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2�1 History Following The 2004�05 NHL Lock-out The Maple Leafs Experienced Their Longest Playoff Drought In The Club's History They Struggled In The 2005�06 Season; Despite A Late-season Surge (9�1�2 In Their Final 12 Games) Led By Goaltender Jean-Sebastien Aubin Toronto Was Out Of Playoff Contention For The First Time Since 1998. This Marked The First Time The Team Had Missed The Postseason Under Quinn Who Was Later Relieved As Head Coach. Quinn's Dismissal Was Controversial Since Many Of The Young Players Who Were Key Contributors To The Leafs' Late-season Run Had Been Drafted By Him Before Ferguson's Arrival While Ferguson's Signings (Jason Allison Belfour Alexander Khavanov And Eric Lindros) Had Suffered Season-ending Injuries Dion Phaneuf Holding His Ice Hockey Stick With Both Hands While Playing With The Maple Leafs In The 2009�10 Season The Maple Leafs Acquired Dion Phaneuf As A Part Of A Seven-player Trade Named Team Captain In The Following Off-season He Continued In The Role Until He Was Traded To Ottawa In 2016 Paul Maurice Who Had Previously Coached The Inaugural Season Of The Maple Leafs' Toronto Marlies Farm Team Was Named As Quinn's Replacement On June 30 2006 The Leafs Bought Out Fan-favourite Tie Domi's Contract The Team Also Decided Against Picking Up The Option Year On Goaltender Ed Belfour's Contract; He Became A Free Agent. However Despite The Coaching Change As Well As A Shuffle In The Roster The Team Did Not Make The Playoffs In 2006�07 During The 2007�08 Season John Ferguson Jr Was Fired In January 2008 And Replaced By Former Leafs' General Manager Cliff Fletcher On An Interim Basis The Team Retained Toronto-based Sports Lawyer Gord Kirke To Begin A Search For A New Team President And General Manager And Negotiate A Contract The Leafs Did Not Qualify For The Post-season Marking The First Time Since 1928 The Team Had Failed To Make The Playoffs For Three Consecutive Seasons It Was Also Sundin's Last Year With The Leafs As His Contract Was Due To Expire At The End Of The Season However He Refused Leafs Management's Request To Waive His No-trade Clause In Order For The Team To Rebuild By Acquiring Prospects And/or Draft Picks On May 7 2008 After The 2007�08 Season The Leafs Fired Maurice As Well As Assistant Coach Randy Ladouceur Naming Ron Wilson As The New Head Coach And Tim Hunter And Rob Zettler As Assistant Coaches On November 29 2008 The Maple Leafs Hired Brian Burke As Their 13th Non-interim And The First American General Manager In Team History The Acquisition Ended The Second Cliff Fletcher Era And Settled Persistent Rumours That Burke Was Coming To Toronto On June 26 2009 Burke Made His First Appearance As The Leafs GM At The 2009 NHL Entry Draft Selecting London Knights Forward Nazem Kadri With The Seventh Overall Pick On September 18 2009 Burke Traded Toronto's First- And Second-round 2010 As Well As Its 2011 First-round Picks To The Boston Bruins In Exchange For Forward Phil Kessel On January 31 2010 The Leafs Made Another High-profile Trade This Time With The Calgary Flames In A Seven-player Deal That Brought Defenceman Dion Phaneuf To Toronto On June 14 During The Off-season The Leafs Named Phaneuf Captain After Two Seasons Without One Following Sundin's Departure On February 18 2011 The Team Traded Long-time Maple Leafs Defenceman Tomas Kaberle To The Bruins In Exchange For Prospect Joe Colborne Boston's First-round Pick In 2011 And A Conditional Second-round Draft Choice On March 2 2012 Burke Fired Wilson And Named Randy Carlyle The New Head Coach However The Termination Proved To Be Controversial As Wilson Had Received A Contract Extension Just Two Months Prior To Being Let Go. Changes At The Ownership Level Also Occurred In August 2012 When The OTPP Completed The Sale Of Their Shares In MLSE To BCE Inc And Rogers Communications On January 9 2013 Burke Was Fired As General Manager Replaced By Dave Nonis In Their First Full Season Under The Leadership Of Carlyle Toronto Managed To Secure A Playoff Berth In The 2012�13 Season (which Was Shortened Again Due To Another Lock-out) For The First Time In Eight Years However The Leafs Lost In Seven Games To Eventual 2013 Stanley Cup Finalist Boston In The First Round. Despite The Season's Success It Was Not Repeated During The 2013�14 Season As The Leafs Failed To Make The Playoffs Brendan Shanahan Era (2014�present)