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2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs season

2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs season

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The 2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 103rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917.[2]

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The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.[5] The Maple Leafs advanced to the qualifying round of the playoffs, but lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets, two games to three.

Regular season

The season was generally considered disappointing for the Leafs. In the offseason they were predicted to have a strong season and be a major playoff contender. However, they never really lived up to that promise. At the start of the season, John Tavares was named the 25th captain in the history of the Maple Leafs,[6][7] filling a position that had been vacant since Dion Phaneuf was traded to the Ottawa Senators in February 2016.[6] Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and Morgan Rielly were named alternate captains.[7] The Maple Leafs won their season opener 5–3 against the Ottawa Senators on October 3. Matthews scored two goals, becoming the fourth player in NHL history to score in each of his first four-season openers. Ilya Mikheyev also had a goal and an assist in his NHL debut during the season opener.[6] However, the Leafs would go on to post a disappointing 6-5-3 record for October.

On November 20, following a six-game skid and only two regulation wins in their past 16 games, the Maple Leafs fired head coach Mike Babcock, and replaced him with their AHL affiliation Toronto Marlies head coach Sheldon Keefe.[8] After the coaching change, the team saw some improvement.

On February 22, 2020, the Leafs lost a game to the Carolina Hurricanes while David Ayres, a zamboni driver who worked within the Leafs organization, played goal for the Hurricanes after both Hurricane goalies were injured in said game. It was the first time in NHL history that an emergency backup goaltender recorded a win. Steve Dangle's YouTube video titled "THEY LOST TO A ZAMBONI DRIVER" went viral after the game.[9]

After the NHL was paused in March and resumed in August, the Leafs played the Columbus Blue Jackets in the qualifying round (which was unique to the 2020 NHL Playoffs), and lost the best of 5 series in 5 games.

Standings

Divisional standings

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Source: National Hockey League[10]
p Clinched Presidents' Trophy

Eastern Conference

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Source: National Hockey League[12]

Record vs opponents

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Notes

OT Game decided in overtime
SO Game decided in a shootout
* Game cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Schedule and results

Preseason

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Regular season

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Overtime statistics

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Playoffs

The Maple Leafs were defeated by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the qualifying round in five games.[91]

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Player statistics

Skaters

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Goaltenders

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(M) Player currently playing for the minor league affiliate Toronto Marlies of the AHL
(X) Player is no longer with the Maple Leafs organization
(p) Player previously played with another team before being acquired by Toronto
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.

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Free agents

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Waivers

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Contract terminations

Retirement

Signings

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Draft picks

Below are the Toronto Maple Leafs' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Leafs held on to four of their own seven picks (rounds 2, 3, 4, 5). In January 2019 they had traded away their first round pick along with Carl Grundström to Los Angeles for Jake Muzzin. During last year's draft they traded away this year's 6th round draft pick to Buffalo in exchange for the Sabres' 2018 6th round pick. Finally, before their 7th round pick was made they traded it to St. Louis in exchange for the Blues' 7th round pick in 2020. They acquired an additional two picks this year through various trades.

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Notes

  1. The St. Louis Blues' fourth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 15, 2018, that sent Nikita Soshnikov to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.[129]
  2. The Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on October 1, 2018, that sent Connor Carrick to Dallas in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[130]

References

  1. "2019-2020 NHL Attendance". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  3. "NHL statement on coronavirus". NHL.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  4. Fernandez, Gabriel (March 12, 2020). "Coronavirus live updates: NHL suspends season; MLB to halt spring training; NCAA conference tourneys canceled". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  5. Gulitti, Tom (May 26, 2020). "NHL plans to return with 24 teams competing for Stanley Cup". NHL.com. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  6. "Matthews scores twice, Maple Leafs beat Senators in opener". Yahoo! Sports. October 3, 2019. Archived from the original on October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  7. Zeisberger, Mike (October 2, 2019). "Tavares named captain of Maple Leafs, first in three seasons". nhl.com. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  8. Tanner, James (November 20, 2019). "Toronto Maple Leafs Fire Mike Babock and Hire Sheldon Keefe". Editorinleaf.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  9. "NHL Hockey Standings". www.nhl.com. National Hockey League.
  10. Rosen, Dan (May 26, 2020). "Return to Play: Eastern Conference". NHL.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  11. "Stanley Cup Qualifiers schedule". NHL.com. NHL.com. July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  12. "Maple Leafs Trade Marleau to Carolina for Draft Pick". NHL.com. June 22, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  13. "Maple Leafs Complete Six Player Trade With Ottawa". NHL.com. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  14. "Maple Leafs Complete Trade With Vegas". NHL.com. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  15. "Maple Leafs Acquire Jordan Schmaltz in Trade With St. Louis". NHL.com. July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  16. "Maple Leafs Acquire Campbell and Clifford from Los Angeles". NHL.com. February 5, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  17. "Maple Leafs Acquire Malgin in Trade With Florida". NHL.com. February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  18. "Maple Leafs Acquire Veronneau From Ottawa". NHL.com. February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  19. "Avalanche acquires Michael Hutchinson". Colorado Avalanche. February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  20. "Maple Leafs Acquire Lorito From New York". NHL.com. February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  21. "Maple Leafs Acquire Draft Pick in Three-Team Trade". NHL.com. February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  22. "Maple Leafs Acquire Salomaki From Nashville". NHL.com. February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  23. "Maple Leafs Sign Free Agent Centre Jason Spezza". July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  24. "Maple Leafs Announce Free Agent Signings". July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  25. "Winnipeg Jets acquire Nick Shore after Leafs place centre on waivers". cbc.ca. Canadian Press. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  26. "Leafs re-sign wingers Kapanen and Johnsson". NHL.com. June 28, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  27. "Maple Leafs Sign Ceci and Kerfoot to Contract Extensions". NHL.com. July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  28. "Maple Leafs Agree to Terms With Mitch Marner". NHL.com. September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  29. "Maple Leafs Sign Nicholas Robertson". NHL.com. September 19, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  30. "Maple Leafs Re-Sign Justin Holl". NHL.com. December 31, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  31. "Maple Leafs Re-Sign Martin Marincin". NHL.com. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  32. "Maple Leafs Sign Engvall to Contract Extension". NHL.com. February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  33. "Maple Leafs Sign Defenceman Jake Muzzin to Four-Year Contract Extension". NHL.com. February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  34. "Maple Leafs Trade Nikita Soshnikov to St Louis". NHL.com. Toronto Maple Leafs. February 15, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  35. "Carrick traded to Stars by Maple Leafs". October 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.

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