# 1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 69th season of the franchise and its 59th season as the Maple Leafs. Despite posting the third-worst record in the league, the Leafs qualified for the last playoff spot in a very weak Norris Division; the division champion Chicago Black Hawks, whom they had little trouble against, winning six times out of eight regular season games between them, only recorded 86 points. The Leafs' .356 winning percentage is the fourth-worst in franchise history and one of the worst ever for a playoff qualifier.
Despite this, the Leafs swept the Hawks, who they defeated six times out of eight in the regular season, in three games in the Norris Semi-finals for a total of nine times out of 11 before being eliminated by the St. Louis Blues in a seven-game Norris Final.

## Offseason
### NHL Draft

| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
| 1 | 1 | Wendel Clark (LW) | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
| 2 | 22 | Ken Spangler (D) | Canada | Calgary Wranglers (WHL) |
| 3 | 43 | Dave Thomlinson (LW) | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
| 4 | 64 | Greg Vey (LW) | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 5 | 85 | Jeff Serowik (D) | United States | Lawrence Academy (USHS-MA) |
| 6 | 106 | Jiri Latal (D) | Czechoslovakia | Dukla Trenčín (Czechoslovakia) |
| 7 | 127 | Tim Bean (LW) | Canada | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
| 8 | 148 | Andy Donahue (C) | United States | Belmont Hill School (USHS-MA) |
| 9 | 169 | Todd Whittemore (C) | United States | Kent School (USHS-CT) |
| 10 | 190 | Bobby Reynolds (LW) | United States | St. Clair Shores Falcons (NAHL) |
| 11 | 211 | Tim Armstrong (C) | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OHL) |
| 12 | 232 | Mitch Murphy (G) | Canada | St. Paul's School (USHS-NH) |

## Regular season
### Final standings

Norris Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 39 | 33 | 8 | 351 | 349 | 86 |
| Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 327 | 305 | 85 |
| St. Louis Blues | 80 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 302 | 291 | 83 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 25 | 48 | 7 | 311 | 386 | 57 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 17 | 57 | 6 | 266 | 415 | 40 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

### Record vs. opponents

Norris Division record vs. opponents :
Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Norris Division
1985–86 NHL records
Team
CHI
DET
MIN
STL
TOR
Total
Chicago
—6−23−3−25−32−616−14−2
Detroit
2−6—1−6−12−5−13−4−18−21−3
Minnesota
3−3−26−1−1—4−3−17−0−120−7−5
St. Louis
3−55−2−13−4−1—3−3−214−14−4
Toronto
6−24−3−10−7−13−3−2—13−15−4
Vs. Smythe Division
1985–86 NHL records
Team
CGY
EDM
LAK
VAN
WIN
Total
Chicago
2−10−31−0−23−02−18−5−2
Detroit
0−2−10−32−10−30−32−12−1
Minnesota
2−0−11−21−21−21−26−8−1
St. Louis
2−11−1−11−1−13−02−19−4−2
Toronto
1−21−21−20−2−11−1−14−9−2
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Adams Division
1985–86 NHL records
Team
BOS
BUF
HFD
MTL
QUE
Total
Chicago
2−12−12−10−2−11−27−7−1
Detroit
1−21−1−11−20−31−24−10−1
Minnesota
0−31−22−11−1−11−25−9−1
St. Louis
2−11−21−1−12−12−18−6−1
Toronto
0−2−12−10−31−20−33−11−1
Vs. Patrick Division
1985–86 NHL records
Team
NJD
NYI
NYR
PHI
PIT
WSH
Total
Chicago
1−22−0−13−00−2−11−1−11−28−7−3
Detroit
0−2−10−30−31−21−21−23−14−1
Minnesota
2−12−0−12−10−2−10−31−27−9−2
St. Louis
2−11−1−11−1−11−21−20−36−10−2
Toronto
2−10−31−21−20−31−25−13−0 :

## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | L | October 10, 1985 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) | 0–1–0 |
| 2 | L | October 12, 1985 | 0–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) | 0–2–0 |
| 3 | W | October 13, 1985 | 5–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) | 1–2–0 |
| 4 | L | October 16, 1985 | 5–6 OT | Washington Capitals (1985–86) | 1–3–0 |
| 5 | L | October 19, 1985 | 3–4 | Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) | 1–4–0 |
| 6 | L | October 23, 1985 | 4–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) | 1–5–0 |
| 7 | L | October 24, 1985 | 4–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) | 1–6–0 |
| 8 | L | October 26, 1985 | 5–7 | Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) | 1–7–0 |
| 9 | L | October 30, 1985 | 3–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) | 1–8–0 |
| 10 | L | November 2, 1985 | 2–4 | @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) | 1–9–0 |
| 11 | L | November 3, 1985 | 1–7 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) | 1–10–0 |
| 12 | L | November 6, 1985 | 4–5 | New York Islanders (1985–86) | 1–11–0 |
| 13 | T | November 8, 1985 | 3–3 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) | 1–11–1 |
| 14 | T | November 9, 1985 | 2–2 OT | St. Louis Blues (1985–86) | 1–11–2 |
| 15 | L | November 12, 1985 | 3–4 OT | @ St. Louis Blues (1985–86) | 1–12–2 |
| 16 | T | November 14, 1985 | 6–6 OT | Boston Bruins (1985–86) | 1–12–3 |
| 17 | W | November 16, 1985 | 6–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) | 2–12–3 |
| 18 | W | November 17, 1985 | 5–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) | 3–12–3 |
| 19 | L | November 20, 1985 | 3–7 | @ New York Rangers (1985–86) | 3–13–3 |
| 20 | W | November 23, 1985 | 9–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) | 4–13–3 |
| 21 | L | November 26, 1985 | 1–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1985–86) | 4–14–3 |
| 22 | L | November 27, 1985 | 1–7 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) | 4–15–3 |
| 23 | W | November 30, 1985 | 3–2 OT | Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) | 5–15–3 |
| 24 | W | December 4, 1985 | 10–7 | New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 6–15–3 |
| 25 | W | December 5, 1985 | 6–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 7–15–3 |
| 26 | L | December 7, 1985 | 3–6 | Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) | 7–16–3 |
| 27 | L | December 10, 1985 | 2–3 | @ Washington Capitals (1985–86) | 7–17–3 |
| 28 | W | December 11, 1985 | 6–4 | St. Louis Blues (1985–86) | 8–17–3 |
| 29 | T | December 14, 1985 | 6–6 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) | 8–17–4 |
| 30 | T | December 15, 1985 | 3–3 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) | 8–17–5 |
| 31 | L | December 18, 1985 | 3–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) | 8–18–5 |
| 32 | L | December 20, 1985 | 3–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) | 8–19–5 |
| 33 | W | December 26, 1985 | 5–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) | 9–19–5 |
| 34 | L | December 28, 1985 | 3–6 | Hartford Whalers (1985–86) | 9–20–5 |
| 35 | W | January 1, 1986 | 3–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) | 10–20–5 |
| 36 | L | January 4, 1986 | 4–6 | Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) | 10–21–5 |
| 37 | L | January 5, 1986 | 5–6 | Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) | 10–22–5 |
| 38 | W | January 8, 1986 | 11–9 | Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) | 11–22–5 |
| 39 | L | January 10, 1986 | 7–9 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) | 11–23–5 |
| 40 | L | January 11, 1986 | 1–5 | Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) | 11–24–5 |
| 41 | W | January 13, 1986 | 7–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) | 12–24–5 |
| 42 | L | January 15, 1986 | 1–10 | @ St. Louis Blues (1985–86) | 12–25–5 |
| 43 | L | January 18, 1986 | 2–5 | Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) | 12–26–5 |
| 44 | L | January 19, 1986 | 5–9 | Calgary Flames (1985–86) | 12–27–5 |
| 45 | L | January 22, 1986 | 2–4 | New York Rangers (1985–86) | 12–28–5 |
| 46 | L | January 23, 1986 | 1–4 | @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) | 12–29–5 |
| 47 | L | January 25, 1986 | 2–3 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) | 12–30–5 |
| 48 | L | January 28, 1986 | 2–9 | @ New York Islanders (1985–86) | 12–31–5 |
| 49 | W | January 29, 1986 | 5–2 | Washington Capitals (1985–86) | 13–31–5 |
| 50 | L | February 1, 1986 | 4–7 | Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) | 13–32–5 |
| 51 | W | February 2, 1986 | 4–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) | 14–32–5 |
| 52 | L | February 6, 1986 | 7–8 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) | 14–33–5 |
| 53 | W | February 8, 1986 | 3–2 OT | St. Louis Blues (1985–86) | 15–33–5 |
| 54 | L | February 11, 1986 | 2–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) | 15–34–5 |
| 55 | L | February 13, 1986 | 4–5 OT | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) | 15–35–5 |
| 56 | W | February 15, 1986 | 4–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) | 16–35–5 |
| 57 | T | February 16, 1986 | 4–4 OT | Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) | 16–35–6 |
| 58 | L | February 19, 1986 | 5–9 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) | 16–36–6 |
| 59 | W | February 20, 1986 | 7–6 OT | @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) | 17–36–6 |
| 60 | L | February 23, 1986 | 3–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) | 17–37–6 |
| 61 | W | February 25, 1986 | 7–3 | New York Rangers (1985–86) | 18–37–6 |
| 62 | W | February 28, 1986 | 7–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) | 19–37–6 |
| 63 | L | March 1, 1986 | 4–6 | Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) | 19–38–6 |
| 64 | W | March 3, 1986 | 6–1 | Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) | 20–38–6 |
| 65 | L | March 5, 1986 | 3–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) | 20–39–6 |
| 66 | L | March 6, 1986 | 4–7 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 20–40–6 |
| 67 | W | March 8, 1986 | 4–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) | 21–40–6 |
| 68 | W | March 13, 1986 | 7–4 | @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 22–40–6 |
| 69 | L | March 15, 1986 | 5–6 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 22–41–6 |
| 70 | W | March 17, 1986 | 7–6 | Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) | 23–41–6 |
| 71 | L | March 19, 1986 | 2–5 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) | 23–42–6 |
| 72 | L | March 20, 1986 | 1–7 | New York Islanders (1985–86) | 23–43–6 |
| 73 | L | March 22, 1986 | 3–6 | New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 23–44–6 |
| 74 | L | March 26, 1986 | 1–6 | Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) | 23–45–6 |
| 75 | W | March 29, 1986 | 4–1 | St. Louis Blues (1985–86) | 24–45–6 |
| 76 | W | March 30, 1986 | 5–4 OT | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) | 25–45–6 |
| 77 | T | April 1, 1986 | 2–2 OT | @ St. Louis Blues (1985–86) | 25–45–7 |
| 78 | L | April 3, 1986 | 2–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) | 25–46–7 |
| 79 | L | April 5, 1986 | 1–7 | @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) | 25–47–7 |
| 80 | L | April 6, 1986 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) | 25–48–7 |

