# 2011–12 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 2011–12 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 95th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on November 22, 1917. The team failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs for the seventh-straight season.

## Off-season

At the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, general manager Brian Burke fulfilled his pledge to trade up in the first round, trading the 30th (Rickard Rakell) and 39th (John Gibson) picks to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for the 22nd pick, which was used to select Tyler Biggs. The Leafs also selected Stuart Percy with the 25th pick.
The Leafs made two key free agent additions, adding centers Tim Connolly from the Buffalo Sabres and Philippe Dupuis from the Colorado Avalanche. The Leafs also added to their blue line by trading Brett Lebda and prospect Robert Slaney to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Cody Franson and center Matthew Lombardi.
The Leafs suffered no major losses during the off-season, however Tim Brent, who had an impressive season with the Leafs, was signed by the Carolina Hurricanes and veteran goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere was acquired by the Colorado Avalanche. Other Leafs to depart the team included Danny Richmond (to the Washington Capitals), Christian Hanson, (to Washington) and Fabian Brunnstrom (to the Detroit Red Wings).
On October 4, the Leafs traded their fourth round pick at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for centre Dave Steckel.
Prior to the beginning of the regular season, the Leafs unveiled new alternate jerseys, similar to the ones they used when they last won the Stanley Cup in 1967.

## Pre-season

The Maple Leafs went 4–4 in pre-season play.

## Regular season

The Maple Leafs got off to a fast start, winning their first three games and seven of their first ten, finishing October in first place in the Northeast Division, second in the Conference. Phil Kessel was the NHL's leading points scorer with 18, and leading goal scorer with 10. James Reimer was the starting goaltender for the first five games, but was injured in his next start when the Montreal Canadiens' Brian Gionta struck Reimer in the jaw while fighting for the puck. Early in the season, the Leafs' power play has dramatically improved, with a 21.6% conversion rate, good for third in the league as of December 17, 2011. However, when short-handed, they had been less efficient, with a 73.0% kill rate, the worst in the NHL.
On February 9, 2012, the NHL announced that the Leafs would play the Detroit Red Wings at Michigan Stadium for the 2013 NHL Winter Classic on January 1, 2013. It would later be postponed to 2014 due to the lockout.
With the Leafs falling out of the playoff race and in the midst of losing 10 of their last 11 games, including a six-game losing streak, head coach Ron Wilson was fired and replaced by Randy Carlyle on March 2, 2012. The Leafs went 6–9–3 under Carlyle to end the season.

## Playoffs

The Maple Leafs attempted to finally qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2003–04 season. The Hockey News predicted that the Leafs will place tenth and miss the playoffs. The Maple Leafs were ultimately eliminated from playoff contention.

## Standings

Northeast Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Boston Bruins | 82 | 49 | 29 | 4 | 40 | 269 | 202 | +67 | 102 |
| 2 | x – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 35 | 249 | 240 | +9 | 92 |
| 3 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 32 | 218 | 230 | −12 | 89 |
| 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 31 | 231 | 264 | −33 | 80 |
| 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 31 | 35 | 16 | 26 | 212 | 226 | −14 | 78 |
Eastern Conference :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AT | z – New York Rangers | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 47 | 226 | 187 | +39 | 109 |
| 2 | NE | y – Boston Bruins | 82 | 49 | 29 | 4 | 40 | 269 | 202 | +67 | 102 |
| 3 | SE | y – Florida Panthers | 82 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 32 | 203 | 227 | −24 | 94 |
| 4 | AT | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 51 | 25 | 6 | 42 | 282 | 221 | +61 | 108 |
| 5 | AT | x – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 43 | 264 | 232 | +32 | 103 |
| 6 | AT | x – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 36 | 228 | 209 | +19 | 102 |
| 7 | SE | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 38 | 222 | 230 | −8 | 92 |
| 8 | NE | x – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 35 | 249 | 240 | +9 | 92 |
| 9 | NE | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 32 | 218 | 230 | −12 | 89 |
| 10 | SE | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 35 | 235 | 281 | −46 | 84 |
| 11 | SE | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 33 | 225 | 246 | −21 | 84 |
| 12 | SE | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 32 | 213 | 243 | −30 | 82 |
| 13 | NE | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 31 | 231 | 264 | −33 | 80 |
| 14 | AT | New York Islanders | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 27 | 203 | 255 | −52 | 79 |
| 15 | NE | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 31 | 35 | 16 | 26 | 212 | 226 | −14 | 78 |

