2003–04_Toronto_Maple_Leafs_season

2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs season

NHL hockey team season

The 2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs season, the club's 87th season of existence and 77th as the Maple Leafs, saw the team finish in second place in the Northeast Division with a record of 45 wins, 24 losses, 10 ties and three overtime losses for 103 points. It was the highest point total in franchise history, beating out the 100 points earned by the 1999–2000 team. In the playoffs Leafs defeated their provincial rivals, the Ottawa Senators, in seven games in the Conference Quarterfinals before falling to the Philadelphia Flyers four games to two in the Conference Semifinals. The Leafs did not qualify for the playoffs again until the 2012–13 season, and would not win another playoff series until the 2022–23 season.

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2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division	2nd Northeast
Conference	4th Eastern
2003–04 record	45–24–10–3
Home record	22–14–3–2
Road record	23–10–7–1
Goals for	242
Goals against	204
Team information
General manager	John Ferguson, Jr.
Coach	Pat Quinn
Captain	Mats Sundin
Alternate captains	Bryan McCabe Gary Roberts
Arena	Air Canada Centre
Average attendance	19,376
Minor league affiliate(s)	St. John's Maple Leafs Memphis RiverKings
Team leaders
Goals	Mats Sundin (31)
Assists	Mats Sundin (44)
Points	Mats Sundin (75)
Penalty minutes	Tie Domi (208)
Plus/minus	Bryan McCabe (+22)
Wins	Ed Belfour (34)
Goals against average	Ed Belfour (2.13)
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

Offseason

On June 27, 2003, it was announced Pat Quinn would relinquish his dual roles as the team’s general manager and head coach and solely focus on coaching.^[1] John Ferguson Jr. was named the team’s new general manager on August 29.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

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Northeast Division^[3]
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Boston Bruins	82	41	19	15	7	209	188	104
2	4	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	45	24	10	3	242	204	103
3	5	Ottawa Senators	82	43	23	10	6	262	189	102
4	7	Montreal Canadiens	82	41	30	7	4	208	192	93
5	9	Buffalo Sabres	82	37	34	7	4	220	221	85

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

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Eastern Conference^[4]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	Z- Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	46	22	8	6	245	192	106
2	Y- Boston Bruins	NE	82	41	19	15	7	209	188	104
3	Y- Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	40	21	15	6	209	188	101
4	X- Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	45	24	10	3	242	204	103
5	X- Ottawa Senators	NE	82	43	23	10	6	262	189	102
6	X- New Jersey Devils	AT	82	43	25	12	2	213	164	100
7	X- Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	41	30	7	4	208	192	93
8	X- New York Islanders	AT	82	38	29	11	4	237	210	91
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9	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	37	34	7	4	220	221	85
10	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	33	37	8	4	214	243	78
11	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	28	34	14	6	172	209	76
12	Florida Panthers	SE	82	28	35	15	4	188	221	75
13	New York Rangers	AT	82	27	40	7	8	206	250	69
14	Washington Capitals	SE	82	23	46	10	3	186	253	59
15	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	23	47	8	4	190	303	58

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

More information Game, Result ...

2003–04 regular season^[5]

October: 4–3–2–1 (home: 1–1–1–1; road: 3–2–1–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Pts	Recap
1	L	October 11, 2003	0–4	Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)	0–1–0–0	0	Recap
2	T	October 13, 2003	2–2 OT	Washington Capitals (2003–04)	0–1–1–0	1	Recap
3	T	October 16, 2003	2–2 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (2003–04)	0–1–2–0	2	Recap
4	W	October 18, 2003	1–0	@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)	1–1–2–0	4	Recap
5	L	October 20, 2003	2–5	@ New York Islanders (2003–04)	1–2–2–0	4	Recap
6	W	October 22, 2003	3–1	@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)	2–2–2–0	6	Recap
7	W	October 23, 2003	5–4	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)	3–2–2–0	8	Recap
8	W	October 25, 2003	4–1	Washington Capitals (2003–04)	4–2–2–0	10	Recap
9	OTL	October 27, 2003	2–3 OT	Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)	4–2–2–1	11	Recap
10	L	October 30, 2003	3–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)	4–3–2–1	11	Recap

