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# Friday's FTB: On to Los Angeles
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/fridays-ftb-on-to-la/
- Published: 2025-03-28T10:00:36.000Z
- Updated: 2025-03-28T10:00:35.000Z
- Description: Do nothing today to get ready for a back-to-back weekend.
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: Game Coverage

> Sidney Crosby: rewriting records, redefining excellence. [pic.twitter.com/WSPxvRE2Nl](https://t.co/WSPxvRE2Nl?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) [March 27, 2025](https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1905402513664180523?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> INSIDER TRADING…  
>  
> \- Timing of Tortorella’s exit  
> \- Tocchet’s future in Vancouver  
> \- Clarity on McDavid injury expected after weekend  
> \- Kaprizov, Eriksson Ek back on the ice  
> \- NHL, NHLPA & IIHF meet next week  
>  
> MORE: [https://t.co/drTFpb7CLx](https://t.co/drTFpb7CLx?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/OSjGN1loWA](https://t.co/OSjGN1loWA?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) [March 27, 2025](https://twitter.com/TSNHockey/status/1905379525640282456?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[Why Maple Leafs expect Max Pacioretty to be ready for playoffsMax Pacioretty has added an element of physicality to his game that fits Craig Berube’s style. And the Maple Leafs coach is confident that come playoff time the veteran forward will be ready.![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Sportsnet.caLuke Fox![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/pacioretty_max1280.jpg)](https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/why-maple-leafs-expect-max-pacioretty-to-be-ready-for-playoffs/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

It's a why headline, which I hate, but the short answer is "because they can do math." But please read if you thought he was out of the picture entirely.

> Ovi and Flower embrace after the Wild's win over the Capitals 🤝🌸 [pic.twitter.com/n5xsWke3wK](https://t.co/n5xsWke3wK?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) [March 28, 2025](https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1905443836043702596?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

New boss same as the old boss? 

> PHI coach Brad Shaw — who won his debut tonight vs Montreal — said Cam York dressed, but did not play due to a discipline issue.   
>  
> York is expected to play Saturday vs BUF
> 
> — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) [March 28, 2025](https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1905445845669216554?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Actually, it seems Brad Shaw was always in charge of defencemen deployment, so that benching in the Toronto game might have been him. 

> CORNELL BEATS #2 MICHIGAN STATE WITH 10 SECONDS LEFT IN THE REGIONAL SEMIS 🤯🤯🤯  
>  
> (via [@NCAAIceHockey](https://twitter.com/NCAAIceHockey?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)) [pic.twitter.com/69U57CJ5ub](https://t.co/69U57CJ5ub?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — B/R Open Ice (@BR\_OpenIce) [March 28, 2025](https://twitter.com/BR%5FOpenIce/status/1905412624939921899?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> Comeback complete.[#NewMass](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NewMass?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) X [#Flagship](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Flagship?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 🚩 [pic.twitter.com/fAdpC5AnvL](https://t.co/fAdpC5AnvL?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — UMass Hockey (@UMassHockey) [March 28, 2025](https://twitter.com/UMassHockey/status/1905478628525154604?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Happy Friday everyone!