## Schedule and results
### Pre-season

2011 Pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 3–1–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecord
1September 19Ottawa Senators2–4Toronto Maple LeafsJonas Gustavsson1–0–0
2September 20Philadelphia Flyers4–0Toronto Maple LeafsJames Reimer1–1–0
3September 21Toronto Maple Leafs4–2Philadelphia FlyersJonas Gustavsson2–1–0
4September 23Buffalo Sabres2–1Toronto Maple LeafsJames Reimer2–2–0
5September 24Toronto Maple Leafs2–3Buffalo SabresJonas Gustavsson2–3–0
6September 27Toronto Maple Leafs5–3Ottawa SenatorsJames Reimer3–3–0
7September 30Toronto Maple Leafs4–3Detroit Red WingsOTJonas Gustavsson4–3–0
8October 1Detroit Red Wings4–2Toronto Maple LeafsJames Reimer4–4–0 :

### Regular season

2011–12 Game Log: 35–37–10, 80 Points (home: 18–16–7; road: 17–21–3) :
October: 7–3–1, 15 Points (home: 5–0–1; road: 2–3–0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreLocation (Attendance)RecordPointsDecision
16Montreal Canadiens2–0Air Canada Centre (19,606)1–0–02Reimer
28Ottawa Senators6–5Air Canada Centre (19,324)2–0–04Reimer
315Calgary Flames3–2Air Canada Centre (19,410)3–0–06Reimer
417Colorado Avalanche2–3 (OT)Air Canada Centre (19,359)3–0–17Reimer
519Winnipeg Jets4–3 (SO)Air Canada Centre (19,514)4–0–19Reimer
620@ Boston Bruins2–6TD Garden (17,565)4–1–19Gustavsson
722@ Montreal Canadiens5–4 (OT)Bell Centre (21,273)5–1–111Gustavsson
824@ Philadelphia Flyers2–4Wells Fargo Center (19,569)5–2–111Gustavsson
927@ New York Rangers4–2Madison Square Garden (18,200)6–2–113Gustavsson
1029Pittsburgh Penguins4–3Air Canada Centre (19,526)7–2–115Gustavsson
1130@ Ottawa Senators2–3Scotiabank Place (19,522)7–3–115Gustavsson :
November: 7–6–1, 15 Points (home: 1–4–1; road: 6–2–0)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPointsDecision
122@ New Jersey Devils5–3Prudential Center (13,033)8–3–117Gustavsson
133@ Columbus Blue Jackets4–1Nationwide Arena (14,306)9–3–119Scrivens
145Boston Bruins0–7Air Canada Centre (19,497)9–4–119Scrivens
158Florida Panthers1–5Air Canada Centre (19,414)9–5–119Gustavsson
1610@ St. Louis Blues3–2 (SO)Scottrade Center (19,150)10–5–121Scrivens
1712Ottawa Senators2–5Air Canada Centre (19,553)10–6–121Scrivens
1815Phoenix Coyotes2–3 (SO)Air Canada Centre (19,522)10–6–222Scrivens
1917@ Nashville Predators1–4Bridgestone Arena (16,135)10–7–222Scrivens
2019Washington Capitals7–1Air Canada Centre (19,594)11–7–224Gustavsson
2120@ Carolina Hurricanes2–3RBC Center (13,187)11–8–224Scrivens
2222@ Tampa Bay Lightning7–1St. Pete Times Forum (19,204)12–8–226Gustavsson
2325@ Dallas Stars4–3 (SO)American Airlines Center (18,532)13–8–228Gustavsson
2427@ Anaheim Ducks5–2Honda Center (13,685)14–8–230Gustavsson
2530Boston Bruins3–6Air Canada Centre (19,643)14–9–230Gustavsson :
December: 4–6–3, 11 Points (home: 2–1–2; road: 2–5–1)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPointsDecision
263@ Boston Bruins1–4TD Garden (17,565)14–10–230Reimer
275@ New York Rangers4–2Madison Square Garden (18,200)15–10–232Gustavsson
286New Jersey Devils2–3 (OT)Air Canada Centre (19,513)15–10–333Reimer
299@ Washington Capitals2–4Verizon Center (18,506)15–11–333Reimer
3013Carolina Hurricanes2–1 (OT)Air Canada Centre (19,509)16–11–335Reimer
3116@ Buffalo Sabres4–5First Niagara Center (18,690)16–12–335Reimer
3217Vancouver Canucks3–5Air Canada Centre (19,633)16–13–335Gustavsson
3319Los Angeles Kings2–3 (SO)Air Canada Centre (19,521)16–13–436Reimer
3422Buffalo Sabres3–2Air Canada Centre (19,473)17–13–438Reimer
3523@ New York Islanders5–3Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (12,432)18–13–440Reimer
3627@ Florida Panthers3–5BankAtlantic Center (20,406)18–14–440Gustavsson
3729@ Carolina Hurricanes3–4 (OT)RBC Center (17,461)18–14–541Reimer
