2015–16 Toronto Maple Leafs season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2015–16
Year:	2015
Team:	Toronto Maple Leafs
Division:	Atlantic
Divisionrank:	8th
Conference:	Eastern
Conferencerank:	16th
Record:	29–42–11
Homerecord:	14–18–9
Roadrecord:	15–24–2
Goalsfor:	198
Goalsagainst:	246
Generalmanager:	Lou Lamoriello
Coach:	Mike Babcock
Captain:	Dion Phaneuf (Oct.–Feb.) Vacant (Feb.–Apr.)
Altcaptain:	Tyler Bozak Matt Hunwick Leo Komarov (Feb.–Apr.)
Arena:	Air Canada Centre
Minorleague:	Toronto Marlies (AHL) Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)
Goalsleader:	P. A. Parenteau (20)
Assistsleader:	Nazem Kadri (28)
Pointsleader:	Nazem Kadri (45)
Plusminusleader:	Roman Polak (+8)
Pimleader:	Nazem Kadri (73)
Winsleader:	Jonathan Bernier (12)
Gaaleader:	Jonathan Bernier (2.88)

The 2015–16 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 99th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917.^[1] The season officially began its regular games on October 7, 2015, with a 3–1 loss against the Montreal Canadiens.^[2]

Despite stretches of strong play, with the Maple Leafs at one point being within a few points of a playoff spot, they broke the franchise record for most losses in a season with 53 (the previous record was 52 in 1984–85). However, it is important to note the previous record was set when there were only 80 games per season (two have since been added, bringing the total games played yearly to 82 per team). Due to the point awarded for overtime and shootout losses, the Leafs finished the season with 69 points, one more than the previous season. Despite the improved record, the Maple Leafs finished last overall in the NHL standings for the first time since the 1984–85 season.

On July 1, 2015, the Maple Leafs were part of a blockbuster, multi-player deal that centred on Phil Kessel moving to the Pittsburgh Penguins, with one of the key pieces for Toronto being prospect Kasperi Kapanen. Kessel would be a central piece in the Penguins' Stanley Cup win later that season. Months later, another significant trade occurred when captain Dion Phaneuf plus four other players were traded to Ottawa Senators in exchange for four players plus a second round draft pick in 2017. A trade like this was seen as substantial due to the divisional Battle of Ontario rivalry and the NHL salary cap, which typically prevents more than a few players from moving at once.

On April 30, 2016, it was announced that the Leafs had won the draft lottery, and would receive the first overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.^[3] Auston Matthews was subsequently selected first overall. As of, this is the most recent season the Maple Leafs have missed the playoffs.

Off-season

The Maple Leafs made numerous personnel changes prior to the start of the season. Mike Babcock and Lou Lamoriello were hired as head coach and general manager, respectively, replacing Dave Nonis and interim head coach Peter Horachek.^{[4] [5]} Additionally, in an effort to bring in new personnel, coaches Steve Spott, Chris Dennis, Rick St. Croix; Director of Player Development Jim Hughes; and Director of Pro Scouting Steve Kasper, as well as Rob Cowie, strength and conditioning coach Anthony Belza, and 18 other scouts were fired.^{[6] [7] [8] [9]} The team would find replacements for these members throughout the off season.

The 2015 NHL Entry Draft was held between July 26 and 27, and the Maple Leafs made a total of 9 selections, while also acquiring defenceman Martin Marincin.

Following the draft, the Leafs made a number of moves during the free agency period, signing players such as P. A. Parenteau, Mark Arcobello, and Shawn Matthias to short-term contracts. The most noteworthy move came in a blockbuster deal that sent winger Phil Kessel to the Pittsburgh Penguins, along with Tim Erixon, Tyler Biggs and a conditional second-round draft pick, in exchange for Kasperi Kapanen, Nick Spaling, Scott Harrington, and a conditional set of draft picks.

As the off-season went on, the team would sign Devin Setoguchi, Curtis Glencross, Brad Boyes, and Mark Fraser to professional try out contracts. Out of these four, Boyes was the only one to sign a contract, inking a one-year deal, while the others were released.

For a complete list of on-ice off-season moves, please see Transactions.

