2006–07 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 2006–07 NHL season saw the Toronto Maple Leafs attempting to recover from a 2005–06 season in which it finished two points out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
2006–07 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
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Division | 3rd Northeast |
Conference | 9th Eastern |
2006–07 record | 40–31–11 |
Home record | 21–15–5 |
Road record | 19–16–6 |
Goals for | 258 |
Goals against | 269 |
Team information | |
General manager | John Ferguson Jr. |
Coach | Paul Maurice |
Captain | Mats Sundin |
Alternate captains | Tomas Kaberle Bryan McCabe |
Arena | Air Canada Centre |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Mats Sundin (27) |
Assists | Mats Sundin (49) |
Points | Mats Sundin (76) |
Penalty minutes | Bryan McCabe (115) |
Plus/minus | Hal Gill (+11) |
Wins | Andrew Raycroft (37) |
Goals against average | Mikael Tellqvist (2.03) |
Offseason
editMichael Peca was a major addition to the team for 2006–07, signed from the defending Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers. However, Peca suffered a broken leg in December after scoring just 4 goals in 35 games.
Goaltender Andrew Raycroft was acquired in a trade from the Boston Bruins to take over the starting job vacancy created by Ed Belfour's departure to the Florida Panthers.
Regular season
editOn January 4, 2007, the Maple Leafs defeated the Boston Bruins 10–2 away. Alexander Steen scored a hat-trick in the victory.[1] It was the first time that an NHL team had scored ten goals in a regular season game since January 14, 2006, when the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Los Angeles Kings 10–1 at home.[2] It was also the first time that the Maple Leafs had scored ten goals in a regular season game since November 12, 1998, when they defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 10–3 away.[3]
Although they finished in third place in the Northeast Division, the Maple Leafs ultimately failed to qualify for the playoffs after the New York Islanders clinched the eighth and final playoff spot after a 3–2 victory in a shootout to the New Jersey Devils, finishing just one point out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Maple Leafs tied the Dallas Stars for fewest shorthanded goals scored during the regular season with three.[4]
Season standings
editNo. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 308 | 242 | 113 |
2 | 4 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 48 | 25 | 9 | 288 | 222 | 105 |
3 | 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 258 | 269 | 91 |
4 | 10 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 42 | 34 | 6 | 245 | 256 | 90 |
5 | 13 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 219 | 289 | 76 |
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | P - Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 308 | 242 | 113 |
2 | Y - New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 216 | 201 | 107 |
3 | Y - Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 246 | 245 | 97 |
4 | X - Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 48 | 25 | 9 | 288 | 222 | 105 |
5 | X - Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 277 | 246 | 105 |
6 | X - New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 242 | 216 | 94 |
7 | X - Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 253 | 261 | 93 |
8 | X - New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 248 | 240 | 92 |
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9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 258 | 269 | 91 |
10 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 42 | 34 | 6 | 245 | 256 | 90 |
11 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 241 | 253 | 88 |
12 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 247 | 257 | 86 |
13 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 219 | 289 | 76 |
14 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 235 | 286 | 70 |
15 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 214 | 303 | 56 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast |
P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot
Schedule and results
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October: 6–4–3 (home: 3–3–2; road: 3–1–1)
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November: 7–6–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 4–3–1)
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December: 4–7–2 (home: 3–3–1; road: 1–4–1)
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January: 8–4–0 (home: 2–3–0; road: 6–1–0)
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February: 5–4–3 (home: 1–2–2; road: 4–2–1)
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March: 8–4–2 (home: 7–1–0; road: 1–3–2)
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April: 2–2–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 0–2–0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
- † Hockey Hall of Fame Game
Player statistics
editRegular season
edit- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Mats Sundin | C | 75 | 27 | 49 | 76 | 62 | −2 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
Tomas Kaberle | D | 74 | 11 | 47 | 58 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Bryan McCabe | D | 82 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 115 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
Alexei Ponikarovsky | LW | 71 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 63 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Darcy Tucker | RW | 56 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 81 | −11 | 15 | 0 | 6 |
Jeff O'Neill | RW | 74 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 54 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Kyle Wellwood | C | 48 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
Matt Stajan | C | 82 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Alexander Steen | C | 82 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
Nik Antropov | C | 54 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Bates Battaglia | LW | 82 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Pohl | C | 74 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 10 | −4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Chad Kilger | LW | 82 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 58 | −5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Ian White | D | 76 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Pavel Kubina | D | 61 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Hal Gill | D | 82 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 91 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boyd Devereaux | C | 33 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carlo Colaiacovo | D | 48 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Michael Peca | C | 35 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Yanic Perreault | C | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brendan Bell | D | 31 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | −3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kris Newbury | C | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wade Belak | D | 65 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 110 | −8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Ondrus | RW | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | −5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andy Wozniewski | D | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeremy Williams | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andrew Raycroft | G | 72 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jean-Sebastien Aubin | G | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Travis Green | C | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jay Harrison | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aleksander Suglobov | RW | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mikael Tellqvist | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Erik Westrum | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Andrew Raycroft | 4108 | 72 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 205 | 2.99 | 2 | 1931 | 1726 | .894 |
Jean-Sebastien Aubin | 804 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 3.43 | 0 | 371 | 325 | .876 |
Mikael Tellqvist | 59 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.03 | 0 | 19 | 17 | .895 |
Team: | 4971 | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 253 | 3.05 | 2 | 2321 | 2068 | .891 |
* Mikael Tellqvist was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes on November 29. Stats reflect games played with the Maple Leafs only.