3831@ Winnipeg Jets2–3MTS Centre (15,004)18–15–541Reimer :
January: 7–4–1, 15 Points (home: 6–3–0; road: 1–1–1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPointsDecision
393Tampa Bay Lightning7–3Air Canada Centre (19,425)19–15–543Gustavsson
405Winnipeg Jets4–0Air Canada Centre (19,514)20–15–545Gustavsson
417Detroit Red Wings4–3Air Canada Centre (19,536)21–15–547Gustavsson
4210Buffalo Sabres2–0Air Canada Centre (19,431)22–15–549Gustavsson
4313@ Buffalo Sabres2–3First Niagara Center (18,690)22–16–549Gustavsson
4414New York Rangers0–3Air Canada Centre (19,617)22–17–549Gustavsson
4517Ottawa Senators2–3Air Canada Centre (19,615)22–18–549Reimer
4619Minnesota Wild4–1Air Canada Centre (19,421)23–18–551Gustavsson
4721Montreal Canadiens1–3Air Canada Centre (19,643)23–19–551Gustavsson
4823New York Islanders3–0Air Canada Centre (19,570)24–19–553Gustavsson
4924@ New York Islanders4–3 (OT)Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (10,888)25–19–555Gustavsson
5031@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–5 (SO)Consol Energy Center (18,550)25–19–656Gustavsson :
February: 4–9–1, 9 Points (home: 2–4–1; road: 2–5–0)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPointsDecision
511Pittsburgh Penguins1–0Air Canada Centre (19,542)26–19–658Reimer
524@ Ottawa Senators5–0Scotiabank Place (20,500)27–19–660Reimer
536Edmonton Oilers6–3Air Canada Centre (19,581)28–19–662Reimer
547@ Winnipeg Jets1–2MTS Centre (15,004)28–20–662Gustavsson
559@ Philadelphia Flyers3–4Wells Fargo Center (19,684)28–21–662Reimer
5611Montreal Canadiens0–5Air Canada Centre (19,685)28–22–662Reimer
5714@ Calgary Flames1–5Scotiabank Saddledome (19,289)28–23–662Gustavsson
5815@ Edmonton Oilers4–3 (OT)Rexall Place (16,839)29–23–664Reimer
5918@ Vancouver Canucks2–6Rogers Arena (18,890)29–24–664Reimer
6021New Jersey Devils3–4 (OT)Air Canada Centre (19,426)29–24–765Gustavsson
6123San Jose Sharks1–2Air Canada Centre (19,493)29–25–765Reimer
6225Washington Capitals2–4Air Canada Centre (19,577)29–26–765Reimer
6328Florida Panthers3–5Air Canada Centre (19,420)29–27–765Reimer
6429@ Chicago Blackhawks4–5United Center (21,244)29–28–765Gustavsson :
March: 5–8–2, 12 Points (home: 1–4–2; road: 4–4–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPointsDecision
653@ Montreal Canadiens3–1Bell Centre (21,273)30–28–767Gustavsson
666Boston Bruins4–5Air Canada Centre (19,684)30–29–767Gustavsson
677@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–3Consol Energy Center (18,539)30–30–767Gustavsson
6810Philadelphia Flyers0–1 (SO)Air Canada Centre (19,559)30–30–868Gustavsson
6911@ Washington Capitals0–2Verizon Center (18,506)30–31–868Gustavsson
7013@ Florida Panthers2–5BankAtlantic Center (17,475)30–32–868Reimer
7115@ Tampa Bay Lightning3–1Tampa Bay Times Forum (19,204)31–32–870Reimer
7217@ Ottawa Senators3–1Scotiabank Place (20,500)32–32–872Reimer
7319@ Boston Bruins0–8TD Garden (17,565)32–33–872Reimer
7420New York Islanders2–5Air Canada Centre (19,351)32–34–872Reimer
7523@ New Jersey Devils4–3 (SO)Prudential Center (16,022)33–34–874Reimer
7624New York Rangers3–4 (SO)Air Canada Centre (19,507)33–34–975Gustavsson
7727Carolina Hurricanes0–3Air Canada Centre (19,348)33–35–975Gustavsson
7829Philadelphia Flyers1–7Air Canada Centre (19,415)33–36–975Rynnas
7931Buffalo Sabres4–3Air Canada Centre (19,446)34–36–977Scrivens :
April: 1–1–1, 3 Points (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–1–1)
GameAprilOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPointsDecision
803@ Buffalo Sabres5–6 (OT)First Niagara Center (18,690)34–36–1078Scrivens
815Tampa Bay Lightning3–2 (OT)Air Canada Centre (19,369)35–36–1080Scrivens
827@ Montreal Canadiens1–4Bell Centre (21,273)35–37–1080Scrivens :

