> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Friday FTB: Leafs will have to decide their roster at some point - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/friday-ftb-leafs-will-have-to-decide-their-roster-at-some-point/ - Published: 2024-10-18T10:00:04.000Z - Updated: 2024-10-18T11:39:51.000Z - Description: Once the injured return, decisions will have to be made. - Author: Hardev - Tags: From The Branches Fraser is making progress on his high ankle sprain that has kept him from training camp and potentially being the Leafs 3C to start the year. [Maple Leafs prospect Fraser Minten returns to ice with development staffAfter suffering an injury prior to training camp, Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Fraser Minten finally returned to the ice.![](https://www.sportsnet.ca/sn_favicon.ico)Sportsnet| October 17, 2024, 11:55 AM![](https://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/minten-2-1040x572.jpg)](https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/maple-leafs-prospect-fraser-minten-returns-to-ice-with-development-staff/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Head coach Craig Berube has a lot of players to manage ice time for, even with several on IR. It's not personal when a player gets scratched, but at some point the hard decisions will need to be made once players like Minten and Järnkrok and others get back. It's not a bad thing to be tinkering, but at some point that tinkering will run up against the cap. We'll see what he and Treliving decide at that point. [Why the Maple Leafs healthy-scratched Max PaciorettyThere is a message being sent to all Leafs on the fringes: “Fine,” as Craig Berube puts it, no longer guarantees a regular shift in this town as Max Pacioretty has found out.![](https://www.sportsnet.ca/sn_favicon.ico)Sportsnet| October 17, 2024, 2:45 PM![](https://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Max-Pacioretty-1040x572.jpg)](https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/why-the-maple-leafs-healthy-scratched-max-pacioretty/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Here's Berube on his team's defensive play to start the year. [Craig Berube on the Maple Leafs’ defensive success through four games: “The mindset is there on the checking side... We’re pretty tight on people, and we’re not giving up odd-man rushes”After Thursday’s practice, head coach Craig Berube discussed the status of Joseph Woll and Fraser Minten’s injury recoveries, the team’s strong start defensively, and Auston Matthews scoring his first goal of the season. Joseph Woll was out on the ice again today. What sort of progress is he making? Berube: Very good. He is doing \[…\]![](https://www.mapleleafshotstove.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/MLHS-LOGO2-EMBLEM-500x500.png)Maple Leafs HotstoveMLHS Staff![](https://mapleleafshotstove.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/berube-leafs-pracy-oct-17.jpg)](https://mapleleafshotstove.com/2024/10/17/craig-berube-on-the-maple-leafs-defensive-success-through-four-games/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Here's prospect Sam McCue scoring. > [#LeafsForever](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) prospect Sam McCue (#12 in red) with a slick deflection for his 3rd goal of the year. He has 7 points in 7 games so far this season. [pic.twitter.com/0cvcEPR2O7](https://t.co/0cvcEPR2O7?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — More like Nikita GREATbyonkin (@brigstew86) [October 18, 2024](https://twitter.com/brigstew86/status/1847093343806713991?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) I found this on Reddit, James Duthie did an interview to talk about his career, the world juniors, and the NHL. Jeremy Swayman and Jake Oettinger now have the same contract. However, something tells me Igor Shesterkin won't be coming in under this number. > The Stars have signed G Jake Oettinger to an eight-year, $66 million contract extension, Stars GM Jim Nill announced. > > The deal carries a $8.25 million AAV. > > 🔗 [https://t.co/zo6rYdPs9N](https://t.co/zo6rYdPs9N?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — The Athletic NHL (@TheAthleticNHL) [October 17, 2024](https://twitter.com/TheAthleticNHL/status/1846963801356153236?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The Leafs ECHL affiliate, the Cincinnati Cyclones, released their roster to start the season. Ty Voit, Rhett Parsons, and I'm sure others from Leafs camp are on the team. Their regular season starts tomorrow on the road, the first home game is on the 25th. > Leafs ECHL affiliate Cincinnati Cyclones' season-opening roster: > > Forwards (12): Tristan Ashbrook, Patrick Bajkov, Kyle Bollers, Matt Boudens, Jacob Frasca, Mathieu Gosselin, Lincoln Griffin, Remy Parker, Dante Sheriff, Marko Sikic, Justin Vaive, Ty Voit > > Defenders (7): Josh… > > — Kyle Cushman (@Kyle\_Cush) [October 17, 2024](https://twitter.com/Kyle%5FCush/status/1847036913485861022?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Barys Astana in Kazakhstan have terminated the contracts of all their import players yesterday. The team is in last place in the KHL and just fired both their head coach and general manager. We'll see what happens, but there are many possible ways this goes. Maybe management want the comradery of only local players to spur them on to victories, or maybe they're leaving the KHL. We'll see where this goes. One thing we do know is Michael McLeod is not coming to North America as he's banned from the NHL while under investigation by the authorities. [Click here for the link](https://en.inform.kz/news/hc-barys-announces-galym-mambetaliyev-as-new-head-coach-d36d4d/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) to the Barys Astana story in their local paper. > Hearing this afternoon KHL club Barys Astana has cleaned house of its import players, terminating contracts of several players including F Wade Allison, D Nathan Beaulieu, D Will Butcher, F Chase De Leo, D Alex Grant, F Michael McLeod & F CJ Smith. [@InsideAHLHockey](https://twitter.com/InsideAHLHockey?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Tony Androckitis\* (@TonyAndrock) [October 17, 2024](https://twitter.com/TonyAndrock/status/1846981582394978708?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > The [@TBLightning](https://twitter.com/TBLightning?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) maintained their perfect record while Artemi Panarin netted the NHL's fourth hat trick of 2024-25 to help the [@NYRangers](https://twitter.com/NYRangers?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) push their season-opening point streak to four games.[#NHLStats](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLStats?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com): [https://t.co/RMjHuhmdeq](https://t.co/RMjHuhmdeq?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/blWLUZoDIM](https://t.co/blWLUZoDIM?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — NHL Public Relations (@PR\_NHL) [October 18, 2024](https://twitter.com/PR%5FNHL/status/1847139106775535786?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)