> ## 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: Reimer's going to the Final - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/from-the-branches-reimers-going-to-the-final/ - Published: 2016-05-26T10:56:46.000Z - Updated: 2016-05-26T10:56:46.000Z - Description: Let's accentuate the positive, shall we? - Author: Nafio - Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:01 Welp, many sports things happened yesterday. Marlies lost, [Sharks](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/san-jose-sharks?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) won, Raptors lost, Jays won, Vasek Pospisil lost, Milos Raonic won. (Also, I got up at 5:30 to watch Bouchard and... ended up doing the FTB) We'll have a Marlies recap for you later, should you wish to revisit that particular horror. ### [Sharks](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/san-jose-sharks?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 5 - [Blues](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/st-louis-blues?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 2 I did not have a good time of it when the score turned to 4-1, I can't imagine how Reimer felt on the bench. Fortunately, we didn't have to fully revisit the game that none of us remember [Sharks vs. Blues Game 6: Moving on - Fear The Fin](http://www.fearthefin.com/2016/5/25/11779256/sharks-vs-blues-game-6-moving-on?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) San Jose will take on Tampa Bay or Pittsburgh in the [Stanley Cup](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl-playoffs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Final. [Game 6 Recap: Fin. - St. Louis Game Time](http://www.stlouisgametime.com/2016/5/26/11781942/game-6-recap-fin?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Hello darkness my old friend...The offense didn't show up until it was too late again. [NHL -- 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs -- San Jose Sharks advance to the Stanley Cup finals after years of unfulfilled promise](http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/%5F/id/15734785/nhl-2016-stanley-cup-playoffs-san-jose-sharks-advance-stanley-cup-finals-years-unfulfilled-promise?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) After all these years of being picked to win it all, it figures the San Jose Sharks finally get to the Stanley Cup finals in the season in which nobody picked them. Sharks have a few days off, there's no NHL or CHL hockey on tonight... the specter of the offseason looms [Netflix and Phil: Kessel and the Mystery of Clutch - PensBurgh](http://www.pensburgh.com/2016/5/25/11756340/netflix-and-phil-kessel-and-the-myth-of-clutch?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Kessel has been huge for the [Penguins](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/pittsburgh-penguins?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) this season. But could you call Kessel as a Penguin a "clutch" player. Well...that all depends... I'm not sure I buy the argument here but I couldn't resist the title. ### AHL [Lake Erie one win away from Calder Cup finals - The Cannon](http://www.jacketscannon.com/2016/5/25/11767262/lake-erie-one-win-away-from-calder-cup-finals?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Monsters use the same script to beat the Ontario Reign yet again, take 3-0 series lead Must be nice... ### Memorial Cup [2016 Memorial Cup Recap: London makes the finals - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2016-memorial-cup-recap-london-makes-the-finals/) The London Knights swept the round robin and earned a bye to the Memorial Cup finals. [Memorial Cup: Rebels eliminate the Wheat Kings and book a berth in the semi-finals - The Copper & Blue](http://www.coppernblue.com/2016/5/26/11779802/memorial-cup-rebels-eliminate-wheat-kings-book-semi-finals-berth?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) By beating Brandon by a score of 2-1 in OT, the Red Deer Rebels have knocked out the Wheat [Kings](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/los-angeles-kings?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) from the 2016 Memorial Cup. ### Trade! One of the joys of the offseason: mocking Jim Benning [Florida Panthers trade D Erik Gudbranson to Vancouver for F Jared McCann; multiple picks involved - Litter Box Cats](http://www.litterboxcats.com/2016/5/25/11781288/florida-panthers-trade-erik-gudbranson-vancouver-canucks-jared-mccann?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Prized forward prospect McCann, picks coming to Sunrise [Canucks Trade McCann for Gudbranson - Nucks Misconduct](http://www.nucksmisconduct.com/2016/5/25/11780936/canucks-trade-mccann-for-gudbranson?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Gudbranson is good. right ? Also, we do a lot of trades with Florida, eh? ### Other News [Hockey’s loonie problem may cost NHL $200-million, Bettman says - The G&M](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/hockeys-loonie-problem-may-cost-nhl-200-million-bettman-says/article30161418/?cmpid=rss1&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) NHL commissioner still believes the league will set a revenue record this year in spite of the slide of the Canadian dollar [Doin' joga, missin' the Flyers: Michael Del Zotto's off-season adventures - Broad Street Hockey](http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2016/5/25/11773110/doin-joga-missin-the-flyers-michael-del-zottos-off-season-adventures?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) MDZ is keeping busy this off-season. (another joy of the offseason, the shirtlessness/60 of players goes way up) [Introducing the Newest Advanced Stat: Colesi - Arctic Ice Hockey](http://www.arcticicehockey.com/2016/5/25/11728538/introducing-the-newest-advanced-stat-colesi?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) In hockey, players will block shots to stop goals from being scored, but the players who do it the most have to the most. I'm setting out to see which players are better in such situations, regardless of how often they occur. I'm just going to leave this here, you guys can go nuts. [Arizona Coyotes excited to have AHL franchise close to home - Five For Howling](http://www.fiveforhowling.com/2016/5/25/11764690/arizona-coyotes-excited-to-have-ahl-franchise-close-to-home-tucson-anthony-leblanc-chayka-tippett?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) There are several things the [Coyotes](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/arizona-coyotes?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) will be able to do this year that they weren't able to do before just by having their AHL affiliate closer to home We started a trend and Coyotes finally have the chance to catch up.