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Originally Posted by nuckfan in TO
a team that has just traded their top 2 picks next year and their top pick the year after, does not have the luxury to justify dealing more vets for picks. They simply can't be in rebuild mode now, despite how much sense it makes for them.... they decided when they acquired Kessel that they were no longer a rebuilding team.
That's Burke's first big mistake so far as GM.
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I don't think that is true....the Leafs have some good young forwards in their system, and a few UFAs this year. They can trade some of those players (Stajan, Poni, Exelby) for picks, and look to reload for next year.
The Kessel trade wasn't made to compete this season, he is going to miss a month so there wasn't much thought of him putting them over the top. The trade was made because he is just 22 and can be part of the rebuild.