Nofeembar 29, 2008, kooxda Maple Leafs ayaa Brian Burke u shaqaaleysiisay inuu noqdo maareeyaha guud ee 13aad ee aan kumeelgaarka ahayn, iyo maareeyaha guud ee ugu horeeya ee Mareykan ah taariikhda kooxda. Qaadashada ayaa soo afjartay xilligii labaad ee Cliff Fletcher waxayna xalisay warar xan ah oo ku saabsan in Burke uu imaan doono Toronto. Bishii Juun 26, 2009, Burke wuxuu sameeyay muuqaalkiisii ugu horreeyay ee GM ee Leafs ee 2009 NHL Entry Draft, isagoo doortay London Knights horyaalka Nazem Kadri oo ah kii toddobaad ee guud. Bishii Sebtember 18, 2009, Burke wuxuu ku beddelay Toronto wareega koowaad iyo labaad ee 2010
, iyo sidoo kale 2011 doorashada wareega koowaad, Boston Bruins si ay ugu beddelaan weeraryahanka Phil Kessel. Bishii Janaayo 31, 2010, Leafs waxay sameeyeen isweydaarsi kale oo heer sare ah, markan waxay la galeen Calgary Flames heshiis toddobo ciyaartoy ah oo u keenay daafaca Dion Phaneuf Toronto. Bishii Juun 14, intii lagu jiray xilli ciyaareedka, Leafs waxay u magacawday Phaneuf kabtan ka dib laba xilli ciyaareed oo aan midna laheyn ka dib bixitaankii Sundin. Bishii Febraayo 18, 2011, kooxdu waxay u bedeshay daafaca Maple Leafs muddo dheer Tomas Kaberle Bruins si ay ugu beddelaan rajada Joe Colborne, doorashada wareega koowaad ee Boston ee 2011, iyo xulashada wareega labaad ee shuruudaha.