### Overtime statistics

| | Games | Won | Lost | Game Winning Goal Scorers |
| Overtime | 10 | 5 | 5 | Grabovski (1), Connolly (2), MacArthur (1), Phaneuf (1) |
| Shootout | 9 | 4 | 5 | Lupul (2), Kessel (1), Kadri (1) |
| | 19 | 9 | 10 | |

## Player statistics

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Phil Kessel | 82 | 37 | 45 | 82 | −10 | 20 |
| Joffrey Lupul | 66 | 25 | 42 | 67 | 1 | 48 |
| Mikhail Grabovski | 74 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 0 | 51 |
| Tyler Bozak | 73 | 18 | 29 | 47 | −7 | 22 |
| Dion Phaneuf | 82 | 12 | 32 | 44 | −10 | 92 |
| Clarke MacArthur | 73 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 3 | 37 |
| Tim Connolly | 70 | 13 | 23 | 36 | −14 | 40 |
| Jake Gardiner | 75 | 7 | 23 | 30 | −2 | 18 |
| Nikolai Kulemin | 70 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 6 |
| John-Michael Liles | 66 | 7 | 20 | 27 | −14 | 20 |
| Joey Crabb | 67 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 33 |
| Luke Schenn | 79 | 2 | 20 | 22 | −6 | 62 |
| Cody Franson | 57 | 5 | 16 | 21 | −1 | 22 |
| Carl Gunnarsson | 76 | 4 | 15 | 19 | −9 | 20 |
| Matthew Lombardi | 62 | 8 | 10 | 18 | −19 | 10 |
| Matt Frattin | 56 | 8 | 7 | 15 | −4 | 25 |
| Dave Steckel | 76 | 8 | 5 | 13 | −14 | 10 |
| Nazem Kadri | 21 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
| Mike Komisarek | 45 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −13 | 41 |
| Joe Colborne | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Brown | 50 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −8 | 74 |
| Colby Armstrong | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −8 | 9 |
| Darryl Boyce$^‡$ | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 16 |
| Keith Aulie$^‡$ | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 16 |
| Colton Orr | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Ryan Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| Philippe Dupuis | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 16 |
| Jay Rosehill | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 60 |
| Carter Ashton | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | 13 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Jonas Gustavsson | 42 | 36 | 2301 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 112 | 2.92 | 1147 | .902 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| James Reimer | 34 | 34 | 1879 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 97 | 3.10 | 974 | .900 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Scrivens | 12 | 11 | 672 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 3.13 | 359 | .903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jussi Rynnas | 2 | 1 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4.24 | 40 | .825 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Maple Leafs. Stats reflect time with Maple Leafs only. $^‡$Traded mid-season. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