## Player statistics
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Miroslav Frycer | RW | 73 | 32 | 43 | 75 | 74 | -24 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Fergus | C | 78 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 64 | -24 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Vaive | RW | 61 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 85 | -19 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Russ Courtnall | RW | 73 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Steve Thomas | LW | 65 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 36 | -15 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Marian Stastny | RW | 70 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 21 | -6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Wendel Clark | LW/D | 66 | 34 | 11 | 45 | 227 | -27 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Peter Ihnacak | C | 63 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 16 | -9 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Poddubny | LW | 33 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Iafrate | D | 65 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 40 | -10 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Terrion | LW | 76 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 31 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gary Leeman | RW | 53 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 20 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | D | 52 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 108 | -27 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Hodgson | C | 40 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 12 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Benning | D | 52 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 71 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | D | 41 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 48 | -7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Smith | RW | 42 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 84 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Daoust | C | 80 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 88 | -21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Nylund | D | 79 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 180 | -32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | D | 61 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 83 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary McAdam | LW | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miroslav Ihnacak | LW | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 27 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McGill | D | 61 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 141 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Gill | D | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Jackson | LW | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Jarvis | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bernhardt | G | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Costello | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Muni | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Root | D | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Wesley | D | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Bester | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Brubaker | LW | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Derlago | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Edwards | G | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Schutt | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Wregget | G | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Don Edwards | 2009 | 38 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 160 | 4.78 | 0 | 1140 | 980 | .860 |
| Ken Wregget | 1566 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 113 | 4.33 | 0 | 901 | 788 | .875 |
| Tim Bernhardt | 1266 | 23 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 107 | 5.07 | 0 | 727 | 620 | .853 |
| Allan Bester | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.00 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .600 |
| Team: | 4861 | 80 | 25 | 48 | 7 | 382 | 4.72 | 0 | 2773 | 2391 | .862 |

