Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Bishii Nofeembar 29, 2008, kooxda Maple Leafs ayaa Brian Burke u shaqaaleysiisay si uu u noqdo maareeyehooda 13aad ee aan kumeelgaarka ahayn, iyo maareeyaha guud ee ugu horeeya Mareykanka ee 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
wuxuu ahaa 2011kii wareega koowaad ee doorashada, waxaa lagu wareejiyay Boston Bruins si loogu badalo laacibka 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. Maple Leafs waxay ku dhameysteen kaalinta 29-aad ee NHL-ka 2009<unk>10, ka hor kaliya Edmonton Oilers, in kasta oo ay 13-10-3 ku soo baxeen 23-kii kulan ee ugu dambeeyay. Markii ay dhammeeyeen 29-aad, Bruins waxay heleen doorashada labaad ee guud ee 2010 NHL Draft.