Leafs look nothing like aimless squad that went to West Coast year ago

Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock has conditioned his players to live in the moment and forget the horrors of last season. (Dave Abel/Toronto Sun)ANAHEIM - It was a hungry group of Maple Leafs that exited the ice after practice here this week and devoured a generous spread from In-N-Out Burger, the iconic California fast-food joint.

And unlike the team’s previous visit to the state for a three-game visit, this Leafs team has a robust appetite for more than a tasty burger and fries.

As much as Toronto coach Mike Babcock has conditioned his players to live in the moment and forget the horrors of last season, it’s difficult not to at least revisit the scene of the decline.

It was a year ago…