Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke confers with members of his staff at the 2009 NHL hockey entry draft Saturday, June 27, 2009 in Montreal. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke confers with members of his staff at the 2009 NHL hockey entry draft Saturday, June 27, 2009 in Montreal.

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  1. Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Garnet Exelby, left, skates over to Maple Leafs goalie Jonas Gustavsson, of Sweden, after losing to the Buffalo Sabres in overtime in the NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Buffalo Sabres' Chirs Connolly scored the goal in overtime to win 3-2.
  2. Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Niklas Hagman, left, is congratulated by Maple Leafs defenseman Tomas Kaberle, right after Hagman scored a goal in the third period of a NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif. on Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. The Maple Leafs won the game 6-3.
  3. Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Tomas Kaberle, of the Czech Republic (15) is congratulated by Maple Leafs' Lee Stempniak, left, after Kaberle scored a goal against the Anaheim Ducks in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. The Maple Leafs won the game 6-3.
  4. Toronto Maple Leafs' Nikolai Kulemin (L) battles for the puck with Ottawa Senators' Chris Neil during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto, October 6, 2009.
  5. Toronto Maple Leafs' Nikolai Kulemin (L) battles for the puck with Ottawa Senators' Chris Neil during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto, October 6, 2009.
  6. Toronto Maple Leafs' Nikolai Kulemin (L) battles for the puck with Ottawa Senators' Chris Neil during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto, October 6, 2009.
  7. Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jonas Gustavsson (L) makes a save on Ottawa Senators' Nick Foligno as Maple Leafs Michael Komisarek (R) looks on during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto, October 6, 2009.
  8. Toronto Maple Leafs Viktor Stalberg collides with Ottawa Senators Anton Volchenkov (rear) during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto, October 6, 2009.
  9. Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke, left, serves a hot dog to 7-year-old Mason Dietrich, from Waterloo, Ontario, before the Maple Leafs' NHL hockey season opener against the Montreal Canadiens in Toronto on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009.
  10. Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke, right, watches as 7-year-old Mason Dietrich, left, from Waterloo, Ontario, eats a hot dog served by Burke before the Maple Leafs' NHL hockey season opener against the Montreal Canadiens in Toronto on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009.
  11. Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke, left, and newly-acquired player Phil Kessel pose for photographs during a news conference in Toronto on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. The Leafs acquired the rights to Kessel after months of talks with the Boston Bruins and then signed him to a five-year deal Friday.
  12. Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke speaks at a news conference about signing NHL player Phil Kessel to the hockey team in Toronto September 19, 2009.
  13. NHL player Phil Kessel (R) and Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke pose with Kessel's new jersey after signing with the Maple Leafs in Toronto, September 19, 2009.
  14. Toronto Maple Leafs president and general manager Brian Burke speaks to journalists at the Mastercard Centre for Hockey Excellence, the hockey club's new practice facility in Toronto on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.

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