The 2004–05 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 88th season of the franchise, 78th season as the Maple Leafs. The entire season's games were cancelled as a result of the 2004–05 NHL lockout.

Offseason

Key dates prior to the start of the season: *The

2004 NHL Entry Draft The 2004 NHL Entry Draft was the 42nd NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 26 and 27, 2004 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is especially notable because it was the last NHL event to take place before the beginning of the lockout ...

took place in

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, on June 26, 2004. *The

free agency In professional sports, a free agent is a player who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under contract at present but who is ...

period began on July 1.

Schedule

The Maple Leafs preseason and regular season schedules were announced on July 14, 2004. , - , 1 , , September 24 , , @ Montreal Canadiens , - , 2 , , September 25 , , @ Ottawa Senators , - , 3 , , September 28 , , Buffalo Sabres , - , 4 , , October 1 , , @ Detroit Red Wings , - , 5 , , October 2 , , Ottawa Senators , - , 6 , , October 5 , , Montreal Canadiens , - , 7 , , October 8 , , @ Buffalo Sabres , - , 8 , , October 9 , , Detroit Red Wings , - , - , 1 , , October 15 , , @ New Jersey Devils , - , 2 , , October 16 , , Ottawa Senators , - , 3 , , October 19 , , Florida Panthers , - , 4 , , October 21 , , @ Ottawa Senators , - , 5 , , October 23 , , @ Montreal Canadiens , - , 6 , , October 26 , , Los Angeles Kings , - , 7 , , October 29 , , @ Carolina Hurricanes , - , 8 , , October 30 , , New York Rangers , - , 9 , , November 2 , , Tampa Bay Lightning , - , 10 , , November 6 , , Boston Bruins , - , 11 , , November 9 , , @ New York Islanders , - , 12 , , November 11 , , @ New York Rangers , - , 13 , , November 13 , , @ Boston Bruins , - , 14 , , November 15 , , @ Buffalo Sabres , - , 15 , , November 16 , , Dallas Stars , - , 16 , , November 18 , , @ New Jersey Devils , - , 17 , , November 20 , , Philadelphia Flyers , - , 18 , , November 23 , , Washington Capitals , - , 19 , , November 27 , , Buffalo Sabres , - , 20 , , November 30 , , @ Calgary Flames , - , 21 , , December 2 , , @ Edmonton Oilers , - , 22 , , December 4 , , @ Vancouver Canucks , - , 23 , , December 7 , , Boston Bruins , - , 24 , , December 9 , , @ Columbus Blue Jackets , - , 25 , , December 11 , , Montreal Canadiens , - , 26 , , December 13 , , @ Buffalo Sabres , - , 27 , , December 14 , , New York Islanders , - , 28 , , December 16 , , Atlanta Thrashers , - , 29 , , December 18 , , Calgary Flames , - , 30 , , December 21 , , @ Boston Bruins , - , 31 , , December 23 , , @ Carolina Hurricanes , - , 32 , , December 27 , , @ Colorado Avalanche , - , 33 , , December 28 , , @ St. Louis Blues , - , 34 , , December 30 , , @ Nashville Predators , - , 35 , , January 1 , , @ Boston Bruins , - , 36 , , January 4 , , Boston Bruins , - , 37 , , January 6 , , @ Atlanta Thrashers , - , 38 , , January 8 , , New Jersey Devils , - , 39 , , January 10 , , @ Ottawa Senators , - , 40 , , January 11 , , Pittsburgh Penguins , - , 41 , , January 14 , , @ Chicago Blackhawks , - , 42 , , January 15 , , @ Detroit Red Wings , - , 43 , , January 18 , , New York Islanders , - , 44 , , January 20 , , @ Ottawa Senators , - , 45 , , January 22 , , @ Montreal Canadiens , - , 46 , , January 24 , , Carolina Hurricanes , - , 47 , , January 26 , , @ Florida Panthers , - , 48 , , January 27 , , @ Tampa Bay Lightning , - , 49 , , January 29 , , Ottawa Senators , - , 50 , , February 1 , , @ Buffalo Sabres , - , 51 , , February 3 , , Washington Capitals , - , 52 , , February 5 , , Vancouver Canucks , - , 53 , , February 7 , , San Jose Sharks , - , 54 , , February 8 , , @ New York Rangers , - , 55 , , February 10 , , Pittsburgh Penguins , - , 56 , , February 15 , , Carolina Hurricanes , - , 57 , , February 18 , , Buffalo Sabres , - , 58 , , February 19 , , Edmonton Oilers , - , 59 , , February 22 , , Florida Panthers , - , 60 , , February 24 , , New Jersey Devils , - , 61 , , February 26 , , Atlanta Thrashers , - , 62 , , March 1 , , @ Tampa Bay Lightning , - , 63 , , March 2 , , @ Florida Panthers , - , 64 , , March 5 , , Montreal Canadiens , - , 65 , , March 8 , , Philadelphia Flyers , - , 66 , , March 10 , , @ Philadelphia Flyers , - , 67 , , March 12 , , Ottawa Senators , - , 68 , , March 13 , , @ Pittsburgh Penguins , - , 69 , , March 15 , , Anaheim Mighty Ducks , - , 70 , , March 17 , , Minnesota Wild , - , 71 , , March 19 , , New York Rangers , - , 72 , , March 20 , , @ Washington Capitals , - , 73 , , March 22 , , Phoenix Coyotes , - , 74 , , March 25 , , @ Atlanta Thrashers , - , 75 , , March 26 , , @ Philadelphia Flyers , - , 76 , , March 28 , , Tampa Bay Lightning , - , 77 , , March 31 , , @ Montreal Canadiens , - , 78 , , April 2 , , Montreal Canadiens , - , 79 , , April 3 , , @ Pittsburgh Penguins , - , 80 , , April 5 , , @ New York Islanders , - , 81 , , April 8 , , @ Washington Capitals , - , 82 , , April 9 , , Buffalo Sabres , -

Transactions

The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions from June 8, 2004, the day after the deciding game of the

2004 Stanley Cup Finals The 2004 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2003–04 season, and the culmination of the 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Western ...

, through February 16, 2005, the day the season was officially cancelled.

Trades

''The Maple Leafs did not make any trades.''

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

The 2004 NHL Entry Draft was the 42nd

NHL Entry Draft The NHL Entry Draft (french: Repêchage d'entrée dans la LNH) is an annual meeting in which every franchise of the National Hockey League (NHL) systematically select the rights to available ice hockey players who meet draft eligibility requirem ...

. * Toronto's picks at the

Farm teams

* The Maple Leafs' top affiliate was the

St. John's Maple Leafs The St. John's Maple Leafs were a minor ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, at Memorial Stadium from 1991 to 2001, and at Mile One Stadium from 2001 to 2005. The team was ...

in the

American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 season, every team in the le ...

. This was the last season this team played in St. John's before it relocated as the

Toronto Marlies The Toronto Marlies are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a member of the North Division of the Eastern Conference. The Marlies is owned by Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment, a c ...

. * The Maple Leafs' secondary affiliate was the Pensacola Ice Pilots in the

ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada. It is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The ...

Notes

References

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