2011-12 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 2011–12 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 95th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917. The team failed to make the playoffs for the 7th straight season. 
==Off-Season==
At the 2011 NHL Draft, Brian Burke fulfilled his pledge to trade up in the First Round, trading the 30th (Rickard Rakell) and 39th (John Gibson) Picks to Anaheim in exchange for the 22nd Pick, which was used to select Tyler Biggs. The Leafs also selected Stuart Percy with 25th Pick.
The Leafs made two key Free Agent additions, adding centers Tim Connolly from Buffalo and Philippe Dupuis from Colorado. 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 go included Danny Richmond (Washington), Christian Hanson, (Washington) and Fabian Brunnstrom (Detroit).
On October 4 the Leafs traded their 4th Round Pick at the 2012 Draft to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for center David 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==
They went 4–4 in preseason.
==Regular season==
The 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 Montreal's 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 shorthanded 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. 
With the Leafs falling out of the playoff race and in the midst of losing 10 of their last 11 games, including a 6 game losing streak, head coach Ron Wilson was fired and replaced by Randy Carlyle on March 2, 2012.Carlyle Replaces Wilson As Leafs Head Coach
==Playoffs==
The Maple Leafs attempted to finally qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2003–04 NHL season. The Hockey News predicted that the Leafs will place tenth and miss the playoffs. The Maple Leafs have since been eliminated from playoff contention.
==Standings==
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2011 Pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2011 Pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2011 Pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2011 Pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2011 Pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2011 Pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2011 Pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2011 Pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2011 Pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2011 Pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2011 Pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	 	 	
1 	September 19 	Ottawa Senators 	2–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	 	Jonas Gustavsson 	1–0–0 	 	 	
2 	September 20 	Philadelphia Flyers 	4–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	 	James Reimer (ice hockey) 	1–1–0 	 	 	
3 	September 21 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	4–2 	Philadelphia Flyers 	 	Jonas Gustavsson 	2–1–0 	 	 	
4 	September 23 	Buffalo Sabres 	2–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	 	James Reimer (ice hockey) 	2–2–0 	 	 	
5 	September 24 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	2–3 	Buffalo Sabres 	 	Jonas Gustavsson 	2–3–0 	 	 	
6 	September 27 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	5–3 	Ottawa Senators 	 	James Reimer (ice hockey) 	3–3–0 	 	 	
7 	September 30 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	4–3 	Detroit Red Wings 	OT 	Jonas Gustavsson 	4–3–0 	 	 	
8 	October 1 	Detroit Red Wings 	4–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	 	James Reimer (ice hockey) 	4–4–0 	 	 	
===Regular season===
