Daniel Alfredsson of the Senators, Joffrey Lupul of the Maple Leafs and Max Pacioretty of the Canadiens are finalists for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, according to an ESPN.com report on Tuesday. The annual award honors the player who best exemplifies "perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey."

A letter posted on the Maple Leafs' team website asks fans for forgiveness following a seventh straight season in which Toronto failed to make the playoffs. The letter Monday was signed by Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment chairman Larry Tanenbaum. He said "the way this year ended was unacceptable."

Carl Gunnarsson has a separated shoulder and won’t suit up again this season for the Maple Leafs, according to an Associated Press report on Wednesday. The Swedish defenseman took a big hit from Sabres forward Marcus Foligno early in the overtime loss Tuesday in Buffalo.

The Maple Leafs announced Monday that center Joe Colborne has been recalled on an emergency basis from the Marlies of the AHL. Forward Mikhail Grabovski sustained a leg laceration in the third period of Saturday's game and is listed as day-to-day. Colborne, 22, has 16 goals and 21 assists in 60 AHL games with the Marlies in 2011-12. In nine earlier games with the Maple Leafs this season he collected one goal and three assists.