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The 2007–08
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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
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(along with Mark Bell) from the
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in exchange for three draft picks. Toronto also signed free agent Jason Blake to a five-year, $20 million contract. Blake reached the 40-goal mark for the first time in 2006–07. With the Leafs struggling in the Northeast Division, the future of
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's tenure as general manager has been widely debated after club president
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admitted that hiring Ferguson was "a mistake". According to TSN, the Leafs asked former Toronto general manager
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to serve as interim general manager early in January. On January 22, it was announced that Ferguson's time with the club had ended, as the board of directors at
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voted to make a change. Fletcher was named interim general manager of the team. Defenceman Tomas Kaberle was selected to represent the Maple Leafs and the Eastern Conference at the 2008 All-Star Game in
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. He hit all four targets in four shots to become the winner of the accuracy competition.


Regular season

On October 8, 2007, newly acquired winger Jason Blake announced that he had
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, a treatable form of cancer. He continued playing during treatment. In mid-November 2007, Jiri Tlusty was caught in a scandal when nude photos of him appeared on the Internet. Tlusty apologized for this incident and admitted that he made a mistake. The Maple Leafs struggled on the penalty kill during the regular season, allowing an NHL-high 77 power-play goals.


Divisional standings


Conference standings


Playoffs

For the third straight year, the Leafs did not qualify for the playoffs.


Schedule and results


October

Record: 5–5–3; Home: 3–4–2; Road: 2–1–1


November

Record: 4–6–3; Home: 1–1–3; Road: 3–5–0


December

Record: 6–5–2; Home: 3–2–0; Road: 3–3–2


January

Record:5–8–1 ; Home: 4–2–0; Road: 1–6–1


February

Record: 8–4–1 ; Home: 5–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–1


March

Record: 8–5–0; Home: 2–4–0; Road: 6–1–0


April

Record: 0–2–1; Home: 0–1–1; Road: 0–1–0 * †
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Game


Playoffs

On March 27, 2008, the Toronto Maple Leafs were eliminated from postseason contention for the third straight season following a 4–2 loss to the
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.


Player statistics

Final stats


Skaters


Goaltenders

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Maple Leafs. Stats reflect time with Maple Leafs only.
‡Traded mid-season.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


Awards and records


Records

* On October 11, 2007, in an 8–1 victory over the
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scored his 390th goal as a Leaf, and earned his 917th point in a Leaf uniform breaking
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's team record as the all-time points and goals leader.


Milestones


Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.


Trades


Free agents


Claimed from waivers


Draft picks

Toronto's picks at the
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in
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.2007 NHL Entry Draft Result
nhl.com


See also

*
2007–08 NHL season The 2007–08 NHL season was the 91st season of operation (90th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). It began on September 29, 2007, and the regular season ended April 6, 2008. The Stanley Cup playoffs ended on June 4, with the D ...


References

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