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The Toronto Maple Leafs looked like they were headed for the postseason, owning a 28-19-6 record on February 6, before the proverbial wheels fell off and they won two of the next 17 games to fall out of the playoff race.

Ever since the lottery draft earlier this week, there has been a lot of speculation from not only fellow writers on Bleacher Report , but from writers all over the web as to whom the Maple Leafs and every NHL team should pick in June.

The temptation is to say all the Toronto Maple Leafs players should get a failing grade given the fact the team went into a late-season dive that resulted in missing the playoffs for the seventh season in a row.

If you didn't catch Brian Burke's press conference this morning in Toronto, the Maple Leafs' general manager didn't disappoint when it came to doing what he does best - delivering memorable sound bites.

Brian Burke seemed just as shocked as the fans were when the Toronto Maple Leafs fell off the cliff in February.