2004–05 Toronto Maple Leafs season

Offseason

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

• The 2004 NHL entry draft took place in Raleigh, North Carolina, on June 26, 2004.
• The free agency 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

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, 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.

• Toronto's picks at the 2004 NHL entry draft in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Farm teams

• The Maple Leafs' top affiliate was the St. John's Maple Leafs in the American Hockey League. This was the last season this team played in St. John's before it relocated as the Toronto Marlies.
• The Maple Leafs' secondary affiliate was the Pensacola Ice Pilots in the ECHL.

Notes

References

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