The 1973–74 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 57th season of the Toronto NHL franchise, 47th as the ''Maple Leafs.'' The Leafs placed fourth to make the playoffs, but were swept in the first round by the

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Offseason

The Maple Leafs made several signings that would improve their team. At the entry draft, the Maple Leafs chose

Lanny McDonald Lanny King McDonald (born February 16, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played over 1,100 games during a 16-year ...

with the fourth-overall draft pick. He would play six and a half seasons with the Maple Leafs.

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, who had left the team for the

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(WHA) in 1972, made it known that he wanted to return to the NHL. The Maple Leafs still had his NHL rights, and they traded Parent to the

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for

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and a first-round draft pick, which the Maple Leafs used to choose Bob Neely. Neely would play four seasons for the Maple Leafs before being traded to the

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. In a first for Toronto, the club signed players from Europe. Toronto signed Swedish defenceman

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and forward Inge Hammarstrom. Salming had made the all-star team at the 1973 world championships. Hammarstrom was one of the top scorers in Sweden. Both had played for Brynäs of the Swedish League, and the Leafs had to pay the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation for their release. Salming would play with the Leafs until 1989, when he joined the

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. Hammarstrom would play five seasons in Toronto before moving to the

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Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

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New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (N ...

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( 1973–74) , , 35–27–16 , - , - , ''Legend'':

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring ;Goaltending

Playoffs

;Scoring ;Goaltending

Awards and records

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1973–74 season.

Trades

Free agents

Draft picks

Toronto's draft picks at the 1973 NHL amateur draft held at the

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References

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Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Draft picks

See also

References