[BigTuna]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Nope. They expected a rebuild. Burke was impatiernt and decided at some point he could fast track it with thinks like the Kessell trade.

http://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/...the_leafs.html

It says nothing about ownership wanting a full rebuild. The day Burke was hired he said management wanted to win now.

The Kessel trade was his first full season in Toronto