Kammala wannan magana: A ranar 29 ga Nuwamba, 2008, Maple Leafs sun ɗauki Brian Burke a matsayin mai ba da izini na 13 da ba na wucin gadi ba, kuma na farko na Amurka, babban manajan a tarihin ƙungiyar. Samun ya ƙare zamanin Cliff Fletcher na biyu kuma ya daidaita jita-jitar da ke ci gaba da cewa Burke yana zuwa Toronto. A ranar 26 ga Yuni, 2009, Burke ya fara bayyana a matsayin Leafs GM a 2009 NHL Entry Draft, yana zaɓar London Knights gaba Nazem Kadri tare da zaɓi na bakwai gaba ɗaya. A ranar 18 ga Satumba, 2009, Burke ya yi musayar zagaye na farko da na biyu na 2010 na Toronto, da kuma ta
Zaɓin zagaye na farko na 2011, zuwa Boston Bruins a musayar gaba Phil Kessel. A ranar 31 ga Janairu, 2010, Leafs sun sake yin wata babbar ciniki, a wannan karon tare da Calgary Flames a cikin yarjejeniyar 'yan wasa bakwai wanda ya kawo mai tsaron baya Dion Phaneuf zuwa Toronto. Maple Leafs ya gama na 29 a cikin NHL a 2009<unk>10, a gaban Edmonton Oilers, duk da cewa sun ci 13-10-3 a wasanninsu 23 da suka gabata. Ta hanyar kammala 29th, Bruins ya sami zaɓi na biyu a cikin 2010 NHL Draft.