2011–12 Game Log: 35–37–10, 80 Points (Home: 18–16–7; Road: 17–21–3)	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)
{| class="wikitable"	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Game 	October 	Opponent 	Score 	Location (Attendance) 	Record	Points	Decision
1 	6 	Montreal Canadiens 	2 – 0 	Air Canada Centre (19,606) 	1–0–0 	2 	Reimer
2 	8 	Ottawa Senators 	6 – 5 	Air Canada Centre (19,324) 	2–0–0 	4 	Reimer
3 	15 	Calgary Flames 	3 – 2 	Air Canada Centre (19,410) 	3–0–0 	6 	Reimer
4 	17 	Colorado Avalanche 	2 – 3 (OT)	Air Canada Centre (19,359) 	3–0–1 	7 	Reimer
5 	19 	Winnipeg Jets 	4 – 3 (SO)	Air Canada Centre (19,514) 	4–0–1 	9 	Reimer
6 	20 	@ Boston Bruins 	2 – 6 	TD Garden (17,565) 	4–1–1 	9 	Gustavsson
7 	22 	@ Montreal Canadiens 	5 – 4 (OT)	Bell Centre (21,273) 	5–1–1 	11 	Gustavsson
8 	24 	@ Philadelphia Flyers	2 – 4 	Wells Fargo Center (19,569) 	5–2–1 	11 	Gustavsson
9 	27 	@ New York Rangers 	4 – 2 	Madison Square Garden (18,200)	6–2–1 	13 	Gustavsson
10 	29 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	4 – 3 	Air Canada Centre (19,526) 	7–2–1 	15 	Gustavsson
11 	30 	@ Ottawa Senators 	2 – 3 	Scotiabank Place (19,522) 	7–3–1 	15 	Gustavsson
===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 stats==
===Skaters===
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	82	37	45	82 	−10	20
 	66	25	42	67 	1 	48
 	74	23	28	51 	0 	51
 	73	18	29	47 	−7 	22
 	82	12	32	44 	−10	92
 	73	20	23	43 	3 	37
 	70	13	23	36 	−14	40
 	75	7 	23	30 	−2 	18
 	70	7 	21	28 	2 	6
 	66	7 	20	27 	−14	20
 	67	11	15	26 	1 	33
 	79	2 	20	22 	-6 	62
 	57	5 	16	21 	−1 	22
 	76	4 	15	19 	−9 	20
 	62	8 	10	18 	−19	10
 	56	8 	7 	15 	−4 	25
 	76	8 	5 	13 	−14	10
 	21	5 	2 	7 	2 	8
 	45	1 	4 	5 	−13	41
 	10	1 	4 	5 	2 	4
 	50	2 	2 	4 	−8 	74
 	29	1 	2 	3 	−8 	9
 	17	1 	1 	2 	−3 	16
 	17	0 	2 	2 	−2 	16
 	5 	1 	0 	1 	1 	5
 	2 	0 	1 	1 	-1 	2
 	30	0 	0 	0 	−2 	16
 	31	0 	0 	0 	−4 	60
 	15	0 	0 	0 	−10	13
==Transactions==
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 24, 2011Leafs Acquire Liles From Avalanche 	To Colorado Avalanche 2nd-round pick in 2012 	To Toronto Maple Leafs John-Michael Liles
June 24, 2011Leafs Make Two Selections In First Round 	To Anaheim Ducks 1st-round pick (#30 overall) in 20112nd-round pick (#39 overall) in 2011	To Toronto Maple Leafs 1st-round pick (#22 overall) in 2011
June 24, 2011Defensemen deals highlight draft weekend trades 	To Anaheim Ducks 6th-round pick (#160 overall) in 2011 	To Toronto Maple Leafs 6th-round pick in 2012
July 3, 2011Leafs Acquire Lombardi And Franson From Predators	To Nashville Predators Brett LebdaRobert SlaneyConditional 4th-round pick in 2013 	To Toronto Maple Leafs Matthew LombardiCody FransonConditional 4th-round pick in 2013
October 4, 2011Leafs Acquire Steckel From Devils 	To New Jersey Devils 4th-round pick in 2012 	To Toronto Maple Leafs David Steckel
January 3, 2012Leafs Acquire Deschamps From Ducks 	To Anaheim Ducks Luca Caputi 	To Toronto Maple Leafs Nicolas Deschamps
February 27, 2012 Maple Leafs Obtain Ashton From Lightning 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Keith Aulie 	To Toronto Maple Leafs Carter Ashton
February 27, 2012 Leafs Obtain Ashton & Fraser In Two Trades 	To Anaheim Ducks Dale Mitchell 	To Toronto Maple Leafs Mark Fraser
===Free agents acquired===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Tim Connolly 	Buffalo Sabres 	2 years, $9.5 million
Philippe Dupuis	Colorado Avalanche 	1 year, $650,000
Spencer Abbott 	University of Maine	1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract
