Does $2.8 Million Get the Maple Leafs Some Goals?

Brian Burke has done an amazing job of starting the makeover of the new Toronto Maple Leafs. With the additions that have been made to the defense and goalkeeping, the back end (as the Leaf's GM has stated—and I agree with him) will rank with anyone. However, the question that still keeps getting asked whenever the Leafs are discussed is: who are the players that are going to score the goals? The question that Leaf fans ask next is: why can't Brian Burke do something about it? Well, let's take a look at the Leafs' forwards. A current list includes: Jason Blake, Niklas Hagman, Lee Stempniak, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Matt Stajan, and Mikhail Grabovski...some others who are new-comers, some new signings, and a few rookies from last year. For now, let's just look at the first six names. Brian Burke is not responsible for signing any of these players—with the possible exception of Mikhail Grabovski, who was resigned by Burke to a three year contract ...