> ## 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: Rookie Showcase In Toronto - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/from-the-branches-rookie-showcase-in-toronto/ - Published: 2016-11-11T11:53:34.000Z - Updated: 2016-11-11T11:53:34.000Z - Description: Leipsic impresses, Matthews stays grounded, and the Flyers are in town - Author: Anne Boyd - Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50 > We continue our annual tradition. Comments in the FTB will be closed from 11:00 to 11:10\. [pic.twitter.com/LNfiOMc40O](https://t.co/LNfiOMc40O?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Pension Plan Puppets (@PPPLeafs) [November 11, 2016](https://twitter.com/PPPLeafs/status/797099463605190660?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Happy Friday, PPP! Today is Veterans/Remembrance Day, depending on which side of the border you're on; either way, I hope you're able to observe the day in a way that's meaningful to you. If you're interested in watching a livestream of the ceremony in Ottawa, there will probably be one on the CBC website. On the brighter side of things--hockey! The [Maple Leafs](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/toronto-maple-leafs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) play the [Flyers](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/philadelphia-flyers?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) tonight at 7pm, and I for one am eagerly anticipating the Marner vs. Konecny tiny teenager death match we all truly deserve. A preview will be up at 10am, written by some rando girl from Philly who hangs around this place, I dunno. On to the links! **Leafs News** [Humiliation at home wasn't the worst thing for Leafs | The Hockey News](http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/article/humiliation-at-home-wasn-t-the-worst-thing-for-maple-leafs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) "But as Babcock bag skated his Leaf troops Wednesday through pitch black after a power failure at the MasterCard Centre, it was a sobering reminder: the pain wasn't going to subside after one season." [Auston Matthews keeping a level head through goal drought - Sportsnet.ca](http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/auston-matthews-keeping-level-head-goal-drought/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) It's only a matter of time before [Auston Matthews](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/282126/auston-matthews?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) breaks his goalless streak. In the meantime, the rookie's ability to see the big picture is particularly impressive given his age and the spotlight he’s operating under. [Maple Leafs prospect profile: Brendan Leipsic’s big October - Sportsnet.ca](http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/maple-leafs-prospect-profile-brendan-leipsics-big-october/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The Maple Leafs acquired [Brendan Leipsic](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/157821/brendan-leipsic?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) in 2015 as part of the [Cody Franson](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54426/cody-franson?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) trade and now he doesn't look too far off from the NHL. Known as a slow starter, this season, he had a huge October. (Warning for autoplay video) [Toronto Maple Leafs rookies Mitch Marner and William Nylander making names for themselves - ESPN](http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/%5F/id/18013878/nhl-toronto-maple-leafs-rookies-mitch-marner-william-nylander-making-names?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) ESPN remembers that the Maple Leafs have some stellar, non-American rookies. [Mike Babcock on Morgan Rielly's role, the plan for Frank Corrado & more | Maple Leafs Hotstove](https://mapleleafshotstove.com/2016/11/10/mike-babcock-on-morgan-riellys-role-the-plan-for-frank-corrado/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) On [Corrado](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/143679/frank-corrado?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com): "That’s the problem with life. The truth today isn’t the truth tomorrow. If you’re working in your job and someone else comes in and is a little smoother at it, guess what happens to you? It’s the same thing here." [Flyers-Maple Leafs will put star rookies on display - Philadelphia Inquirer](http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/20161111%5FFlyers-Maple%5FLeafs%5Fwill%5Fput%5Fstar%5Frookies%5Fon%5Fdisplay.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Six of the NHL's top rookie scorers will be playing Friday night when the Flyers (6-6-2) visit the Toronto Maple Leafs (5-5-3). [Lucky thirteen: A numerical picture of the Leafs first few games - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/lucky-thirteen-a-numerical-picture-of-the-toronto-maple-leafs-first-few-games/) Katya takes a look at the Leafs' first thirteen games, and what we can learn from them. **Around The League** [Appreciating ageless wonder Jaromir Jagr - Fear The Fin](http://www.fearthefin.com/2016/11/10/13588488/appreciating-ageless-wonder-jaromir-jagr?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Jaromir Jagr is a rarity in the NHL’s past and present. [Wanna watch Matthews vs. McDavid? NBCSN adds Leafs-Oilers on Nov. 29 to schedule – ProHockeyTalk](http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2016/11/10/wanna-watch-matthews-vs-mcdavid-nbcsn-adds-leafs-oilers-on-nov-29-to-schedule/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) NBCSN showing a game between two Canadian teams?! Well, I never! [Inside the NHL’s history-making Eric Lindros trade - The Globe and Mail](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/inside-the-nhls-history-making-eric-lindros-trade/article32809052/?cmpid=rss1&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) In 1992, arbitrator Larry Bertuzzi took professional hockey from vague handshake deals to formal transaction protocols