> ## 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. # From the Branches: Hark! Two Points! - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/from-the-branches-hark-two-points/ - Published: 2017-03-08T11:00:01.000Z - Updated: 2017-03-08T11:00:01.000Z - Description: Seems like it's been a while, right? Also, NHL GMs meet, and Josh Ho-Sang scores a goal worthy of his number - Author: Anne Boyd - Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:15 Good morning, PPP! The sun is shining, the birds are singing (maybe) (hopefully), and the [Maple Leafs](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/toronto-maple-leafs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) won in regulation last night. They held on in the third to beat the [Red Wings](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/detroit-red-wings?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 3-2, and you can read Acting the Fulemin's [recap here](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/leafs-vs-red-wings-recap-good-enough-toronto-maple-leafs-bozak-rielly-green-mantha/). Last night was also the 3,000th Maple Leafs game called by Joe Bowen. > 35 years. > 3,000 games. > 180,000+ minutes. > Uncountable Holy Mackinaws. > > Thank you Joe and congrats on tonight’s milestone. [#TMLtalk](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TMLtalk?src=hash&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/PByEnLAcgh](https://t.co/PByEnLAcgh?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) [March 7, 2017](https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/839194096950468609?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) While I know there are mixed (to put it politely) views on Bowen around here, we can all agree that listening to him [call Auston Matthews' four-goal game](http://www.thescore.com/news/1248535?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) is pretty great. Right? Right. #### In Case You Missed It [PPPPodcast: Post-Deadline Thoughts - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/ppppodcast-post-deadline-thoughts/) The trade deadline has come and gone. How well are the Leafs set up to make the playoffs? [Trading with Vegas: What deals can the Leafs make? - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/trading-with-vegas-what-deals-can-the-toronto-maple-leafs-make/) Vegas is open for business. Buy some chips and let’s play. [Toronto Maple Leafs legend Olli Jokinen retires - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-legend-olli-jokinen-retires-maple-leafs-legends-row-retire-number-11/) What a fun couple of weeks we had together. #### Maple Leafs News [Morgan Rielly says Leafs need to boost defensive effort | Toronto Star](https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2017/03/07/morgan-rielly-says-leafs-need-to-boost-defensive-effort.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 'We got away from it. We got into run and gun.' [Matthews, Rielly trying to fast-track Leafs to playoffs - Mike Brophy on hockey - NHL on CBC Sports](http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/brophy/auston-matthews-morgan-rielly-leafs-1.4013831?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Forget "wait 'til next year." Youngsters [Auston Matthews](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/282126/auston-matthews?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and [Morgan Rielly](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/157191/morgan-rielly?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) want to accelerate their team's rebuilding plan by pushing Toronto into the playoffs right now. [Why the next five games are so 'critical' for Maple Leafs - Sportsnet.ca](http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs-schedule-standings-red-wings-playoff-race-babcock-atlantic-division/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Due to the NHL's worst current slump, the Toronto Maple Leafs have tumbled out of a playoff spot. The good news? They could pile up some points in the next five games. (Warning for autoplay) [Leafs' Schedule Makes Playoff Push Problematic](http://thehockeywriters.com/toronto-maple-leafs-playoff-push-will-be-difficult/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The Toronto Maple Leafs are committed to a [Stanley Cup](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl-playoffs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Playoff berth. However, a tough schedule to end the season could be the team's biggest obstacle. #### News About Less-Fun Teams [Watch: Joshua Ho-Sang scores 1st NHL goal vs. Edmonton Oilers - Lighthouse Hockey](http://www.lighthousehockey.com/2017/3/7/14850348/video-joshua-ho-sang-1st-nhl-goal-vs-edmonton-oilers?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) A beauty to tell his grandkids all about. > One thing is for sure, [@66jhosang](https://twitter.com/66jhosang?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)'s first career goal was a cannon. [#NHLFirsts](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLFirsts?src=hash&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/5JDozd91pw](https://t.co/5JDozd91pw?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — NHL (@NHL) [March 8, 2017](https://twitter.com/NHL/status/839308486987120644?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [Down Goes Brown: Who has the league's best (and worst) long-term outlook in goal?](http://www.downgoesbrown.com/2017/03/who-has-leagues-best-and-worst-long.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) "Goaltending is 75 per cent of your hockey team, unless you don’t have it. Then it’s 100 per cent." [No appetite for rule changes among NHL GMs - The Globe and Mail](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/no-appetite-for-rule-changes-among-nhl-gms/article34233110/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) They call it "Mike Murphy’s law" around the NHL hockey operations department, and it means that something is bound to go wrong. [Tage Thompson agrees to entry level deal with Blues - St. Louis Game Time](http://www.stlouisgametime.com/2017/3/7/14847640/tage-thompson-entry-level-deal-blues?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The [Blues](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/st-louis-blues?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)’ 2016 first rounder will report to Chicago. [Oilers captain-turned coach Doug Weight leads Islanders revival - The Globe and Mail](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/oilers-captain-turned-coach-doug-weight-leads-islanders-revival/article34235855/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Since taking over behind the bench, the team’s won 13 of its past 19 games and is back in a playoff position.