Stajan stalls under Wilson

Leaf veteran stuck on 'energy' line Not only is Matt Stajan playing on the fourth line, he wasn't named as an alternate captain. (Sun Media/Greg Henkenhaf) Your thoughts on Leaf roster? With many veterans from last year's Maple Leafs gone and the current roster full of unproven youngsters, this is supposed to be the year Matt Stajan steps up and shows he is a front-line NHL player. Or, at least, a front-line forward with a rebuilding club like the Leafs. But something is not quite right with Stajan. Instead of moving up to one of the top two lines heading into tonight's regular-season opener in Detroit, Stajan has been relegated to an "energy" line, alongside career mucker Jamal Mayers and rookie John Mitchell. Two newcomers have nabbed spots on the so-called scoring lines -- centre Mikhail Grabovski, between Niklas Hagman... [read full story]