Record vs opponents

Eastern Conference												Western Conference
Atlantic Division							Metropolitan Division					Central Division			Pacific Division
Team	Home			Away			Team	Home		Away		Team	Home	Away	Team	Home	Away
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Boston	3–4*	1–3		0–2	2–3	4–3*	Carolina	0–1*	3–1	2–1*		Chicago	1–4	2–7	Anaheim	6–5*	4–0
Buffalo	3–4*	4–1		1–2*	1–4		Columbus	1–3	1–5	6–3		Colorado	5–1	7–4	Arizona	3–4	2–3
Detroit	1–2*	2–3		0–4	1–0		New Jersey	3–2*	3–2*	1–5		Dallas	4–1	3–2	Calgary	5–2	3–4
Florida	1–4	3–4		1–5	5–2		N.Y. Islanders	3–6	4–3*	3–1		Minnesota	1–2	0–1	Edmonton	3–0	2–5
Montreal	1–3	2–3*		3–5	1–4		N.Y. Rangers	2–4		1–3	3–4	Nashville	2–3	2–1*	Los Angeles	5–0	1–2
Ottawa	4–5*	2–3		1–6	0–4		Philadelphia	4–5*		3–2	4–3*	St. Louis	4–1	4–1	San Jose	4–5*	0–7
Tampa Bay	4–5*	1–2	4–1	0–1	0–3		Pittsburgh	0–4		1–2	3–2*	Winnipeg	2–4	1–6	Vancouver	4–2	5–2
							Washington	2–4		2–3*	2–3
Records	2–7–6			3–11–1				4–6–2		6–5–1			3–4–0	4–3–0		5–1–1	2–5–0
Division	5–18–7							10–11–3					7–7–0			7–6–1
Conference	15–29–10 (Home: 6–13–8; Away: 9–16–2)												14–13–1 (Home: 8–5–1; Away: 6–8–0)
Overall	29–42–11 (Home: 14–18–9; Away: 15–24–2)

• game decided in overtime or shoot-out

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)^[10]
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 21	Ottawa	1–4	Toronto			16,734	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 21	Toronto	4–3	Ottawa	OT		15,542	2–0–0	Recap
3	September 22	Toronto	2–1	Montreal	OT	Sparks	21,287	3–0–0	Recap
4	September 25	Buffalo	6–4	Toronto		Bernier	17,403	3–1–0	Recap
5	September 26	Montreal	1–0	Toronto			17,992	3–2–0	Recap
6	September 29	Toronto	0–4	Buffalo		Bernier	17,357	3–3–0	Recap
7	October 2	Toronto	2–4	Detroit		Reimer	19,149	3–4–0	Recap
8	October 3	Detroit	2–1	Toronto		Bernier	17,879	3–5–0	Recap
– indicates split-squad game.