November: 8–3–3–1 (home: 3–1–0–0; road: 5–2–3–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Pts	Recap
11	L	November 1, 2003 †	1–7	Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)	4–4–2–1	11	Recap
12	W	November 2, 2003	2–1	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)	5–4–2–1	13	Recap
13	W	November 4, 2003	4–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)	6–4–2–1	15	Recap
14	T	November 7, 2003	1–1 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (2003–04)	6–4–3–1	16	Recap
15	W	November 8, 2003	4–1	Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)	7–4–3–1	18	Recap
16	L	November 12, 2003	1–5	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)	7–5–3–1	18	Recap
17	T	November 13, 2003	4–4 OT	@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)	7–5–4–1	19	Recap
18	T	November 15, 2003	2–2 OT	@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)	7–5–5–1	20	Recap
19	OTL	November 18, 2003	2–3 OT	@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)	7–5–5–2	21	Recap
20	L	November 20, 2003	2–3	@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)	7–6–5–2	21	Recap
21	W	November 22, 2003	5–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)	8–6–5–2	23	Recap
22	W	November 24, 2003	2–1	Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)	9–6–5–2	25	Recap
23	W	November 27, 2003	3–1	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)	10–6–5–2	27	Recap
24	W	November 29, 2003	2–1	@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)	11–6–5–2	29	Recap
25	W	November 30, 2003	4–2	@ New York Rangers (2003–04)	12–6–5–2	31	Recap

December: 9–1–2–1 (home: 6–0–0–1; road: 3–1–2–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Pts	Recap
26	W	December 2, 2003	5–4	New York Rangers (2003–04)	13–6–5–2	33	Recap
27	W	December 4, 2003	6–0	@ Boston Bruins (2003–04)	14–6–5–2	35	Recap
28	W	December 6, 2003	5–2	Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)	15–6–5–2	37	Recap
29	OTL	December 9, 2003	2–3 OT	St. Louis Blues (2003–04)	15–6–5–3	38	Recap
30	W	December 11, 2003	1–0	@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)	16–6–5–3	40	Recap
31	W	December 13, 2003	3–1	New York Rangers (2003–04)	17–6–5–3	42	Recap
32	W	December 16, 2003	3–0	Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)	18–6–5–3	44	Recap
33	T	December 19, 2003	2–2 OT	@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)	18–6–6–3	45	Recap
34	W	December 20, 2003	4–2	Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)	19–6–6–3	47	Recap
35	W	December 23, 2003	5–2	Florida Panthers (2003–04)	20–6–6–3	49	Recap
36	W	December 26, 2003	6–5 OT	@ New York Rangers (2003–04)	21–6–6–3	51	Recap
37	L	December 27, 2003	1–3	@ New York Islanders (2003–04)	21–7–6–3	51	Recap
38	T	December 29, 2003	4–4 OT	@ Florida Panthers (2003–04)	21–7–7–3	52	Recap

January: 8–6–1–0 (home: 4–4–1–0; road: 4–2–0–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Pts	Recap
39	L	January 1, 2004	2–3	@ Boston Bruins (2003–04)	21–8–7–3	52	Recap
40	T	January 3, 2004	3–3 OT	Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)	21–8–8–3	53	Recap
41	W	January 5, 2004	5–0	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)	22–8–8–3	55	Recap
42	W	January 6, 2004	2–1	Nashville Predators (2003–04)	23–8–8–3	57	Recap
43	L	January 8, 2004	1–7	Ottawa Senators (2003–04)	23–9–8–3	57	Recap
44	L	January 10, 2004	0–1	New Jersey Devils (2003–04)	23–10–8–3	57	Recap
45	W	January 13, 2004	4–1	Calgary Flames (2003–04)	24–10–8–3	59	Recap
46	L	January 16, 2004	1–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)	24–11–8–3	59	Recap
47	L	January 17, 2004	0–4	Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)	24–12–8–3	59	Recap
48	W	January 20, 2004	2–0	New York Islanders (2003–04)	25–12–8–3	61	Recap
49	W	January 21, 2004	3–2	@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)	26–12–8–3	63	Recap
50	W	January 24, 2004	4–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)	27–12–8–3	65	Recap
51	L	January 27, 2004	0–2	Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)	27–13–8–3	65	Recap
52	W	January 30, 2004	4–1	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)	28–13–8–3	67	Recap
53	W	January 31, 2004	5–1	Ottawa Senators (2003–04)	29–13–8–3	69	Recap