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Transactions
editTrades
editJune 24, 2006 | To Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Andrew Raycroft |
June 24, 2006 | To Chicago Blackhawks 3rd-round pick in 2006 |
To Toronto Maple Leafs 4th-round pick in 2006 4th-round pick in 2006 |
June 24, 2006 | To Phoenix Coyotes 7th-round pick in 2006 7th-round pick in 2006 |
To Toronto Maple Leafs 6th-round pick in 2006 |
November 29, 2006 | To Phoenix Coyotes Mikael Tellqvist |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Tyson Nash 4th-round pick in 2007 |
February 27, 2007[9] | To Phoenix Coyotes Brendan Bell 2nd-round pick in 2007 |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Yanic Perreault 5th-round pick in 2007 |
Free agents acquired
editPlayer | Former Team |
F Michael Peca | Edmonton Oilers |
D Hal Gill | Boston Bruins |
D Pavel Kubina | Tampa Bay Lightning |
F Boyd Devereaux | Phoenix Coyotes |
F Erik Westrum | Minnesota Wild |
F Bates Battaglia | Toronto Marlies (AHL – Minor League contract) |
Free agents lost
editPlayer | New Team |
F Tie Domi | Retired |
F Eric Lindros | Dallas Stars |
F Jason Allison | UFA |
D Aki Berg | TPS (SM-liiga) |
D Alexander Khavanov | HC Davos (Swiss-A) |
D Luke Richardson | Tampa Bay Lightning |
G Ed Belfour | Florida Panthers |
Claimed off waivers
editPlayer | Former Team | Date |
F Travis Green | Anaheim Ducks | January 10 |
Draft picks
editToronto's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[10] The Leafs had the 13th overall draft pick in the 2005–06 NHL season. The Maple Leaf's 2006 draft has been referred to in retrospectives as one of the most successful drafts for any team in league history, as all but one of the team's picks (Tyler Ruegsegger) would go on to become NHL regulars at some point in their careers. Leo Komarov, the 180th pick, would be named an NHL All-Star in 2016.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 13 | Jiri Tlusty (LW) | Czech Republic | Toronto Maple Leafs | HC Rabat Kladno (Czech Extraliga) |
2 | 44 | Nikolai Kulemin (W) | Russia | Toronto Maple Leafs | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL) |
4 | 99 | James Reimer (G) | Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs (from Columbus) | Red Deer (WHL) |
4 | 111 | Korbinian Holzer (D) | Germany | Toronto Maple Leafs (from Colorado) | EC Bad Tölz (Eishockey-Bundesliga) |
6 | 161 | Viktor Stalberg (LW) | Sweden | Toronto Maple Leafs (from Phoenix) | Frölunda HC (Elitserien) |
6 | 166 | Tyler Ruegsegger (C) | United States | Toronto Maple Leafs | Shattuck-Saint Mary's / University of Denver |
6 | 200 | Leo Komarov (C) | Finland | Toronto Maple Leafs (from Dallas) | Ässät (SM-liiga) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins Box Score — January 4, 2007".
- ^ "Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres Box Score — January 14, 2006".
- ^ "Toronto Maple Leafs at Chicago Blackhawks Box Score — November 12, 1998".
- ^ "2006-07 NHL Summary".
- ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
- ^ "2006–2007 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ "2006-07 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "2006-07 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- ^ "Leafs Re-Acquire Perreault". MapleLeafs.com. February 26, 2007.
- ^ 2006 2006 Draft Index [1] Archived January 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine – accessed January 4, 2007