## Awards and records
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Reached |
| Phil Kessel | NHL First Star of the Week | October 17, 2011 |
| Phil Kessel | NHL First Star of the Month | October 2011 |
| Joffrey Lupul | NHL Third Star of the Month | November 2011 |
| Dion Phaneuf | NHL All-Star Game | 2012 |
| Phil Kessel | NHL All-Star Game | 2012 |
| Joffrey Lupul | NHL All-Star Game | 2012 |
| Joffrey Lupul | NHL Second Star of the Week | January 9, 2012 |
| Mikhail Grabovski | NHL First Star of the Week | January 30, 2012 |
| James Reimer | NHL Third Star of the Week | February 6, 2012 |

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Jake Gardiner | 1st Career NHL Game | October 6, 2011 |
| Jake Gardiner | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 20, 2011 |
| Matt Frattin | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 24, 2011 |
| Mike Brown | 200th Career NHL Game | October 24, 2011 |
| Clarke MacArthur | 300th Career NHL Game | November 3, 2011 |
| Ben Scrivens | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Win | November 3, 2011 |
| Philippe Dupuis | 100th Career NHL Game | November 10, 2011 |
| Matt Frattin | 1st Career NHL Goal | November 19, 2011 |
| Tim Connolly | 400th Career NHL Point | November 19, 2011 |
| Joe Colborne | 1st Career NHL Goal | November 23, 2011 |
| Phil Kessel | 400th Career NHL Game | December 3, 2011 |
| Dion Phaneuf | 500th Career NHL Game | December 13, 2011 |
| Joey Crabb | 100th Career NHL Game | December 22, 2011 |
| Dion Phaneuf | 200th Career NHL Assist | December 23, 2011 |
| Keith Aulie | 1st Career NHL Assist | January 3, 2012 |
| Joffrey Lupul | 300th Career NHL Point | January 3, 2012 |
| Mikhail Grabovski | 100th Career NHL Assist | January 13, 2012 |
| Jake Gardiner | 1st Career NHL Goal | January 25, 2012 |
| Joffrey Lupul | 500th Career NHL Game | February 1, 2012 |
| Phil Kessel | 300th Career NHL Point | February 6, 2012 |
| Dion Phaneuf | 300th Career NHL Point | February 6, 2012 |
| Clarke MacArthur | 100th Career NHL Assist | February 18, 2012 |
| Mikhail Grabovski | 300th Career NHL Game | February 23, 2012 |
| Mike Komisarek | 500th Career NHL Game | February 28, 2012 |
| Jonas Gustavsson | 100th Career NHL Game | March 3, 2012 |
| Carter Ashton | 1st Career NHL Game | March 7, 2012 |
| Nikolai Kulemin | 300th Career NHL Game | March 7, 2012 |
| John-Michael Liles | 300th Career NHL Point | March 15, 2012 |
| Luke Schenn | 300th Career NHL Game | March 17, 2012 |
| Tyler Bozak | 100th Career NHL Point | March 20, 2012 |
| Matthew Lombardi | 500th Career NHL Game | March 20, 2012 |
| Ryan Hamilton | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | March 23, 2012 |
| Jussi Rynnas | 1st Career NHL Game | March 27, 2012 |
| Mikhail Grabovski | 200th Career NHL Point | March 29, 2012 |
| Tim Connolly | 300th Career NHL Assist | April 3, 2012 |

## Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 24, 2011 | To Colorado Avalanche 2nd-round pick in 2012 | To Toronto Maple Leafs John-Michael Liles |
| June 24, 2011 | To Anaheim Ducks 1st-round pick (30th overall) in 2011 2nd-round pick in 2011 | To Toronto Maple Leafs 1st-round pick (22nd overall) in 2011 |
| June 24, 2011 | To Anaheim Ducks 6th-round pick in 2011 | To Toronto Maple Leafs 6th-round pick in 2012 |
| July 3, 2011 | To Nashville Predators Brett Lebda Robert Slaney Conditional 4th-round pick in 2013 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Matthew Lombardi Cody Franson Conditional 4th-round pick in 2013 |
| October 4, 2011 | To New Jersey Devils 4th-round pick in 2012 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Dave Steckel |
| January 3, 2012 | To Anaheim Ducks Luca Caputi | To Toronto Maple Leafs Nicolas Deschamps |
| February 27, 2012 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Keith Aulie | To Toronto Maple Leafs Carter Ashton |
| February 27, 2012 | To Anaheim Ducks Dale Mitchell | To Toronto Maple Leafs Mark Fraser |
* ↑ Condition satisfied.
* ↑ Condition satisfied.

### Player signings

| Player | Date | Contract terms |
| Kenny Ryan | May 26, 2011 | 3 years, $2.07 million entry-level contract |
| James Reimer | June 9, 2011 | 3 years, $5.4 million |
| Carl Gunnarsson | June 14, 2011 | 2 years, $2.65 million |
| Luca Caputi | June 28, 2011 | 1 year, $525,000 |
| Jay Rosehill | June 30, 2011 | 1 year, $600,000 |
| Ben Scrivens | June 30, 2011 | 1 year, $600,000 |
| Clarke MacArthur | July 5, 2011 | 2 years, $6.5 million |
| Tyler Bozak | July 6, 2011 | 2 years, $3 million |
| Matt Lashoff | July 7, 2011 | 1 year, $600,000 |
| Michael Zigomanis | July 12, 2011 | 1 year, $650,000 |
| Darryl Boyce | July 14, 2011 | 1 year, $700,000 |
| Joey Crabb | July 19, 2011 | 1 year, $750,000 |
| David Broll | July 29, 2011 | 3 years, $1.8675 million entry-level contract |
| Luke Schenn | September 16, 2011 | 5 years, $18 million |
| Stuart Percy | November 22, 2011 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| John-Michael Liles | January 25, 2012 | 4 years, $15.5 million contract extension |
| Mikhail Grabovski | March 6, 2012 | 5 years, $27.5 million contract extension |
| Brad Ross | March 20, 2012 | 3 years, $2.12 million entry-level contract |
| Sam Carrick | March 31, 2012 | 3 years, $1.895 million entry-level contract |

## Draft picks

Toronto's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (League) |
| 1 | 22 (from Anaheim) | Tyler Biggs | RW | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
| 1 | 25 (from Philadelphia) | Stuart Percy | D | Canada | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL) |
| 3 | 86 (from Philadelphia) | Josh Leivo | LW | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
| 4 | 100 | Tom Nilsson | D | Sweden | Mora IK (Swe-2) |
| 5 | 130 | Tony Cameranesi | C | United States | Wayzata High School (USHS-MN) |
| 6 | 152 (from Edmonton) | David Broll | LW | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 6 | 173 (from Anaheim) | Dennis Robertson | D | Canada | Brown University (ECAC) |
| 7 | 190 | Garret Sparks | G | United States | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 7 | 203 (from Anaheim) | Max Everson | D | United States | Edina High School (USHS-MN) |