 On 10 June 2009, Allaire left the Ducks to join the Toronto Maple Leafs, resuming a working relationship with Brian Burke, Toronto's former general manager, who had served as Anaheim's GM since 2005 before joining the Maple Leafs in November 2008.Allaire was later reunited with Giguère when Giguère was traded for Vesa Toskala and Jason Blake on January 31, 2010.Allaire mentored both Jonas Gustavsson and starting goalie James Reimer until leaving the Maple Leafs in September 2012.