From The Branches

Monday’s FTB: Umlauts, diacritics, Cyrillic and alphabets with more than 26 letters

Or, it’s all fun and games until the Czechs show up.

Friday’s FTB: So how was that short week?

Prospects are developing and a lot of RFAs are unsigned.

Friday’s FTB: high and low lights from Game 1 in Traverse City Prospect Tournament

Heritage Classic, Nikolai Kulemin, and more.

Monday’s blog: the NHL does not work on Econ 101 rules

Offer sheets, contracts, and market rates.

Thursday’s FTB: Traverse City and New Comments

You have a few hours to hat the nu formak in advance.

Wednesday’s FTB: The Leafs prospects get ready for Traverse City

The traditional NHL prospects tournament is the final event of the off-season calendar, and a make or break event for some prospects.

Tuesday’s FTB: News and notes and not much else

You want some development camp interviews?

Monday’s FTB: The Leafs offseason winds up

The prospects are getting ready to play games later this week, and the rest of the team will start pre-season games in less than two weeks.

Weekend FTB: Nick, listen to Wick

Not every day one of the all-time athletes to ever play for her country tells you to dial it back a little.

Thursday’s FTB: Rumors about PK Subban, development camp starts today

Early September and still nothing much to talk about.

Wednesday’s FTB: Everyone wants a piece of that NHL gambling money

The real money isn’t in more advertising, it’s in gambling, and the media folk know it.

Tuesday’s FTB: Marlies get a new coach, NWHL rebrands

Labour Day FTB: Is there any hockey this month?

The short answer is yes, but it depends on how you define hockey.

Weekend FTB: Maple Leafs players are going to the Olympics in February

How many? Probably at least three.

Friday’s FTB: MLSE update mandatory vaccine policy

and the NHL is mandating vaccines for all players and staff.

Thursday’s FTB: Islanders remember they had to file a bunch of contracts at the last minute

We’ve all been there.

Wednesday’s FTB: The Gold Medal Goes to Canada

Women’s Worlds is over, and now attention turns to Olympic preparation.

Tuesday’s FTB: And the summer drags on...

We’re almost at the time for rookie camps, then real camps, then the preseason, then it’s time!

FTB: Maple Leafs announce first two members of Management and Coaching Development Program

Marian Agyei-Gyamera and T.J. Millar will be working closely with the Leafs and learning on the job.

Friday’s FTB: Canada wins

What more can you ask for?

FTB: Mitchell Miller has not learned

Miller is back on his old team, unapologetic for his actions.

Wednesday’s FTB: Team Canada wins again and more Leafs fans opening night?

Indoor capacity limits to be reassessed for venues with vaccination protocols.

Tuesday’s FTB: NHL 22 is on it’s way

It’s that time of year again, when I sell out the blog for personal gain.

Weekend FTB: Hockey is on TV this weekend

The Women’s World Championship is your summer hockey fix, and there was some big retirement news.

Friday’s FTB: how I made my Top 25 Under 25 Ballot

I show my work and explain my reasoning.

Thursday FTB: More Marlies

A minor bit of news today.

Wednesday’s FTB: Ads on jerseys? Fine, whatever.

I said this about helmets, but more money = higher cap, and that’s great for the Leafs.

Tuesday’s FTB: The Leafs make some front office changes

The Leafs scouting department gets new management.

Monday’s FTB Blog: Prospecting for Goals

He shoots, he scores. The tagline of hockey in any language.

Weekend FTB: What’s your humorous realistic yet pessimistic Leafs take?

Because it’s the Leafs

FTB: the Women’s World Championship approaches

A look at the teams, the schedule, and Canada’s roster.

Thursday FTB: You can’t afford that

Another settlement avoids arbitration and shows you who the Maple Leafs can’t afford.