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The Toronto Maple Leafs Main Problem and Biggest Failure

TORONTO, CANADA - JANUARY 22: Tomas Kaberle #15 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates up the ice during game action at the Air Canada Centre against the Washington Capitals January 22, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Abelimages/Getty Images)

The Toronto Maple Leafs biggest problem is not their salary cap.

The Toronto Maple Leafs biggest failure is not losing in five straight playoff series.

Any problems that are associated with those two things listed above are because of one thing, and one thing only: The team’s inability to develop a star player outside their top draft picks.