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log^[11]
October: 1–7–2, 4 points (Home: 0–3–1 ; Road: 1–4–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 7 3–1 Toronto Bernier (0–1–0) 19,241 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 9 Toronto 0–4 Bernier (0–2–0) 20,027 0–2–0 0 Recap 3 October 10 5–4 Toronto SO Reimer (0–0–1) 19,187 0–2–1 1 Recap 4 October 16 Toronto 6–3 Reimer (1–0–1) 13,885 1–2–1 3 Recap 5 October 17 Toronto 1–2 Bernier (0–3–0) 18,650 1–3–1 3 Recap 6 October 21 Toronto 1–2 SO Bernier (0–3–1) 17,762 1–3–2 4 Recap 7 October 24 Toronto 3–5 Bernier (0–4–1) 21,288 1–4–2 4 Recap 8 October 26 4–3 Toronto Reimer (1–1–1) 18,944 1–5–2 4 Recap 9 October 30 Toronto 1–3 Bernier (0–5–1) 18,006 1–6–2 4 Recap 10 October 31 4–0 Toronto Bernier (0–6–1) 19,197 1–7–2 4 Recap
November: 7–4–3, 17 points (Home: 4–2–2 ; Road: 3–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 2 1–4 Toronto Reimer (2–1–1) 19,087 2–7–2 6 Recap 12 November 4 4–2 Toronto Reimer (2–2–1) 19,113 2–8–2 6 Recap 13 November 6 2–1 Toronto OT Reimer (2–2–2) 19,680 2–8–3 7 Recap 14 November 7 Toronto 2–3 SO Reimer (2–2–3) 18,506 2–8–4 8 Recap 15 November 10 Toronto 3–2 Reimer (3–2–3) 18,266 3–8–4 10 Recap 16 November 12 Toronto 2–1 SO Reimer (4–2–3) 17,231 4–8–4 12 Recap 17 November 14 2–4 Toronto Reimer (5–2–3) 19,798 5–8–4 14 Recap 18 November 15 Toronto 3–4 Bernier (0–7–1) 18,006 5–9–4 14 Recap 19 November 17 1–5 Toronto Reimer (6–2–3) 19,238 6–9–4 16 Recap 20 November 20 Toronto 2–1 SO Reimer (7–2–3) 10,327 7–9–4 18 Recap 21 November 21 Toronto 0–2 Reimer (7–3–3) 17,565 7–10–4 18 Recap 22 November 23 4–3 Toronto SO Reimer (7–3–4) 19,609 7–10–5 19 Recap 23 November 28 4–2 Toronto Bernier (0–8–1) 19,053 7–11–5 19 Recap 24 November 30 0–3 Toronto Sparks (1–0–0) 19,559 8–11–5 21 Recap
December: 6–4–2, 14 points (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 4–3–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 2 Toronto 1–6 Sparks (1–1–0) 15,294 8–12–5 21 Recap 26 December 3 Toronto 0–1 Reimer (7–4–4) 18,880 8–13–5 21 Recap 27 December 5 Toronto 4–1 Sparks (2–1–0) 18,698 9–13–5 23 Recap 28 December 8 2–3 Toronto SO Sparks (3–1–0) 19,043 10–13–5 25 Recap 29 December 15 5–4 Toronto OT Bernier (0–8–2) 18,989 10–13–6 26 Recap 30 December 17 5–4 Toronto OT Bernier (0–8–3) 18,966 10–13–7 27 Recap 31 December 19 0–5 Toronto Bernier (1–8–3) 19,362 11–13–7 29 Recap 32 December 21 Toronto 7–4 Bernier (2–8–3) 16,084 12–13–7 31 Recap 33 December 22 Toronto 2–3 Bernier (2–9–3) 12,234 12–14–7 31 Recap 34 December 27 Toronto 3–1 Bernier (3–9–3) 15,795 13–14–7 33 Recap 35 December 29 6–3 Toronto Bernier (3–10–3) 19,899 13–15–7 33 Recap 36 December 30 Toronto 3–2 SO Bernier (4–10–3) 18,662 14–15–7 35 Recap
January: 3–7–2, 8 points (Home: 1–2–2 ; Road: 2–5–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 37 January 2 1–4 Toronto Bernier (5–10–3) 19,221 15–15–7 37 Recap 38 January 6 Toronto 4–0 Bernier (6–10–3) 16,283 16–15–7 39 Recap 39 January 7 Toronto 1–2 Reimer (7–5–4) 18,230 16–16–7 39 Recap 40 January 9 Toronto 0–7 Bernier (6–11–3) 17,281 16–17–7 39 Recap 41 January 13 3–1 Toronto Reimer (7–6–4) 18,903 16–18–7 39 Recap 42 January 15 4–1 Toronto Reimer (7–7–4) 20,049 16–19–7 39 Recap 43 January 16 Toronto 2–3 Bernier (6–12–3) 17,565 16–20–7 39 Recap 44 January 19 Toronto 3–2 Reimer (8–7–4) 19,319 17–20–7 41 Recap 45 January 21 1–0 Toronto OT Reimer (8–7–5) 18,981 17–20–8 42 Recap 46 January 23 3–2 Toronto SO Reimer (8–7–6) 19,807 17–20–9 43 Recap 47 January 26 Toronto 1–5 Reimer (8–8–6) 14,585 17–21–9 43 Recap 48 January 27 Toronto 0–1 Bernier (6–13–3) 19,092 17–22–9 43 Recap
February: 4–8–1, 9 points (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 2–5–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 49 February 2 Toronto 4–3 OT Reimer (9–8–6) 17,565 18–22–9 45 Recap 50 February 4 2–3 Toronto SO Reimer (10–8–6) 18,947 19–22–9 47 Recap 51 February 6 Toronto 1–6 Reimer (10–9–6) 19,379 19–23–9 47 Recap 52 February 9 Toronto 3–4 Reimer (10–10–6) 19,289 19–24–9 47 Recap 53 February 11 Toronto 2–5 Bernier (6–14–3) 16,839 19–25–9 47 Recap 54 February 13 Toronto 5–2 Reimer (11–10–6) 18,570 20–25–9 49 Recap 55 February 15 Toronto 2–7 Reimer (11–11–6) 21,767 20–26–9 49 Recap 56 February 18 4–2 Toronto Bernier (6–15–3) 18,952 20–27–9 49 Recap 57 February 20 5–4 Toronto OT Reimer (11–11–7) 19,060 20–27–10 50 Recap 58 February 23 3–2 Toronto Reimer (11–12–7) 18,844 20–28–10 50 Recap 59 February 25 1–3 Toronto Bernier (7–15–3) 18,862 21–28–10 52 Recap 60 February 27 Toronto 1–4 Bernier (7–16–3) 21,288 21–29–10 52 Recap 61 February 29 2–1 Toronto Sparks (3–2–0) 18,933 21–30–10 52 Recap
March: 7–8–1, 15 points (Home: 5–4–1 ; Road: 2–4–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 2 Toronto 2–3 Bernier (7–17–3) 18,506 21–31–10 52 Recap 63 March 3 2–1 Toronto Sparks (3–3–0) 18,915 21–32–10 52 Recap 64 March 5 3–2 Toronto Bernier (7–18–3) 19,339 21–33–10 52 Recap 65 March 7 4–3 Toronto SO Sparks (3–3–1) 18,950 21–33–11 53 Recap 66 March 9 3–4 Toronto SO Sparks (4–3–1) 18,889 22–33–11 55 Recap 67 March 12 Toronto 0–4 Sparks (4–4–1) 18,557 22–34–11 55 Recap 68 March 13 Toronto 1–0 Bernier (8–18–3) 20,027 23–34–11 57 Recap 69 March 15 1–4 Toronto Bernier (9–18–3) 18,874 24–34–11 59 Recap 70 March 17 4–1 Toronto Bernier (9–19–3) 18,922 24–35–11 59 Recap 71 March 19 1–4 Toronto Sparks (5–4–1) 18,829 25–35–11 61 Recap 72 March 21 2–5 Toronto Bernier (10–19–3) 19,069 26–35–11 63 Recap 73 March 24 5–6 Toronto OT Sparks (6–4–1) 18,935 27–35–11 65 Recap 74 March 26 3–1 Toronto Bernier (10–20–3) 19,185 27–36–11 65 Recap 75 March 28 Toronto 0–3 Sparks (6–5–1) 19,092 27–37–11 65 Recap 76 March 29 Toronto 5–2 Bernier (11–20–3) 16,724 28–37–11 67 Recap 77 March 31 Toronto 1–4 Sparks (6–6–1) 18,873 28–38–11 67 Recap
April: 1–4–0, 2 points (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 1–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 3–2 Toronto Sparks (6–7–1) 19,371 28–39–11 67 Recap 79 April 4 4–3 Toronto Bernier (11–21–3) 18,846 28–40–11 67 Recap 80 April 6 5–1 Toronto Sparks (6–8–1) 18,837 28–41–11 67 Recap 81 April 7 Toronto 4–3 OT Bernier (12–21–3) 19,674 29–41–11 69 Recap 82 April 9 Toronto 1–5 Sparks (6–9–1) 16,514 29–42–11 69 Recap
Legend:

Overtime statistics

	Games	Won	Lost	Game Winning Goal Scorers
	8	3	5	Parenteau, Kadri, Gardiner
	12	6	6	Holland, Lupul, Kadri, Parenteau (2), Soshnikov
	20	9	11

Player statistics

Final stats^[12]

Skaters

Regular Season

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	76	17	28	45	−15	73
	77	20	21	41	0	68
	67	19	17	36	−12	40
	82	9	27	36	−17	28
	57	12	23	35	−9	18
	79	7	24	31	−15	32
	40	14	15	29	3	6
	65	9	18	27	−16	28
	60	8	16	24	−6	12
^‡	51	3	21	24	−4	67
	80	9	9	18	−4	12
^‡	51	6	11	17	−10	12
^†	30	7	8	15	−2	13
	46	11	3	14	−10	12
^‡	56	4	10	14	−3	16
	22	6	7	13	1	4
^‡	55	1	12	13	8	56
	60	2	8	10	−17	32
^†	21	1	6	7	−6	2
	65	1	6	7	−3	34
^‡	35	1	6	7	−7	18
	16	4	2	6	0	18
^†	16	2	4	6	3	0
	7	1	5	6	−2	0
^†	13	1	5	6	−1	6
	39	1	5	6	−12	26
	12	5	0	5	2	6
	11	2	3	5	−4	6
	56	2	3	5	−11	16
	20	3	1	4	0	0
	16	2	2	4	−3	15
	19	0	4	4	1	22
	6	1	2	3	−1	2
	4	0	2	2	4	0
	6	0	2	2	0	4
	7	1	0	1	−6	6
	6	0	1	1	0	2
	15	0	1	1	0	4
	7	0	1	1	−5	0
	3	0	0	0	−2	4
	3	0	0	0	−2	0
	10	0	0	0	0	0
	9	0	0	0	−3	2