===Free agents lost===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Alex Foster 	HC Sparta Praha 	1 year
Tim Brent 	Carolina Hurricanes	2 years, $1.5 million
Jean-Sebastien Giguere 	Colorado Avalanche 	2 years, $2.5 million
Danny Richmond 	Washington Capitals	1 year, $525,000
Christian HansonCapitals Sign Center Christian Hanson	Washington Capitals	1 year, $525,000
Fredrik Sjostrom 	Farjestad 	undisclosed
Brett LebdaFALCONS SIGN LEBDA TO PTO CONTRACT 	Springfield Falcons	Professional Try-Out
===Claimed via waivers===
Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
===Lost via waivers===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Darryl BoyceColumbus Blue Jackets Claim C Darryl Boyce Off Waivers from Toronto Maple Leafs	Columbus Blue Jackets	February 25, 2012
===Lost via retirement===
Player
===Player signings===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Kenny RyanLeafs Sign Kenny Ryan To Entry-Level Contract 	May 26, 2011 	3 years, $2.07 million entry-level contract
James ReimerReimer Signs Contract With Leafs 	June 9, 2011 	3 years, $5.4 million
Carl GunnarssonLeafs Sign Gunnarsson To Two-Year Deal 	June 14, 2011 	2 years, $2.65 million
Luca CaputiLeafs resign Caputi 	June 28, 2011 	1 year, $525,000
Jay RosehillLeafs Re-Sign Rosehill 	June 30, 2011 	1 year, $600,000
Ben ScrivensLeafs Sign Ben Scrivens 	June 30, 2011 	1 year, $600,000
Clarke MacArthurLeafs Sign MacArthur 	July 5, 2011 	2 years, $6.5 million
Tyler BozakLeafs Sign Tyler Bozak 	July 6, 2011 	2 years, $3 million
Matt Lashoff 	July 7, 2011 	1 year, $600,000
Mike ZigomanisLeafs Sign Zigomanis To One Year Contract 	July 12, 2011 	1 year, $650,000
Darryl BoyceDarryl Boyce Signs With Maple Leafs 	July 14, 2011 	1 year, $700,000
Joey CrabbCrabb Signs With Maple Leafs 	July 19, 2011 	1 year, $750,000
David BrollMaple Leafs Sign David Broll 	July 29, 2011 	3 years, $1.8675 million entry-level contract
Luke SchennMaple Leafs Agree To Terms With Luke Schenn 	September 16, 2011	5 years, $18 million
Stuart PercyLeafs Sign Stuart Percy To Three-Year Deal 	November 22, 2011 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
John-Michael LilesLeafs Sign Liles To Four-Year Extension 	January 25, 2012 	4 years, $15.5 million contract extension
Mikhail GrabovskiGrabovski Signs Contract Extension With Leafs	March 6, 2012 	5 years, $27.5 million contract extension
Brad RossLeafs Sign Brad Ross 	March 20, 2012 	3 years, $2.12 million entry-level contract
Sam CarrickLeafs Sign Carrick To Entry Level Contract 	March 31, 2012 	3 years, $1.895 million entry-level contract
Petter GranbergLeafs Sign Granberg To Three-Year Deal 	May 24, 2012 	3 years, $2.4 million entry-level contract
Leo KomarovLeafs Sign Leo Komarov 	May 29, 2012 	1 year, $850,000 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 	 	USA Hockey National Team Development Program (USHL)
1 	25 (from Philadelphia)	Stuart Percy 	D 	 	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
3 	86 (from Philadelphia)	Josh Leivo 	LW 	 	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
4 	100 	Tom Nilsson 	D 	 	Mora IK (Swe-2)
5 	130 	Tony Cameranesi 	C 	 	Wayzata High School (USHS-MN)
6 	152 (from Edmonton) 	David Broll 	LW 	 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6 	173 (from Anaheim) 	Dennis Robertson	D 	 	Brown University (ECAC)
7 	190 	Garret Sparks 	G 	 	Guelph Storm (OHL)
7 	203 (from Anaheim) 	Max Everson 	D 	 	Edina High School (USHS-MN)
==See also==
* 2011–12 NHL season
==References==
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs seasons
Toronto Maple Leafs season, 2011–12