Agree you don't trade picks when you aren't suppose to make the playoffs. Think Burke would agree with that too. My opinion is Burke thought that with the improvements he believed he made on defence combined with Kessel there was no way Leafs would not make the playoffs.I hate the trade with conviction, but it's not the worst. In Kessel you have a tangible talent, but the point that Burke fails to acknowledge to this day is that you don't trade unprotected 1st rounders when you're not expected to make the playoffs. Boston was anxious to get his attitude, salary demands and limited game out of town, and would've settled for less than what the Leafs offered.