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player
style=white-space:nowrap		38	36	2146:46	12	21	3	103	2.88	1114	.907	3	0	0	2
style=white-space:nowrap	^‡	32	29	1809:01	11	12	7	75	2.49	845	.918	0	0	0	0
style=white-space:nowrap		17	17	974:57	6	9	1	49	3.02	456	.892	1	0	0	0

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

Player suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
	Making a throat slashing gesture towards Calgary Flames defenseman Mark Giordano during NHL Game No. 805 in Calgary on Tuesday, February 9, 2016.	–	$5,000	February 11, 2016^[13]
	Elbowing New York Rangers defenceman Ryan McDonagh during NHL game No. 860 in Toronto on Thursday, February 18, 2016, at 18:58 of the first period.	3 games	$47,580.64	February 19, 2016^[14]
Nazem Kadri	For three diving/embellishment incidents between February 4 and March 21, 2016.	–	$5,000	April 1, 2016^[15]
Nazem Kadri	Cross-checking Detroit Red Wings forward Luke Glendening during NHL Game No. 1170 in Toronto on Saturday, April 2, at 7:23 of the second period.	4 games	$200,000	April 4, 2016^[16]

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular Season

Player	Award	Awarded
	NHL Third Star of the Week^[17]	November 16, 2015
	NHL Third Star of the Week^[18]	December 28, 2015
	NHL All-Star game selection^[19]	January 6, 2016

Milestones

A variety of milestones were set by players during the season. In terms of debuts, twelve players appeared in this first NHL game this season. They include Byron Froese, Garret Sparks, Brendan Leipsic, Viktor Loov, Zach Hyman, Kasperi Kapanen, William Nylander, Nikita Soshnikov, Rinat Valiev, Connor Brown, Frederik Gauthier and Tobias Lindberg.

Regular Season

Player	Milestone	Reached
	1st Career NHL Game	October 24, 2015
	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 24, 2015
	10,000 Career NHL Minutes	October 30, 2015
B. Froese	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	November 2, 2015
	10,000 Career NHL Minutes	November 12, 2015
	200th Career NHL Goal	November 14, 2015
	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Win 1st Career NHL Shutout	November 30, 2015
	100th Career NHL Game	December 2, 2015
	400th Career NHL Game	December 3, 2015
	400th Career NHL Game	December 5, 2015
T. Bozak	100th Career NHL Goal	December 15, 2015
	1st Career NHL Assist	December 17, 2015
B. Froese	1st Career NHL Goal	December 19, 2015
	10th Career NHL Shutout	December 19, 2015
T. Bozak	2nd Career NHL Hat-Trick	December 21, 2015
	600th Career NHL Game	December 27, 2015
	100th Career NHL Point	December 27, 2015
	100th Career NHL Goal	December 27, 2015
	100th Career NHL Assist	December 29, 2015
	Career High for Points in a Season	January 2, 2016
L. Komarov	1st NHL All-Star Appearance	January 6, 2015
	1000th Career NHL Game Coached	January 4, 2016
	300th Career NHL Assist	January 16, 2016
J. Reimer	200th Career NHL Game	February 2, 2016
	100th Career NHL Point	February 2, 2016
	Career High for Goals in a Season	February 11, 2016
	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	February 13, 2016
	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	February 18, 2016
J. Bernier	200th Career NHL Game	February 18, 2016
	500th Career NHL Point	February 20, 2016
	1st Career NHL Game	February 29, 2016
	1st Career NHL Game	February 29, 2016
	1st Career NHL Game	February 29, 2016
	1st Career NHL Game	February 29, 2016
N. Soshnikov	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	March 2, 2016
W. Nylander	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	March 5, 2016
N. Soshnikov	1st Career NHL Assist	March 7, 2016
Z. Hyman	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	March 7, 2016
	1st Career NHL Game	March 12, 2016
	1st Career NHL Game	March 17, 2016
	1st Career NHL Game	March 19, 2016
C. Brown	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	March 21, 2016
C. Brown	1st Career NHL Goal	March 24, 2016
	100th Career NHL Goal	March 29, 2016
N. Kadri	3rd Career NHL Hat-Trick	March 29, 2016
	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	March 31, 2016

