2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season
| 2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
|---|---|
| Division | 5th Northeast |
| Conference | 15th Eastern |
| 2009–10 record | 30–38–14 |
| Home record | 18–17–6 |
| Road record | 12–21–8 |
| Goals for | 214 |
| Goals against | 267 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Brian Burke |
| Coach | Ron Wilson |
| Captain | Vacant |
| Alternate captains |
Francois Beauchemin Tomas Kaberle Mike Komisarek Dion Phaneuf (Mar–Apr) |
| Arena | Air Canada Centre |
| Average attendance | 19,260 (102.5%) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Phil Kessel (30) |
| Assists | Tomas Kaberle (42) |
| Points | Phil Kessel (55) |
| Penalties in minutes | Colton Orr (239) |
| Plus/minus | Carl Gunnarsson (8) |
| Wins | Jonas Gustavsson (16) |
| Goals against average | Jean-Sebastien Giguere (2.49) |
The 2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs season is the franchise's 93rd, and their 83rd as the Maple Leafs. The Leafs have not qualified for the post-season since the 2003–04 season. The team began the regular season with its worst start in franchise history by recording no wins in the first eight games.
The team moved to a new practice facility, the MasterCard Centre, from their former practice facility, the Lakeshore Lions Arena. Built next door to the old arena, the new facility has four ice sheets, allowing the Maple Leafs and their farm team the Toronto Marlies to practice simultaneously on separate sheets.
At the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, the Maple Leafs chose centre Nazem Kadri with their first round pick, seventh overall.
In free agency, the Maple Leafs signed two defencemen of note – Mike Komisarek of the Montreal Canadiens and Francois Beauchemin of the Anaheim Ducks, signing both to multiple-year deals. At the same time, defenceman Pavel Kubina was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for fellow defenceman Garnet Exelby. The Leafs also signed free agents Colton Orr and Tim Brent.
After extensive talks, the Leafs were able to sign highly regarded Swedish free agent goaltender Jonas Gustavsson, who was considering offers from several NHL teams.
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