February: 6–6–1–0 (home: 3–4–0–0; road: 3–2–1–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Pts	Recap
54	L	February 3, 2004	1–4	Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)	29–14–8–3	69	Recap
55	W	February 5, 2004	5–4 OT	@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)	30–14–8–3	71	Recap
56	T	February 10, 2004	4–4 OT	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)	30–14–9–3	72	Recap
57	W	February 12, 2004	4–1	Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)	31–14–9–3	74	Recap
58	L	February 14, 2004	4–6	Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)	31–15–9–3	74	Recap
59	W	February 16, 2004	8–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)	32–15–9–3	76	Recap
60	L	February 17, 2004	2–5	Boston Bruins (2003–04)	32–16–9–3	76	Recap
61	W	February 19, 2004	2–1 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)	33–16–9–3	78	Recap
62	W	February 21, 2004	5–4	Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)	34–16–9–3	80	Recap
63	L	February 23, 2004	1–2	Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)	34–17–9–3	80	Recap
64	L	February 25, 2004	0–4	@ Florida Panthers (2003–04)	34–18–9–3	80	Recap
65	L	February 26, 2004	3–4	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)	34–19–9–3	80	Recap
66	W	February 28, 2004	3–0	New Jersey Devils (2003–04)	35–19–9–3	82	Recap

March: 8–5–1–0 (home: 5–4–1–0; road: 3–1–0–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Pts	Recap
67	W	March 2, 2004	3–2	Boston Bruins (2003–04)	36–19–9–3	84	Recap
68	W	March 4, 2004	6–2	New York Islanders (2003–04)	37–19–9–3	86	Recap
69	L	March 6, 2004	1–5	Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)	37–20–9–3	86	Recap
70	W	March 9, 2004	5–0	Florida Panthers (2003–04)	38–20–9–3	88	Recap
71	L	March 11, 2004	2–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)	38–21–9–3	88	Recap
72	L	March 13, 2004	3–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)	38–22–9–3	88	Recap
73	W	March 15, 2004	6–5 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)	39–22–9–3	90	Recap
74	L	March 16, 2004	1–2	Boston Bruins (2003–04)	39–23–9–3	90	Recap
75	W	March 18, 2004	3–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)	40–23–9–3	92	Recap
76	W	March 20, 2004	5–2	Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)	41–23–9–3	94	Recap
77	L	March 23, 2004	2–7	Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)	41–24–9–3	94	Recap
78	W	March 25, 2004	3–0	@ Boston Bruins (2003–04)	42–24–9–3	96	Recap
79	T	March 27, 2004	2–2 OT	Ottawa Senators (2003–04)	42–24–10–3	97	Recap
80	W	March 29, 2004	4–2	Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)	43–24–10–3	99	Recap

April: 2–0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0–0; road: 2–0–0–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Pts	Recap
81	W	April 2, 2004	2–0	@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)	44–24–10–3	101	Recap
82	W	April 3, 2004	6–0	@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)	45–24–10–3	103	Recap

Legend:

Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point)

† Hockey Hall of Fame Game

Playoffs

More information 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game ...

