2010–11 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 2010–11 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 94th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 22, 1917, and its 84th season since adopting the Maple Leafs name in February 1927.
The Maple Leafs posted a regular season record of 37 wins, 34 losses and 11 overtime/shootout losses for 85 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the sixth consecutive season for the first time in franchise history.
Draft
The Maple Leafs did not have a first round selection in the 2010 NHL entry draft, having traded it to the Boston Bruins in the Phil Kessel deal. The selection ended up being the second overall pick, which the Bruins used to select Tyler Seguin. The Leafs made their first selection in the second round, having traded Jimmy Hayes to the Chicago Blackhawks for the 43rd overall pick, used on Bradley Ross of the Portland Winterhawks. After Ross, the Leafs made six other selections in the later rounds of the draft, including Greg McKegg, Sondre Olden, Petter Granberg, Daniel Brodin, Sam Carrick and Josh Nicholls.Off-season
On June 14, 2010, general manager Brian Burke held a press conference to unveil the team's new sweaters for the 2010–11 season and also named Dion Phaneuf the 18th captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs.Regular season
The Maple Leafs started the season significantly better than in 2009–10. On October 7, 2010, the Maple Leafs won their first home opener since October 7, 2000. On October 15, 2010, the Maple Leafs won their fourth consecutive game, beating the New York Rangers 4–3 on the road. The Leafs had started a regular season with four consecutive wins since the 1993–94 season, when they won their first 10 games.Over the 82-game regular season, the Leafs were shut-out a league-high 11 times, tied with the Washington Capitals.
Playoffs
The Maple Leafs attempted to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2003–04 season. They were officially eliminated from playoff contention on April 5, 2011, when the Buffalo Sabres won against the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2, shortly before Toronto lost to the Washington Capitals in a shoot-out. The Leafs hold the longest active Stanley Cup Finals drought streak not having competed in the finals since the 1966–67 NHL season. They also are tied with the Los Angeles Kings and the St. Louis Blues for the longest drought without a Stanley Cup until the Kings won the Stanley Cup in 2012, followed by the Blues in 2019. In the 2009–10 season, the Chicago Blackhawks ended the longest drought without winning a Stanley Cup at that time, not having won the Stanley Cup since the 1960–61 season.Player statistics
Final statsSkaters
| Player | ||||||
| 82 | 32 | 32 | 64 | −20 | 24 | |
| 82 | 21 | 41 | 62 | −3 | 37 | |
| 81 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 14 | 60 | |
| 82 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 7 | 26 | |
| ‡ | 58 | 3 | 35 | 38 | −2 | 16 |
| ‡ | 52 | 14 | 21 | 35 | −13 | 29 |
| 82 | 15 | 17 | 32 | −29 | 14 | |
| 66 | 8 | 22 | 30 | −2 | 88 | |
| 50 | 8 | 15 | 23 | −1 | 38 | |
| 82 | 5 | 17 | 22 | −7 | 34 | |
| 79 | 8 | 12 | 20 | −4 | 33 | |
| 68 | 4 | 16 | 20 | −2 | 14 | |
| † | 28 | 9 | 9 | 18 | −7 | 19 |
| 48 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −1 | 24 | |
| 46 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 33 | |
| 29 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 8 | |
| ‡ | 54 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −4 | 16 |
| 75 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −8 | 86 | |
| 50 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 69 | |
| 66 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −5 | 14 | |
| 41 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −14 | 14 | |
| 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −6 | 71 | |
| ‡ | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −7 | 12 |
| 46 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 128 | |
| 40 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 32 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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.
Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.Free agents acquired
| Player | Former team | Contract terms |
| Jussi Rynnas | Assat | Two-year, $1.8 million entry-level contract |
| Ben Scrivens | Cornell University | One-year, $690,000 entry-level contract |
| Colby Armstrong | Atlanta Thrashers | Three-year, $9 million contract |
| Brett Lebda | Detroit Red Wings | Two-year, $2.9 million contract |
| Marcel Mueller | Kolner Haie | Two-year, $2.225 million entry-level contract |
| Joey Crabb | Chicago Blackhawks | One-year, $525,000 contract |
| Michael Zigomanis | Djurgardens IF | One-year, $500,000 contract |
| Danny Richmond | Chicago Blackhawks | One-year, $555,000 contract |
| Clarke MacArthur | Atlanta Thrashers | One-year, $1.1 million |
| Andrew Crescenzi | Kitchener Rangers | Three-year, $1.725 million entry-level contract |
| Tyler Brenner | Rochester Institute of Technology | Two-year, $1.8 million entry-level contract |
| Mark Owuya | Djurgardens IF | Two-year, $1.8 million entry-level contract |
Free agents lost
| Player | New team | Contract terms |
| Rickard Wallin | Farjestad BK | Four-year contract |
| Jonas Frogren | Farjestad BK | Four-year contract |
| Ben Ondrus | Edmonton Oilers | One-year, $550,000 contract |
| Jamie Lundmark | Nashville Predators | One-year, $600,000 contract |
| Garnet Exelby | Chicago Blackhawks | 1 year, $500,000 |
Draft picks
Toronto's picks at the 2010 NHL entry draft in Los Angeles.| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team |
| 2 | 43 | Bradley Ross | LW |  CanadaFarm teams
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