Why Matt Stajan shouldn't be the captain of the Leafs

Let me say that, first and foremost, I am a big-time Montreal and Calgary fan, so what the Leafs do interests me less than decisions which affect the Habs or Flames. With that said, I currently reside in Toronto, and want the Leafs to be a successful organization.
Toronto, being the media juggernaut that it is, constantly has hockey journalists starting rumours and spouting their opinions about what the Leafs need to do to be a contender. As the season was wrapping up and Sundin rumours ran rampant throughout the city, Toronto Star writer Damien Cox wrote an article suggesting that Matt Stajan would be a great candidate to wear the "C" for the blueshirts should Mats not be around. I was enraged that such a knowledgeable hockey man would attempt to spearhead another decision that would send a clear message to the 29 NHL clubs: "In Toronto, mediocrity is okay".
When I brought this issue up to a classmate of mine, he said something along the lines of "Well, they can't just go out and get an Iginla." That is true, you can't just go out and get Iginla. (I should say that Jarome Iginla is my favourite hockey player, and truthfully, I do have a non-sexual crush on the man.) Iginlas aren't a dime a dozen. But that got me thinking, is it too much to ask that Toronto have a Sundin-like captain to replace him? Is it crazy to think that the biggest hockey market in the league would have a captain that put fans on the edge of their seats, the type of player that leads both in the locker room AND on the ice? Someone who can put his team on his shoulders when they falter? No, it isn't. I looked around the league and compiled a list of NHL captains that are CLEARLY better than Matt Stajan. It proves that if 19 of the 30 teams have captains that make Stajan look like an AHL player, then barring unforeseen talent growth, the Leafs should seek a legitimate franchise player.
Captains clearly better than Stajan: Saku Koivu, Sidney Crosby, Rod Brind'Amour, Daniel Alfredsson, Jaromir Jagr, Zdeno Chara, Olli Jokinen, Bill Guerin, Niklas Lidstrom, Patrick Marleau, Marion Gaborik, Chris Pronger, Jarome Iginla, Markus Naslund, Joe Sakic, Jason Arnott, Shane Doan, Rick Nash, Rob Blake.
Now I don't dislike Stajan. Although he gets pummeled here, and the ref cradles him like a frightened child, I respect him for at least defending himself.

But let's get real here, if Stajan was on a contender like Anaheim, Detroit, Pittsburgh or Montreal, he'd be a third liner. Because it's the Leafs, he's a second liner, sometimes a first liner depending on injuries. I'm a firm believer that a captain should be a great locker room guy AND be among the top three most talented/point accumulators on your club. Giving him the "C", having him to take a faceoff against Patrick Marleau, having him go into the corners against Jarome Iginla or Zdeno Chara, asking him to lead his troops into battle like Joe Sakic, is unrealistic. It would be another indication that failing to make the playoffs or squeaking in to 8th or 7th spot is fine for Toronto fans. Well, it's not. And I'm only a mild Toronto fan.