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# From the Branches: Not so perfect anymore
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/from-the-branches-not-so-perfect-anymore-except-jvr-hes-still-perfection/
- Published: 2015-09-26T09:01:28.000Z
- Updated: 2015-09-26T09:01:28.000Z
- Description: The Leafs have their first pre-season loss to the no-longer-so-lowly Sabres
- Author: Species
- Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:01

Pre-season continues tonight vs. the Habs @ 7:30PM

[Recap: Sabres 6 at Maple Leafs 4 - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/recap-sabres-6-at-maple-leafs-4/)  
The Sabres ruin a perfect record, and the special teams get a workout.

[William Nylander unlikely to make Maple Leafs despite impressive showing | Toronto Star](http://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2015/09/25/william-nylander-unlikely-to-make-maple-leafs-despite-impressive-showing.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Teammates say Nylander is bigger and stronger, and coach Mike Babcock has been impressed with the 19-year-old’s play. Yet even with those developments, Nylander’s chances of making the team are slim.

### Other news

[Stanley Cup Prospects, Part 3: The Contenders - Down Goes Brown](http://grantland.com/the-triangle/stanley-cup-prospects-part-3-the-contenders/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Spoilers: The Leafs aren't a contender.

[Wikstrand Suspended - Silver Seven](http://www.silversevensens.com/2015/9/25/9397951/wikistrand-suspended?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Oops. Mikael Wikstrand suspended by the Senators after returning to Sweden. Apparently he didn't tell anyone he was leaving until he was about to get on the plane.

[Daniel and Henrik Sedin turn 35 today - NHL.com](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/nhl-twt/)  
I really can't believe it's been 16 years since they were drafted.

[Graeme Roustan gives up fight for director’s seat on Performance Sports Group’s board - The Globe and Mail](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/graeme-roustan-gives-up-fight-for-directors-seat-on-performance-sports-groups-board/article26553087/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Roustan was the guy Markham's taxpayers wisely told to FOAD.

[Five for Fighting: An in-depth analysis of fighting in the NHL — Part II - Eyes On The Prize](http://www.habseyesontheprize.com/analysis/2015/9/25/9039885/five-for-fighting-in-depth-analysis-fighting-hockey-nhl-part-2?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Part Two in a series examining the statistical and physical aspects of fighting in the NHL.

[Veteran sportswriters struggle to come to terms with being laid off by New York Daily News | Poynter](http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/374467/veteran-sportswriters-struggle-to-come-to-terms-with-being-laid-off-by-new-york-daily-news/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
It's difficult to muster sympathy for writers at the NYDN.

[Francis Bouillon, former Habs defenceman, retires - CBC Sports](http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/francis-bouillon-montreal-canadiens-retire-1.3243956?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Bouillon, a small but tough and dependable defenceman who played 14 NHL seasons, has retired.

[Langley hockey brawl spotlights sport’s violence | Global](http://globalnews.ca/news/2241997/video-of-langley-hockey-brawl-spotlights-sports-violence/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
RCMP called, coach arrested, broken legs: just another night in suburban Vancouver.

### Do you want to see Nylander on the Leafs full time this season?

| Yes. He's ready. Get him out there.                                     | 18  |
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| No. Keep him in the AHL another year.                                   | 142 |
| Call him up only if the veterans are all gone after the trade deadline. | 102 |