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Grading Each Toronto Maple Leafs Season From the Last Decade

By Joseph Zita

TORONTO, ON - JANUARY 12: Toronto Maple Leafs logo pictured at centre ice at the Scotiabank Arena on January 12, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - JANUARY 12: Toronto Maple Leafs logo pictured at centre ice at the Scotiabank Arena on January 12, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ON – MARCH 10: Kasperi Kapanen #24 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates after scoring on Tristan Jarry #35 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the first period at the Air Canada Centre on March 10, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Phil Kessel #81 of the Pittsburgh Penguins skates behind Kapanen. (Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images) /

With the decade coming to an end, it was filled with ups and downs with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

We have seen many come and go, as well as stay and thrive from the 2010-11 season until present time the 2019-20 season. I’ll be going over each season of the Toronto Maple Leafs, reviewing them as well as giving each season a grade.

From the 2010-11 season until present time there is a lot to talk about and go over.

Ranging from disappointing seasons, to drafting superstars, to upsets, I will be going over it all.

Feel free to leave a grade for each season, as well with your thoughts.

Toronto Maple Leafs 2010-11 Season

Record: 37-34-11 – 85 points (Finished 4th in Northeast Division and 10th in the Eastern Conference)

Grade: B-

Review: This 2010-11 Toronto Maple Leafs team fell short of making the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs by 8 points, with a team made up with several young NHL players and even a hand full of some veteran players they didn’t do a half bad job at all.

Finishing second last in the division isn’t ideal but second last in their division got them 10th in the East.

Ron Wilson was the coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs at the time, his time in Toronto only lasted from 2009-2012. He wasn’t the greatest of coaches but we all got through the tough couple of years of Ron Wilson.

The Toronto Maple Leafs had a 20 year old Nazem Kadri on their team who they had just drafted in the 2009 NHL entry draft, a 23 year old Phil Kessel who they had traded 3 draft picks for (which 2 out of the 3 turned out to be Tyler Seguin, and Dougie Hamilton) as well as Joffery Lupul in his prime via trade with the Anaheim Ducks sending not just Lupul over,but prospect Jake Gardiner as well.

Some more young players for the Toronto Maple Leafs on this team were free agent signing Tyler Bozak who was in his second season as a Maple Leaf, a 22 year old James Reimer, and last and certainly not least… a 25 year old Dion Phaneuf who was named captain of the team that year.

Nonetheless this Toronto Maple Leafs team had some key pieces for them to build around in coming years, a few young stars who could have bright futures if used and coached properly, and if built around them the right way. (Stats from hockey-reference.com)

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