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
	To Philadelphia Flyers NSH's 1st-round pick in 2015	To Toronto Maple Leafs TBL's 1st-round pick in 2015 CHI's 2nd-round pick in 2015	^[20]
	To Columbus Blue Jackets TBL's 1st-round pick in 2015	To Toronto Maple Leafs TOR's 2nd-round pick in 2015 PHI's 3rd-round pick in 2015
	To Edmonton Oilers Brad Ross PIT's 4th-round pick in 2015	To Toronto Maple Leafs Martin Marincin	^[21]
	To Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel Tim Erixon Tyler Biggs conditional PIT's 2nd-round pick in 2016 or      TOR's 2nd round pick in 2017	To Toronto Maple Leafs Nick Spaling Kasperi Kapanen Scott Harrington conditional 1st-round pick in 2016 or      1st-round pick in 2017 or      2nd-round pick in 2017 3rd-round pick in 2016	^[22]
	To Nashville Predators Jamie Devane	To Toronto Maple Leafs Taylor Beck	^[23]
	To New York Islanders Taylor Beck Carter Verhaeghe Matt Finn Tom Nilsson Christopher Gibson	To Toronto Maple Leafs Michael Grabner	^[24]
	To Chicago Blackhawks Richard Panik	To Toronto Maple Leafs Jeremy Morin	^[25]
	To Ottawa Senators Dion Phaneuf Matt Frattin Casey Bailey Ryan Rupert Cody Donaghey	To Toronto Maple Leafs Jared Cowen Milan Michalek Colin Greening Tobias Lindberg 2nd-round pick in 2017	^[26]
	To Colorado Avalanche Shawn Matthias	To Toronto Maple Leafs Colin Smith 4th-round pick in 2016	^[27]
	To San Jose Sharks Roman Polak Nick Spaling	To Toronto Maple Leafs Raffi Torres 2nd-round pick in 2017 2nd-round pick in 2018	^[28]
	To San Jose Sharks James Reimer Jeremy Morin	To Toronto Maple Leafs Alex Stalock Ben Smith conditional 4th-round pick in 2018	^[29]
	To Washington Capitals Daniel Winnik 5th-round pick in 2016	To Toronto Maple Leafs Brooks Laich Connor Carrick 2nd-round pick in 2016	^[30]
	To Anaheim Ducks PIT's 1st-round pick in 2016 2nd-round pick in 2017	To Toronto Maple Leafs Frederik Andersen	^[31]

Free agents acquired

Players signed to professional try out contracts are not included in this table. Please see off-season for try outs.

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
			2 years, $2.4 million	^[32]
			1 year, $1.5 million	^[33]
			1 year, $1.1 million	^[34]
			2 years, $4.5 million	^[35]
		Toronto Marlies (AHL)	2 years, entry-level contract	^[36]
			1 year, $2.3 million	^[37]
			1 year, $700,000	^[38]
			2 years, $1.15 million	^[39]
		Toronto Marlies (AHL)	1 year, $575,000	^[40]
		University of Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA)	2 years, entry-level contract	^[41]
		CSKA Moscow (KHL)	1 year, entry-level contract	^[42]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
		SC Bern (NLA)	2 years, value unknown	^[43]
			1 year, $600,000	^[44]
			1 year, $575,000	^[45]
			1 year, $600,000	^[46]

Claimed via waivers

Player	Previous team	Date	Ref
		October 6, 2015	^[47]

Lost via retirement

Player	Ref
Troy Bodie	^[49]

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
		1 year, $975,000	^[50]
		1 year, $4.1 million	^[51]
		1 year, $700,000	^[52]
		1 year, $875,000	^[53]
		3 years, entry-level contract	^[54]
		3 years, entry-level contract	^[55]
		2 years, $8.3 million	^[56]
		3 years, entry-level contract	^[57]
		3 years, entry-level contract
		6 years, $30 million contract extension	^[58]
	Nazem Kadri	6 years, $27 million contract extension
		5 years, $25 million	^[59]

