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# From the Branches: Franson signs
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/from-the-branches-franson-signs/
- Published: 2015-09-10T11:46:36.000Z
- Updated: 2015-09-10T11:46:36.000Z
- Description: ...With the Sabres. And World Cup news in today's FTB.
- Author: Achariya
- Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:27

Last night I was sitting with the other ballet moms waiting for my kid to finish up her lesson. I was listening to Steve Dangle's podcast (the one with Mirtle as a guest) and playing Scrabble, as you do, when Mirtle started talking about the AHL and ECHL.

Steve said, "I think I saw Tanya over at Pension Plan Puppets say that the Solar Bears have a new coach."

I blinked up at the room full of little Orlando girls in pink leotards, then back down at my phone. I rewound to the 1:08 minute mark, and yep. I wanted to stand up and say proudly to the other ballet moms, "Hey -- this one guy! In Toronto! He's a pretty well-known hockey podcaster! He actually said my name -- no, I said hockey. Ice hockey, the kind on ice and not... OK, never mind."

Anyway, I've had my moment in the sun. On to the news!

#### Leafs News

[Maple Leafs' Top 25 Under 25 - #2 William Nylander | PPP](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/maple-leafs-top-25-under-25-2-william-nylander/)  
 (ง'̀-'́)ง

[Maple Leafs To Host Fan Fest this Weekend | 640 Toronto](http://www.640toronto.com/2015/09/09/maple-leafs-to-host-fan-fest-this-weekend/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Tonight marks the start of fan fest for VIPs, and apparently the front office will preview the season.

[How will the Leafs replace Kessel’s goals? | TSN](http://www.tsn.ca/how-will-the-maple-leafs-replace-kessel-s-goals-1.357824?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[Maple Leafs sign Curtis Glencross to PTO | PPP](http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2015/9/9/9298791/maple-leafs-sign-curtis-glencross-to-pto) | [And MLHS](https://mapleleafshotstove.com/2015/09/09/curtis-glencross-signs-pto-with-toronto-maple-leafs/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[Leafs players won’t settle for being part of a rebuild | Toronto Star](http://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2015/09/09/leafs-players-wont-settle-for-being-part-of-a-rebuild.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[The Steve Dangle Podcast - Sept. 8, 2015 - Kyle Cicerella | TLN](http://theleafsnation.com/2015/9/8/the-steve-dangle-podcast-sep-8-2015-kyle-cicerella?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Kyle has some fabulous insights into the Marlies-Bears inner workings, well worth listening.

#### Other News

[Sabres and Cody Franson near two-year contract: Report | Puck Daddy](http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/sabres-and-cody-franson-near-two-year-contract--report-031049564.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[NHL 16 trial available to EA Access subscribers on Xbox One | Sporting News](http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2015-09-09/nhl-16-trial-available-ea-access-subscribers-xbox-one?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[NHL 16: Star Player Ratings, Release Date and Gameplay Enhancements | Bleacher Report](http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2563654-nhl-16-star-player-ratings-release-date-and-gameplay-enhancements?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[Patrick Kane issue a black cloud over the NHL | Sportsnet](http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/patrick-kane-issue-a-black-cloud-over-the-nhl/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[Team USA roster projection for World Cup of Hockey | NHL.com](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/nhl-twt/)  
And yet [Patrick Kane](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/56147/patrick-kane?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) makes it to the projected line up.

[Team Canada looks frighteningly good | NHL.com](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/nhl-twt/)

[Schedule: 2016 World Cup of Hockey during NHL preseason | Lighthouse Hockey](http://www.lighthousehockey.com/2015/9/9/9297741/schedule-2016-world-cup-hockey-nhl-preseason?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[Stamkos and three guys with much more hair discuss the World Cup | Sportsnet](http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/stamkos-extra-motivated-to-be-part-of-world-cup-2016/?row=0&row%5Fids=1617293&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[World Cup return doesn’t mean NHL taking pass on 2018 Olympics: Bettman | National Post](http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/nhl/world-cup-return-doesnt-mean-nhl-taking-pass-on-2018-olympics-bettman?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[China may affect NHL returning to Olympics | The Record](http://www.therecord.com/sports-story/5835786-china-may-affect-nhl-returning-to-olympics/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[Flyers' Giroux talks new coach, World Cup, Briere | NHL.com](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/nhl-twt/)  
Posting this link just for Katya