2004 Stanley Cup playoffs^[5]

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) Ottawa Senators – Maple Leafs win 4–3

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 8	Ottawa	4–2	Toronto		19,535	Senators lead 1–0	Recap
2	April 10	Ottawa	0–2	Toronto		19,529	Series tied 1–1	Recap
3	April 12	Toronto	2–0	Ottawa		18,500	Maple Leafs lead 2–1	Recap
4	April 14	Toronto	1–4	Ottawa		18,500	Series tied 2–2	Recap
5	April 16	Ottawa	0–2	Toronto		19,584	Maple Leafs lead 3–2	Recap
6	April 18	Toronto	1–2	Ottawa	2OT	18,500	Series tied 3–3	Recap
7	April 20	Ottawa	1–4	Toronto		19,646	Maple Leafs win 4–3	Recap

Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (3) Philadelphia Flyers – Flyers win 4–2

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 22	Toronto	3–1	Philadelphia		19,447	Flyers lead 1–0	Recap
2	April 25	Toronto	2–1	Philadelphia		19,792	Flyers lead 2–0	Recap
3	April 28	Philadelphia	1–4	Toronto		19,628	Flyers lead 2–1	Recap
4	April 30	Philadelphia	1–3	Toronto		19,614	Series tied 2–2	Recap
5	May 2	Toronto	7–2	Philadelphia		19,825	Flyers lead 3–2	Recap
6	May 4	Philadelphia	3–2	Toronto	OT	19,625	Flyers win 4–2	Recap

Legend:

Win Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
† = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.

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			Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
13	Mats Sundin	C	81	31	44	75	11	52	9	4	5	9	−2	8
24	Bryan McCabe	D	75	16	37	53	22	86	13	3	5	8	0	14
25	Joe Nieuwendyk	C	64	22	28	50	7	26	9	6	0	6	0	4
7	Gary Roberts	LW	72	28	20	48	9	84	13	4	4	8	−3	10
11	Owen Nolan	RW	65	19	29	48	4	110	—	—	—	—	—	—
16	Darcy Tucker	LW	64	21	11	32	4	68	12	2	0	2	−3	14
80	Nik Antropov	C	62	13	18	31	7	62	13	0	2	2	1	18
15	Tomas Kaberle	D	71	3	28	31	16	18	13	0	3	3	1	6
21	Robert Reichel	C	69	11	19	30	2	30	12	0	2	2	4	8
89	Alexander Mogilny	RW	37	8	22	30	9	12	13	2	4	6	−1	8
22	Ken Klee	D	66	4	25	29	−1	36	11	0	0	0	−1	6
23	Alexei Ponikarovsky	LW	73	9	19	28	14	44	13	1	3	4	−1	8
14	Matt Stajan	C	69	14	13	27	7	22	3	0	0	0	0	2
19	Mikael Renberg	LW	59	12	13	25	−1	50	2	0	0	0	0	4
28	Tie Domi	RW	80	7	13	20	−2	208	13	2	2	4	4	41
29	Karel Pilar	D	50	2	17	19	2	22	1	1	0	1	1	0
12	Tom Fitzgerald	C	69	7	10	17	−2	52	10	0	0	0	0	6
2	Brian Leetch†	D	15	2	13	15	11	10	13	0	8	8	1	6
10	Ron Francis†	C	12	3	7	10	3	0	12	0	4	4	0	2
8	Aki Berg	D	79	2	7	9	−1	40	10	0	0	0	−3	2
55	Ric Jackman‡	D	29	2	4	6	−11	13	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	Calle Johansson†	D	8	0	6	6	5	0	4	0	0	0	−1	2
27	Bryan Marchment	D	75	1	3	4	4	106	13	0	0	0	0	8
18	Harold Druken	C	9	0	4	4	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
55	Drake Berehowsky†	D	9	1	2	3	5	17	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	Nathan Perrott	RW	40	1	2	3	−1	116	—	—	—	—	—	—
3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Wade Belak	D	34	1	1	2	0	109	4	0	0	0	0	14
33	Craig Johnson†‡	C	10	1	1	2	0	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	Chad Kilger†	LW	5	1	1	2	2	2	13	2	1	3	0	0
20	Ed Belfour	G	59	0	2	2		16	13	0	0	0		8
37	Trevor Kidd	G	15	0	2	2		2	1	0	0	0		0
45	Carlo Colaiacovo	D	2	0	1	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Pierre Hedin	D	3	0	1	1	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	Josh Holden	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	Maxim Kondratiev‡	D	7	0	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	Brad Leeb	RW	1	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	Mikael Tellqvist	G	11	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
42	Kyle Wellwood	C	1	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	Clarke Wilm†	C	10	0	0	0	0	7	5	0	1	1	−1	2