Draft picks

See main article: 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

See also: List of Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks. Below are the Toronto Maple Leafs' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	4	Mitch Marner	Center/Right Wing		London Knights (OHL)
2	34	Travis Dermott ^1	Defence		Erie Otters (OHL)
2	61	Jeremy Bracco ^2	Right Wing		U.S. NTDP (USHL)
3	65	Andrew Nielsen	Defence		Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
3	68	Martins Dzierkals ^3	Left Wing		HK Rīga (MHL)
4	95	Jesper Lindgren	Defence		Modo Hockey (SHL)
5	125	Dmytro Timashov	Left Wing		Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
6	155	Stephen Desrocher	Defence		Oshawa Generals (OHL)
7	185	Nikita Korostelev	Right Wing		Sarnia Sting (OHL)

Pick notes

1. The Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that sent Tampa Bay's first-round pick in 2015 (29th overall) to Columbus in exchange for Philadelphia's third-round pick in 2015 (68th overall) and this pick.^[60]

Columbus previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Marian Gaborik to Los Angeles in exchange for Matt Frattin, a conditional third-round pick in 2014 and this pick.^[61]

Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 23, 2013, that sent Jonathan Bernier to Toronto in exchange for Ben Scrivens, Matt Frattin and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[62] The condition – Los Angeles will receive a second-round pick in 2014 or 2015 at Toronto's choice – was converted on January 18, 2014, when Toronto's second-round pick in 2014 was traded to the Anaheim Ducks.

1. The Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that Nashville's first-round pick in 2015 (24th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for Tampa Bay's first-round pick in 2015 (29th overall) and this pick.

Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 27, 2015, that sent Kimmo Timonen to Chicago in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2016 and this pick.^[63]

1. The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that sent Tampa Bay's first-round pick in 2015 (29th overall) to Columbus in exchange for Toronto's second-round pick in 2015 (34th overall) and this pick.

Columbus previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013, that sent Steve Mason to Philadelphia in exchange for Michael Leighton and this pick.^[64]

