Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waNovember 29, 2008, Maple Leafs yakashandira Brian Burke somutungamiriri wavo wechi13 asiri wenguva pfupi, uye wechiAmerica wokutanga, mukuru mukuru munhau yetimu. Kutenga kwacho kwakagumisa nhambo yechipiri yaCliff Fletcher uye kwakagadzirisa runyerekupe rwaienderera rwokuti Burke akanga achiuya kuToronto. Musi waChikumi 26, 2009, Burke akaita kuoneka kwake kwekutanga seGM yeMashizha pa2009 NHL Entry Draft, achisarudza London Knights kumberi Nazem Kadri nesarudzo yechinomwe yakazara. Musi waSeptember 18, 2009, Burke akatengesa Toronto yekutanga- uye yechipiri-kutenderera 2010, pamwe neayo
Mukuronga kwokutanga kwegore ra2011, kuBoston Bruins mukutsinhanisa mutambi wepamberi Phil Kessel. Musi waJanuary 31, 2010, Leafs yakaita imwe shanduko yepamusoro, panguva ino neCalgary Flames muchibvumirano chevatambi vanomwe chakaunza mudziviriri Dion Phaneuf kuToronto. Maple Leafs yakapedza 29th muNHL muna 2009<unk>10, mberi kweEdmonton Oilers chete, pasinei ne13-10-3 mumitambo yavo 23 yekupedzisira. Pakupedza 29th, maBruins akawana wechipiri-wepamusoro-soro mu 2010 NHL Draft.