2007-08 Toronto Maple Leafs season
| 2007–08 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
|---|---|
| Division | 5th Northeast |
| Conference | 12th Eastern |
| 2007–08 record | 36–35–11 |
| Home record | 18–17–6 |
| Road record | 18–18–5 |
| Goals for | 231 |
| Goals against | 260 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager |
John Ferguson, Jr. (To Jan 22) Cliff Fletcher (interim) |
| Coach | Paul Maurice |
| Captain | Mats Sundin |
| Alternate captains |
Tomas Kaberle Bryan McCabe |
| Arena | Air Canada Centre |
| Average attendance | 19,434 (103.3%) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Mats Sundin (32) |
| Assists | Mats Sundin (46) |
| Points | Mats Sundin (78) |
| Penalties in minutes | Pavel Kubina (116) |
| Plus/minus | Mats Sundin (+17) |
| Wins | Vesa Toskala (33) |
| Goals against average | Vesa Toskala (2.74) |
The 2007–08 Toronto Maple Leafs season began October 4, 2007. It is the 91st season of the franchise, 81st season as the Maple Leafs.
In an effort to return to the playoffs in 2007–08, the Leafs made two significant moves during the off-season. The first was to acquire goaltender Vesa Toskala, along with Mark Bell from the San Jose Sharks for three draft picks. Toronto also signed free agent Jason Blake to a five-year, $20 million contract. Blake topped the 40-goal mark for the first time in 2006–07.
With the Leafs struggling in the Northeast Division, the future of John Ferguson, Jr.'s tenure as general manager has been widely debated after Team President Richard Peddie admitted that hiring Ferguson was "a mistake." According to TSN, the Leafs asked former Toronto GM Cliff Fletcher to serve as interim GM early in January. On January 22, it was announced that Ferguson's time with the club had ended, as the board of directors at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment voted to make a change. Fletcher was named interim general manager of the team.
Defenceman Tomáš Kaberle was selected to represent the Maple Leafs and the Eastern Conference at the 2008 All-Star Game in Atlanta, Georgia. He hit all four targets in four shots to become the winner of the accuracy competition.
On October 8, 2007, newly acquired winger Jason Blake announced that he had chronic myelogenous leukemia, a treatable form of cancer. He continued playing during treatment.
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