Maple Leafs acquire C Wayne Primeau from Flames in exchange for Stralman, Stuart

October 7th, 2009 NHL fines Maple Leafs for tamperingNEW YORK — The NHL fined the Toronto Maple Leafs an undisclosed amount after ruling that coach Ron Wilson was guilty of tampering when he expressed interest in Vancouver Canucks forwards Henrik and Daniel Sedin before they reached free agency. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly announced the penalty Wednesday in a news release.

September 30th, 2009 Vanke scores twice in Sabres 7-6 win over LeafsTORONTO — Tomas Vanek scored two goals and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-6 to conclude the exhibition schedule for both teams. Clarke MacArthur, Nathan Gerbe, Jochen Hecht, Tim Kennedy and Matt Ellis also had goals for the Sabres (4-1-1).

September 26th, 2009 Gustavsson sharp in Leafs win over Red WingsTORONTO — Jonas Gustavsson stopped all 15 shots he faced in his first pre-season game at Air Canada Centre and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Sautrday night. Minor heart surgery kept the prized free agent on the sidelines through much of the Leafs training camp.

September 26th, 2009 Red Wings-Maple Leafs Sums Detroit 1 0 0—1Toronto 0 1 1—2First Period_1, Detroit, Stuart 1 (Leino, Kronwall), 19:28. Penalties_Ryno, Det (holding), 6:31; Kronwall, Det (hooking), 10:52; Ponikarovsky, Tor (tripping), 13:55.

September 25th, 2009 Maple Leafs beat Red Wings in shootoutDETROIT — Nikolai Kulemin and John Mitchell scored shootout goals to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 5-4 exhibition win over the Detroit Red Wings Friday night. Dan Cleary scored for Detroit (2-3-1) in the tiebreaker.

September 25th, 2009 Maple Leafs-Red Wings Sums Toronto 2 1 1 0—5Detroit 0 1 3 0—4

September 23rd, 2009 Miller sharp, Sabres beat Maple Leafs 3-2BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ryan Miller made nine of his 23 saves in the third period to help the Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in exhibition play Wednesday night.

September 18th, 2009 Leafs acquire rights to KesselTORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired the rights to Phil Kessel after months of talks with the Boston Bruins, the teams said Friday. In return for the rights to negotiate with the restricted free agent, Toronto sent a first and second-round pick in the 2010 draft to Boston, along with another first-round pick in 2011.

September 18th, 2009 Leafs acquire Kessel from BruinsTORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired the rights to Phil Kessel after months of talks with the Boston Bruins and then signed him to a five-year, $27 million deal on Friday. Toronto sent a first and second-round pick in the 2010 draft to Boston, along with another first-round pick in 2011.

September 18th, 2009 Maple Leafs acquire Kessel from BruinsTORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired the rights to Phil Kessel after months of talks with the Boston Bruins and then signed him to a five-year, $27 million deal on Friday. Toronto sent a first and second-round pick in the 2010 draft to Boston, along with another first-round pick in 2011.

September 16th, 2009 Bruins edge Maple Leafs 3-2TORONTO — Andy Wozniewski's tiebreaking goal in the third period lifted the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night in an exhibition game. Steve Begin and Brad Marchand also scored for Boston while Tyler Bozak and Viktor Stalberg tallied goals for Toronto.

July 2nd, 2009 Maple Leafs sign D Komisarek away from CanadiensTORONTO — Mike Komisarek is about to see the other side of hockey's oldest rivalry. The free-agent defenseman signed a five-year, $22.5-million deal to join the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.

July 2nd, 2009 Thrashers land Kubina from Maple LeafsATLANTA — The Atlanta Thrashers have acquired defenseman Pavel Kubina from Toronto in a four-player trade. The Thrashers announced Wednesday night they have traded defenseman Garnet Exelby and forward Colin Stuart to the Maple Leafs for Kubina and forward Tim Stapleton.

July 1st, 2009 Former Rangers enforcer Orr signs with Maple LeafsTORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs are bringing some much needed muscle into their lineup with the signing of former New York Rangers enforcer Colton Orr. The Maple Leafs and Orr agreed to terms on a four-year deal Wednesday shortly after the NHL's free-agent shopping season began at noon.

June 27th, 2009 Flames acquire Bouwmeester from FloridaMONTREAL — The Calgary Flames acquired Jay Bouwmeester from the Florida Panthers on Saturday, hoping to sign the smooth defenseman before he can become a free agent next week. The Flames sent defenseman Jordan Leopold and a third-round pick in Saturday's NHL entry draft to the Panthers to complete the deal.