| Pos | Role | Name |
| C | 1 | Tim Connolly  ActiveTim Connolly registered his 20th assist of the 2011-12 campaign Thursday night. Connolly's first season with Toronto has to be seen as something of a disappointment. He missed a significant chunk of the campaign and he didn't exactly dazzle us even when he was healthy. He has 30 points in 59 games, which isn't a lot of production out of a forward that comes with a $4.75 million cap hit. Mar 16 |
| 2 | Mikhail Grabovski ActiveMikhail Grabovski returned to action Saturday in the Maple Leafs' 4-1 loss to Montreal. It was a successful return as Grabovski registered an assist on Toronto's only goal. With a new deal put to bed, he will be back with the Buds next season. Apr 8 |
| 3 | Tyler Bozak ActiveTyler Bozak scored two goals and registered an assist in the Maple Leafs' 6-5 loss to the Sabres. After an extremely disappointing season last year, Bozak appeared to be on the brink of spending time in the AHL, but he's been one of the most impressive Maple Leaf forwards in 2011-12. Clarke MacArthur, Jake Gardiner and Matt Frattin all scored goals in the losing effort. Apr 3 |
| 4 | Dave Steckel ActiveDave Steckel (lower body) appears as though he will play on Thursday night. He skated on a line with Mike Brown and Tim Connolly at practice Wednesday after missing the past three games with a knee injury. Steckel is fifth in the league with a 58.4 winning percentage on faceoffs, but he doesn't offer much else in terms of fantasy value. Apr 5 |
| LW | 1 | Joffrey Lupul  SidelinedJoffrey Lupul is among Masterton finalists. Lupul overcame back problems and a blood disorder that led to considerable weight loss to record 25-42-67 in 66 games this season with Toronto. His success this season came after playing just 77 games the previous two seasons combined as he struggled with the health issues. Apr 24 |
| 2 | Clarke MacArthur ActiveClarke MacArthur returned to action from an upper-body injury in Tuesday's loss to Carolina. He ended up with a minus-3 rating and two shots in Toronto's 3-0 defeat. MacArthur has been mired in an 11-game goal drought and he has generated just five assists over that time. He missed two games with the ailment. Mar 28 |
| 3 | Matthew Lombardi ActiveMatthew Lombardi has scored four goals in his past four games. His recent scoring spree has bumped him up to 11 points in 30 games this season, so it's probably too early to jump on his bandwagon. Still, we would monitor his numbers after the All-Star break to see if he can continue his hot play because he may be worthy of a flier. Jan 24 |
| RW | 1 | Phil Kessel ActivePhil Kessel said he had been dealing with an injured left wrist for "quite a while" down the stretch, so he won't represent Team USA at the 2012 World Championship next month. The Toronto sniper recorded a career-high 37 goals and 82 points in 82 games, but saw his production slow down after he lost linemate Joffrey Lupul to an injured shoulder. The Leafs will likely be looking for another center for Kessel during the off-season after he played with five different pivots during the 2011-12 campaign. Apr 10 |
| 2 | Nikolai Kulemin SidelinedDon't expect Nikolai Kulemin (finger) to return before the end of the 2011-12 campaign. That speaks more to the fact that there's only about three weeks left in the regular season than it does the severity of Kulemin's injury. After scoring 30 goals in 82 games in 2010-11, Kulemin couldn't even reach the 30-point mark this season. Next season, he'll have to prove that his 2010-11 breakout campaign wasn't a fluke. It's worth noting that he's scheduled to be a restricted free agent this summer. Mar 16 |
| 3 | Colby Armstrong ActiveColby Armstrong returned to action from a broken nose on Sunday March 11. He missed two games with the ailment and returned sporting a full face mask against Washington. Armstrong played a little over eight minutes in the contest. Mar 12 |
| 4 | Joey Crabb ActiveJoey Crabb had a goal and an assist in Toronto's 4-3 shootout loss Saturday night. Cody Franson and Tim Connolly each scored for Toronto in the losing effort. Dave Steckel registered his third and fourth assists of the season. Mar 24 |
