Toronto Maple Leafs' Best Paid Players Lack Essential Character
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Leafs' Best Paid Players Lack Essential Character  We all knew
this was going to be a tough season, but not for this reason.
Little did we know that the Leafs would actually be able to put
the puck in the net.  Little did we know that the team could
dominate games with terrific team speed.  Little did we know
that players like Stajan and Moore could have career seasons,
and that Grabovski and Schenn would emerge better than
advertised.  Little did we know that it would be character that
is the missing ingredient to the Leafs success.  Character, that
intangible thing that enables players to motivate each other to
play at just a slightly higher level than their opponents.
We've seen it—when the Leafs are motivated in the right way,
they win races to the puck, win the battles on the boards, cause
turnovers, generate tremendous numbers of scoring chances, and
believe it or not, win ga