Shanny has plan, but Leafs must 'stick to it' [Photos]

Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan holds his end-of-season press conference on Monday, explaining that the key to the Leafs rebuild will be patience. (CRAIG ROBERTSON, Toronto Sun)Now that Brendan Shanahan has everyone’s attention — having dramatically cleared office space throughout the Air Canada Centre — the Maple Leafs rebuild can truly begin.

Yet, the club president said the project’s simplicity might surprise a lot of cynics who are convinced that conditions in this hockey market mean the Leafs can never turn the corner to becoming a consistent contender.

“People ask me about ‘The Plan’ in Toronto,” Shanahan told a media crowd a day after a slew of executives, coaches and scouts…