I think the core problem was the management never had a complete rebuild mentality. At the end of the day players like Kessel and Phaneuf are complimentary pieces. They are core players to be sure, but they aren't the type to lead you to the promised land. The issue I have with Burke is he has sold them as such when the fans knew better. Rick Nash isn't one of those type of players either. What the Leafs need is a strong young player with intangibles like Jonathan Toews. Wasting assets to get complimentary pieces is always going to prevent Leaf management from procuring a like player like this. We've already given up a franchise goalie for Andrew Raycroft, a first and second round pick for Toskala, and two first round picks and a second for Kessel. All these assets were wasted when the Leafs were either at the bottom of the league, or very close to it. That is terrible asset management. Getting a player of the ilk of Nash will only compound our problems.