Goaltending

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		Regular season										Playoffs
No.	Player	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
20	Ed Belfour	59	34	19	6	1483	122	2.13	.918	10	3444	13	6	7	379	27	2.09	.929	3	774
37	Trevor Kidd	15	6	5	2	388	48	3.26	.876	1	883	1	0	0	11	1	1.82	.909	0	33
32	Mikael Tellqvist	11	5	3	2	293	31	2.87	.894	0	647	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

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Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	NHL Second All-Star Team	Bryan McCabe (Defence)	^[7]
League (annual)	NHL Second All-Star Team	Mats Sundin (Centre)	^[7]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Pat Quinn (Coach)	^[8]
		Gary Roberts
		Mats Sundin
	NHL Defensive Player of the Week	Ed Belfour (January 26)	^[9]
	NHL Defensive Player of the Week	Ed Belfour (April 5)	^[10]
	NHL Offensive Player of the Week	Brian Leetch (March 22)	^[11]
	NHL YoungStars Game selection	Matt Stajan^{[lower-alpha 2]}	^[12]
Team	Molson Cup	Ed Belfour	^[13]

Milestones

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Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
600th assist	Mats Sundin	December 16, 2003	^[14]
1,000th game played	Tom Fitzgerald	January 13, 2004	^[15]
1,000th game played	Gary Roberts	January 13, 2004	^[15]
1,000th point	Alexander Mogilny	March 15, 2004	^[16]

Transactions

The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2003, the day after the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 7, 2004, the day of the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals.^[17]

Trades

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Date	Details		Ref
June 21, 2003	To Minnesota Wild 3rd-round pick in 2003	To Toronto Maple Leafs 3rd-round pick in 2003 4th-round pick in 2003	^[18]
February 11, 2004	To Pittsburgh Penguins Ric Jackman	To Toronto Maple Leafs Drake Berehowsky	^[19]
March 3, 2004	To New York Rangers Maxim Kondratiev Rights to Jarkko Immonen 1st round pick in 2004 2nd-round pick in 2005	To Toronto Maple Leafs Brian Leetch Conditional draft pick^{[lower-alpha 3]}	^[20]
March 9, 2004	To Carolina Hurricanes 4th-round pick in 2005	To Toronto Maple Leafs Ron Francis	^[21]

Players acquired

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Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 11, 2003 (2003-07-11)	Bryan Marchment	Colorado Avalanche	1-year	Free agency	^[22]
September 9, 2003 (2003-09-09)	Joe Nieuwendyk	New Jersey Devils	1-year	Free agency	^[23]
September 27, 2003 (2003-09-27)	Ken Klee	Washington Capitals	1-year	Free agency	^[24]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03)	Petr Tenkrat	Columbus Blue Jackets		Waiver draft	^[25]
October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28)	Clarke Wilm	Nashville Predators	1-year	Free agency	^[26]
January 10, 2004 (2004-01-10)	Craig Johnson	Anaheim Mighty Ducks		Waivers	^[27]
March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09)	Calle Johansson	Washington Capitals	1-year	Free agency	^[28]
March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09)	Chad Kilger	Montreal Canadiens		Waivers	^[29]
May 27, 2004 (2004-05-27)	Ben Ondrus	St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL)	3-year	Free agency	^[30]^[31]
May 27, 2004 (2004-05-27)	Andy Wozniewski	St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL)	3-year	Free agency	^[30]^[31]
June 2, 2004 (2004-06-02)	Chris St. Jacques	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)	3-year	Free agency	^[32]^[31]

