Rebuilding the "center of the universe" is the job that Maple Leaf GM Brian Burke has ahead of him at this years trade deadline. Currently sitting 12th in the East and a little ways away in the John Tavares sweepstakes (although some would argue Victor Hedman will go 1st overall), this year at the deadline the Leafs will be sellers, and Brian Burke will be looking to gut this team, and rebuild with some youth and draft picks for this years draft.
Maple Leaf GM Brian Burke
With a notorious history of throwing away picks, similar to the Vancouver Canucks, the Leafs are left with just scraps at this year NHL entry draft. Currently the club only hold a first round pick and then are blank until round 7, which happens on day two of the draft. So look for Burke to be shuffling his roster around and trying to aquire some picks in this years draft and next years as well. And the one thing that bodes well for him at this years deadline is the Matthieu Schneider deal that the Habs had just made earlier this week.
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