There has been no shortage of digital ink spilled over the players who are vying to fill out the fringes of the Maple Leafs roster this upcoming season. A good portion of that has been dedicated to one major question: Will Kasperi Kapanen make the team? That’s justified – it’s an important decision for the team and the player.



Reporters and analysts can guess all they like, but that decision likely comes down to the performance of Kappy and his main competitors in the few pre-season games this year. It’s a small sample size, but young players can make major gains in the off-season, and the team likely wants to see if he managed to improve himself.



Roster guesswork aside, I thought it would be fun to take a look at how Kapanen has come to be just a breath away from a full-time NHL job. What does he do on the ice that would make the offensively-stacked Leafs consider keeping a waiver-exempt kid up with the big club.



I’m not going...