2007–08 Toronto Maple Leafs season
Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team ( League )
3 74 Dale Mitchell RW Canada Oshawa Generals ( OHL )
4 99 Matt Frattin RW Canada Fort Saskatchewan Traders ( AJHL )
4 104 Ben Winnett LW Canada Salmon Arm Silverbacks ( BCHL )
5 134 Juraj Mikus D Slovakia Dukla Trenčín ( Slovak Extraliga )
6 164 Chris DiDomenico C Canada Saint John Sea Dogs ( QJHML )
7 194 Carl Gunnarsson D Sweden Linköpings HC ( Elitserien )
Draft picks
Toronto 's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus , Ohio . [ 9 ]
The 2007-08 Toronto Maple Leafs season began October 4, 2007. It is the 91st season of the franchise, 81st season as the Maple Leafs. In an effort to return to the playoffs in 2007-08, the Leafs made two significant moves during the off-season. The first was to acquire goaltender Vesa Toskala (along with Mark Bell) from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for three draft picks. Toronto also signed free agent Jason Blake to a five-year, $20 million contract. Blake reached the 40-goal mark for the first time in 2006-07. With the Leafs struggling in the Northeast Division, the future of John Ferguson Jr.'s tenure as general manager has been widely debated after club president Richard Peddie admitted that hiring Ferguson was a mistake. According to TSN, the Leafs asked former Toronto general manager Cliff Fletcher to serve as interim general manager early in January. On January 22, it was announced that Ferguson's time with the club had ended, as the board of directors at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment voted to make a change. Fletcher was named interim general manager of the team. Defenceman Tomas Kaberle was selected to represent the Maple Leafs and the Eastern Conference at the 2008 All-Star Game in Atlanta, Georgia. He hit all four targets in four shots to become the winner of the accuracy competition.