| 5 | Mike Brown ActiveToronto got Mike Brown back from a thigh contusion on Tuesday night. He logged 10:34 against Carolina in his return and registered two shots, as the Leafs were downed by the Hurricanes by a score of 3-0. Brown had been sidelined since Mar. 7. Mar 28 |
| D | 1 | Dion Phaneuf ActiveToronto Maple Leafs ownership issued an apology to their fans for an "unacceptable" end to the season. From February to the conclusion of the season, Toronto saw its record plummet from 26-19-6 to 35-37-10 and at one point it lost 11 straight on home ice. The Leafs finished with the fifth-worst record in the league, and Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment chairman Lawrence M. Tanenbaum wrote a full-page letter to fans in the Toronto editions of the The Globe and Mail apologizing. The letter reads, in part: "We have fallen short of everyone’s expectations, and for that we are sorry. We take full responsibility for how this team performs on the ice, and we make no excuses. The way this year ended was unacceptable." Apr 9 |
| 2 | John-Michael Liles ActiveJohn-Michael Liles has been selected as a finalist for the Foundation Award. Liles started the Liles' Buds program that partnered with The Canadian Safe School Network to recognize kids that give back to their community and perform acts of kindness. He also gave 10 suite nights - which is valued at $33,000 - to 2011-12 Maple Leafs games for kids of The Canadian Safe School Network, Cardiac Kids, and Autism Speaks Canada. He gave another $25,000 to First Book Canada program and $90,000 to Culver (Ind.) Academy for renovations. He also donated his time throughout the season for numerous charitable endeavors, including spending three hours on Christmas morning serving breakfast to the homeless at University Settlement in Toronto. Apr 30 |
| 3 | Carl Gunnarsson SidelinedCarl Gunnarsson will miss Toronto's last two games this season after suffering a separated shoulder in Tuesday's overtime loss to Buffalo. He was hit hard by Sabres forward Marcus Foligno early into the first period and wasn't able to return after logging a mere 1:08 of ice time. He will visit with doctors again on Wednesday, but initial reports suggested that surgery may not be required. Apr 4 |
| 4 | Cody Franson ActiveCody Franson returned to action on Thursday March 15. Mar 16 |
| 5 | Luke Schenn ActiveChances are the Maple Leafs' Luke Schenn — with his brother Brayden in Toronto with the Flyers — will play after being a healthy scratch against Pittsburgh. Toronto coach Randy Carlyle met with Schenn Friday, reminding the veteran defenseman of how much of a force he had been when he played against the coach’s former team in Anaheim. Carlyle said for Schenn to be successful again, he has to be physical. "He has to create space for himself with his aggressiveness," Carlyle said. "I told him when I was coaching in Anaheim, he was always in Corey Perry’s face. Corey was one of our elite players. He was challenging Corey. He has to be more challenging to the opposition." Mar 10 |
| 6 | Mike Komisarek ActiveMike Komisarek will be on the blue line tonight against the visiting Panthers after sitting out the last four games. Komisarek will replace Cody Franson in the lineup and will be paired with John-Michael Liles on the second unit. Komisarek, who missed roughly eight weeks earlier this season with a broken arm, is 1-3-4 in 29 games. Feb 28 |
| G | 1 | Jonas Gustavsson ActiveJonas Gustavsson is expected to back up Ben Scrivens on Tuesday night at Buffalo. He is apparently recovered from his bruised knee, as Jussi Rynnas was returned to the AHL's Toronto Marlies on Monday. It hasn't been a very good year for Gustavsson and his job with the Leafs is far from secure going into next season, In fact, it is probable that he will be allowed to test the market as an unrestricted free agent this summer. Apr 3 |
| 2 | James Reimer SidelinedThe upper body injury that ended James Reimer's 2011-12 campaign was related to his neck. The good news is that it wasn't a concussion. Reimer had a 3.10 GAA and .900 save percentage in 34 starts this season. Apr 9 |