Players lost

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Date	Player	New team	Via^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Ref
June 19, 2003 (2003-06-19)	Jyrki Lumme^{[lower-alpha 5]}		Buyout	^[35]
July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08)	Glen Wesley	Carolina Hurricanes	Free agency (III)	^[36]
July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28)	Doug Doull	Boston Bruins	Free agency (UFA)	^[37]
July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28)	Paul Healey	New York Rangers	Free agency (UFA)	^[37]
September 4, 2003 (2003-09-04)	Jonas Hoglund	Florida Panthers	Free agency (UFA)	^[38]
September 4, 2003 (2003-09-04)	Robert Svehla		Retirement	^[39]
September 8, 2003 (2003-09-08)	Doug Gilmour		Retirement (III)	^[40]
September 20, 2003 (2003-09-20)	Craig Mills		Retirement (VI)	^[41]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03)	Travis Green	Columbus Blue Jackets	Waiver draft	^[25]
October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28)	Ryan Bonni	Greensboro Generals (ECHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[42]
November 17, 2003 (2003-11-17)	Dmitri Yakushin	Aalborg Ishockey (Ligaen)	Free agency	^[43]
January 16, 2004 (2004-01-16)	Phil Housley		Retirement (III)	^[44]
March 5, 2004 (2004-03-05)	Craig Johnson	Washington Capitals	Waivers	^[45]
May 26, 2004 (2004-05-26)	Mikael Renberg	Lulea HF (SHL)	Free agency	^[46]

Signings

More information Date, Player ...

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30)	Maxim Kondratiev	3-year	Entry-level	^[47]^[48]
July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14)	Nathan Perrott	2-year	Re-signing	^[49]^[31]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15)	Ric Jackman	1-year	Re-signing	^[50]
July 16, 2003 (2003-07-16)	Wade Belak	2-year	Re-signing	^[51]^[48]
July 16, 2003 (2003-07-16)	Jamie Hodson	1-year	Re-signing	^[51]
July 18, 2003 (2003-07-18)	Alexei Ponikarovsky	1-year	Re-signing	^[52]
July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24)	Harold Druken	1-year	Re-signing	^[53]
July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28)	Josh Holden	1-year	Re-signing	^[54]
August 22, 2003 (2003-08-22)	Bryan McCabe	1-year	Re-signing	^[55]
September 5, 2003 (2003-09-05)	Nik Antropov	1-year	Re-signing	^[56]
September 26, 2003 (2003-09-26)	Brad Leeb	1-year	Re-signing	^[57]^[31]
October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28)	Karel Pilar	2-year	Re-signing	^[58]^[31]
April 1, 2004 (2004-04-01)	Jeremy Williams	3-year	Entry-level	^[59]^[31]
May 27, 2004 (2004-05-27)	Dominic D'Amour	3-year	Entry-level	^[30]^[31]
June 1, 2004 (2004-06-01)	Todd Ford	3-year	Entry-level	^[60]^[31]

Draft picks

Toronto's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.^[61]

More information Round, # ...

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
2	57	John Doherty	United States	Phillips Academy (USHS-MA)
3	91	Martin Sagat	Slovakia	Dukla Trenčín (Slovakia)
4	125	Konstantin Volkov	Russia	Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
5	158	John Mitchell	Canada	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
7	220	Jeremy Williams	Canada	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
8	237	Shaun Landolt	Canada	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)

Farm teams

St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL)
Memphis RiverKings (CHL)

Notes

Belak originally wore number 2 prior to Leetch being acquired.^[6]
Injury replacement for Garnet Exelby of the Atlanta Thrashers.
4th-round pick in 2004
In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[33]
Lumme was inactive during the 2003–04 season.^[34]

References

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"2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

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