jeremy Williams | 3-year | Entry-level |
| May 27, 2004 (2004-05-27) | Dominic D'Amour | 3-year | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2004 (2004-06-01) | Todd Ford | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Toronto's draft picks at the 2003 NHL entry draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 2 | 57 | John Doherty | United States | Phillips Academy (USHS-MA) |
| 3 | 91 | Martin Sagat | Slovakia | Dukla Trenčín (Slovakia) |
| 4 | 125 | Konstantin Volkov | Russia | Dynamo Moscow (Russia) |
| 5 | 158 | John Mitchell | Canada | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
| 7 | 220 | Jeremy Williams | Canada | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
| 8 | 237 | Shaun Landolt | Canada | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |

## Farm teams

* St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL)
* Memphis RiverKings (CHL)