<P> Shortly after the end of the 2013--14 regular season, Brendan Shanahan was named as the president and an alternate governor of the Maple Leafs . On January 6, 2015, the Leafs fired Randy Carlyle as head coach, and assistant coach Peter Horachek took over on an interim basis immediately after the firing . While the Leafs had a winning record before Carlyle's firing, the team eventually collapsed . On February 6, 2015, the Leafs set a new franchise record of 11 consecutive games without a win . At the beginning of February, Shanahan gained the approval of MLSE's Board of Directors to begin a "scorched earth" rebuild of the club . Both Dave Nonis and Horachek were relieved of their duties on April 12, just one day after the season concluded . In addition, the Leafs also fired a number of assistant coaches, including Steve Spott, Rick St. Croix; as well as individuals from the Leafs' player scouting department . </P> <P> On May 20, 2015, Mike Babcock was named as the new head coach, and on June 23, Lou Lamoriello was named the 16th general manager in team history . On July 1, 2015, the Leafs packaged Kessel in a multi-player deal to the Pittsburgh Penguins in return for three skaters, including Kasperi Kapanen and a conditional first round pick, and a third round pick . Toronto also retained $1.2 million of Kessel's salary for the remaining seven seasons of his contract . During the following season, on February 9, 2016, the Leafs packaged Phaneuf in another multi-player deal, acquiring four players, as well as a 2017 2nd - round pick from the Ottawa Senators . The team finished last in the NHL for the first time since the 1984--85 season and secured a 20 percent chance at winning the first overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft . They were also guaranteed to pick no lower than fourth . They subsequently won the draft lottery and used the first overall pick to draft Auston Matthews . </P> <P> In their second season under Babcock, Toronto secured the final Eastern Conference wildcard spot for the 2017 playoffs . On April 23, 2017, the Maple Leafs were eliminated from the playoffs by the top - seeded Washington Capitals . With a score of 2--1 in the sixth game of the conference quarterfinals, Marcus Johansson scored the winner for the Capitals at 6: 31 into overtime . </P> <P> Tickets to Maple Leafs' home games have long been among the most difficult to acquire even during losing seasons . The Air Canada Centre holds 18,900 seats for Leafs games, with 15,500 reserved for season ticket holders . Because of the demand for season tickets, their sale is limited to the 10,000 people on the waiting list . As of March 2016, Leafs' season tickets saw a renewal rate of 99.5 percent, a rate that would require more than 250 years to clear the existing waiting list . With an average of US $1.9 million per game, the Leafs had the highest average ticket revenue per game in the 2007--08 season . </P>

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