### Playoffs
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Steve Thomas | LW | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Fergus | C | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Leeman | RW | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Courtnall | RW | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Vaive | RW | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | D | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wendel Clark | LW/D | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Poddubny | LW | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Peter Ihnacak | C | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Daoust | C | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miroslav Frycer | RW | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Smith | RW | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Iafrate | D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Terrion | LW | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Nylund | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Root | D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | D | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Gill | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McGill | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marian Stastny | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Wregget | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Ken Wregget | 607 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 3.16 | 1 | 323 | 291 | .901 |
| Team: | 607 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 3.16 | 1 | 323 | 291 | .901 |
    Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
    Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Playoffs
### Norris Division semi-finals

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Chicago Black Hawks
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score |
| April 9 | Toronto | 5 | Chicago | 3 |
| April 10 | Toronto | 6 | Chicago | 4 |
| April 12 | Chicago | 2 | Toronto | 7 |
Toronto wins best-of-five series 3–0

### Norris Division Finals

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. St. Louis Blues
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
| April 18 | Toronto | 1 | St. Louis | 6 | |
| April 20 | Toronto | 3 | St. Louis | 0 | |
| April 22 | St. Louis | 2 | Toronto | 5 | |
| April 24 | St. Louis | 7 | Toronto | 4 | |
| April 26 | Toronto | 3 | St. Louis | 4 | (OT) |
| April 28 | St. Louis | 3 | Toronto | 5 | |
| April 30 | Toronto | 1 | St. Louis | 2 | |
St. Louis wins best-of-seven series 4–3

## Awards and records

* Wendel Clark, NHL All-Rookie Team
* Wendel Clark, Runner-up for the Calder Trophy
* Ken Wregget, Molson Cup (Most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)

## Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1985–86 season.

### Trades

| August 21, 1985 | To Quebec NordiquesJohn Anderson | To Toronto Maple LeafsBrad Maxwell |
| September 18, 1985 | To Philadelphia FlyersDom Campedelli | To Toronto Maple Leafs2nd round pick in 1986 – Darryl Shannon 4th round pick in 1986 – Ken Hulst |
| October 7, 1985 | To Hartford WhalersStewart Gavin | To Toronto Maple LeafsChris Kotsopoulos |
| October 11, 1985 | To Boston BruinsBill Derlago | To Toronto Maple LeafsTom Fergus |

### Free agents

| Player | Former Team |
| Brad Smith | Detroit Red Wings |
| Blake Wesley | Quebec Nordiques |
| Gary MacAdam | New Jersey Devils |
| Marian Stastny | Quebec Nordiques |
| Rod Schutt | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Val James | Buffalo Sabres |
| Chris McRae | Undrafted Free Agent |
| Player | New Team |
| Basil McRae | Detroit Red Wings |
| Lee Norwood | St. Louis Blues |
| Dave Farrish | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Jeff Brubaker | Edmonton Oilers |

## Farm teams

The Maple Leafs were affiliated with the St. Catharines Saints of the AHL.