Notes and References

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3. Web site: Maple Leafs win NHL Draft Lottery. NHL.com. 2016-05-01.
4. Web site: Mike Babcock hired by Maple Leafs as coach. May 20, 2015 . October 7, 2015.
5. Web site: Lou Lamoriello named new Maple Leafs GM. July 23, 2015 . October 7, 2015.
6. Web site: Maple Leafs announce organizational changes. April 12, 2015. Toronto Maple Leafs . October 7, 2015.
7. Web site: Mark Spector on Twitter. April 12, 2015. October 7, 2015.
8. Web site: Ryan Fabro on Twitter. April 12, 2015 . October 7, 2015.
9. Web site: Maple Leafs announce changes to scouting staff. April 12, 2015. Toronto Maple Leafs . October 7, 2015.
10. Web site: Maple Leafs announce pre-season schedule. June 23, 2015. July 17, 2015. Mapleleafs.nhl.com.
11. Web site: 2015-2016 Regular Season Schedule/Results - Toronto Maple Leafs - Schedule. July 17, 2015. Mapleleafs.nhl.com.
12. Web site: 2015–2016 Regular Season Stats – Points – Toronto Maple Leafs – Statistics. Toronto Maple Leafs. February 26, 2017.
13. Web site: Maple Leafs' Kadri fined $5,000. NHL. February 11, 2016.
14. Web site: Maple Leafs' Komarov suspended three games for elbowing. NHL. February 19, 2016.
15. News: Maple Leafs centre Nazem Kadri fined $5,000 by NHL for diving. The Toronto Star. April 1, 2016.
16. Web site: Maple Leafs' Kadri suspended four games. National Hockey League. April 4, 2016.
17. Web site: Duchene, Zuccarello and Reimer named stars of week. NHL. November 16, 2015.
18. Web site: Gaudreau, Niemi, Bozak named NHL's Three Stars. NHL. December 28, 2015.
19. Web site: Star-studded Central roster highlights All-Star reveal. NHL. January 6, 2016.
20. Web site: 2015 Draft Journal . Toronto Maple Leafs . 2015-06-27 . 2015-06-29.
21. Web site: Oilers get D-man Gryba from Senators, trade Marincin . NHL . 2015-06-27 . 2015-06-29.
22. Web site: Penguins acquire Kessel from Maple Leafs . nhl.com . 2015-07-01.
23. Web site: Maple Leafs acquire Taylor Beck from Nashville . mapleleafs.nhl.com . 2015-07-12.
24. Web site: Leafs Acquire Michael Grabner from the Islanders . mapleleafs.nhl.com . 2015-09-16.
25. Web site: Maple Leafs acquire Jeremy Morin from Chicago . mapleleafs.nhl.com . 2016-01-03.
26. Web site: Maple Leafs Complete Multi-Player Trade With Ottawa Senators . mapleleafs.nhl.com . 2016-02-09.
27. Web site: Leafs Complete Trade With Avalanche . mapleleafs.nhl.com . 2016-02-21.
28. Web site: Maple Leafs complete trade with San Jose . mapleleafs.nhl.com . 2016-02-22.
29. Web site: Leafs Complete Trade With San Jose . mapleleafs.nhl.com . 2016-02-27.
30. Web site: Maple Leafs complete trade with the Washington Capitals . mapleleafs.nhl.com . 2016-02-28.
31. Web site: Leafs acquire Andersen from Anaheim . mapleleafs.nhl.com . 2016-06-20.
32. Web site: Maple Leafs sign veteran defenceman Matt Hunwick. Rogers Digital Media. Sportsnet.ca. July 17, 2015.
33. Web site: Babcock recruits Parenteau to Maple Leafs. Rogers Digital Media. Sportsnet.ca. July 17, 2015.
34. Web site: Leafs sign Mark Arcobello - Pension Plan Puppets. Chemmy. Pension Plan Puppets. July 17, 2015.
35. Web site: Winnik returning to Maple Leafs on two-year deal. Rogers Digital Media. Sportsnet.ca. July 17, 2015.
36. Web site: Maple Leafs sign Byron Froese to two-year deal. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
37. Web site: Leafs Sign Shawn Matthias. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
38. Web site: Leafs Agree to Terms with Brad Boyes. mapleleafs.nhl.com. September 27, 2015.
39. Web site: Maple Leafs sign Andrew Campbell. mapleleafs.nhl.com. October 7, 2015.
40. Web site: Maple Leafs Sign Rich Clune. mapleleafs.nhl.com. October 29, 2015.
41. Web site: Maple Leafs sign Kasimir Kaskisuo to entry-level contract. nhl.com. March 29, 2016.
42. Web site: Maple Leafs sign defenceman Nikita Zaitsev. nhl.com. May 3, 2016.
43. Web site: SCB Eishockey AG :: Meldung. SCB Eishockey AG. July 17, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150704200227/http://www.scb.ch/news/meldung/newsitem/trevor-smith-zum-scb.html. July 4, 2015. dead.
44. Web site: Jets agree to terms with Andrew MacWilliam. . July 3, 2015 . July 3, 2015.
45. Web site: Capital gains. trurodaily.com. July 17, 2015.
46. Web site: Sharks Sign Forward Frazer McLaren. Sharks.nhl.com. August 24, 2015.
47. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs claim Frank Corrado off waivers, waive Richard Panik. MapleLeafsHotStove. mapleleafshotstove.com. October 6, 2015.
48. Web site: Nashville Predators Claim Granberg on Waivers. nhl.com. November 22, 2015.
49. Web site: LEAFS ADD TROY BODIE, DON LUCE AS PRO SCOUTS. September 23, 2015. The Nation Network.
50. Web site: Maple Leafs sign Panik to one-year deal. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
51. Web site: Maple Leafs sign Kadri. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
52. Web site: Maple Leafs sign Martin Marincin to one-year deal. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
53. Web site: Maple Leafs sign Taylor Beck to one-year deal. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
54. Web site: Maple Leafs sign Travis Dermott. mapleleafs.nhl.com. July 22, 2015.
55. Web site: Maple Leafs sign Marner to entry-level contract. mapleleafs.nhl.com. July 28, 2015.
56. Web site: Maple Leafs sign Jonathan Bernier to two-year extension. mapleleafs.nhl.com. August 3, 2015.
57. Web site: Maple Leafs sign Nielsen and Timashov. mapleleafs.nhl.com. November 24, 2015.
58. Web site: Leafs Sign Rielly, Kadri To Six-Year Contract Extensions. mapleleafs.nhl.com. April 13, 2016.
59. Web site: Maple Leafs lock up Andersen. mapleleafs.nhl.com. June 21, 2016.
60. Web site: Trades completed during Day 1 of 2015 NHL Draft. June 26, 2015. October 7, 2015.
61. Web site: Transactions completed prior to NHL Trade Deadline. March 5, 2014. March 5, 2014.
62. Web site: Maple Leafs land Bernier from Kings. June 23, 2013. June 23, 2013.
63. Web site: Blackhawks acquire Timonen from Flyers. February 27, 2015. February 27, 2015.
64. Web site: Blue Jackets trade goalie Mason to Flyers. National Hockey League. April 3, 2013. May 24, 2013.