I love people that are hating on the Leafs. Hilarious. I didn't think a rebuild was that foreign of a concept.
Let me break it down.
s*** team finishes low.
s*** team drafts high.
s*** team hopefully had a good scouting team and they add some high end talent.
s*** team works on developing said talent.
Record doesn't matter.
Rinse... And repeat a few times.
Once core is in place and grows together and starts showing some on Ice success, augment with some veteran leadership and tweak to fill in gaps.
This process often takes years.
Hope I've cleared it up for people like BTS.
Mocking a Leafs loss is laughable now.