> ## 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: Swede days ahead - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/from-the-branches-swede-days-ahead/ - Published: 2016-03-06T13:10:03.000Z - Updated: 2016-03-06T13:10:03.000Z - Description: And, you know, SOSHNIKOV. - Author: Achariya - Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50 Hi. Last night's game was so much fun. > Congrats to [@snizzbone](https://twitter.com/snizzbone?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) on his first [@NHL](https://twitter.com/NHL?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) goal tonight! > > — Norm Kelly (@norm) [March 6, 2016](https://twitter.com/norm/status/706341038051479556?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > William Nylander ft. the puck from his first NHL goal. [#TMLtalk](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TMLtalk?src=hash&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/rtdBW9Hl5u](https://t.co/rtdBW9Hl5u?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) [March 6, 2016](https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/706337173071601665?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > Save the puck! William Nylander's first career goal is an absolute snipe. [#NHLFirsts](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLFirsts?src=hash&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)[https://t.co/Pe9qzJyZr3](https://t.co/Pe9qzJyZr3?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — NHL (@NHL) [March 6, 2016](https://twitter.com/NHL/status/706282268512296960?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > Don Cherry on Nylander: "I still would have taken Ritchie." > > — James Mirtle (@mirtle) [March 6, 2016](https://twitter.com/mirtle/status/706285669115559937?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) And let's not forget Soshnikov! Adam Proteau ‏@Proteautype 9h9 hours ago Nikita Soshnikov finished the game with a team-best six shots on goal and five hits. Pretty electric young man.Chris JohnstonVerified account ‏@reporterchris 10h10 hours ago Nikita Soshnikov says he's felt like he belonged in the NHL since the second shift of his first game vs. TB. Paul Hendrick ‏@HennyTweets 11h11 hours ago Toronto, Ontario Soshnikov with that lightning-quick release again. His 2nd. Can't stop what you can't see. No one saw it. #TMLtalk [Soshnikov shows a lot of emotion in his post-game interview too, and Uncle Leo doesn't help out as much this time](https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/video/nikita-soshnikov-03052016/t-277437436/c-42217603?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com). This is pretty interesting. Soshnikov was second only to Uncle Leo in 5x5 possession. > [#Sens](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sens?src=hash&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) vs [#Leafs](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Leafs?src=hash&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) possession. > Soshnikov stole the show (10 iCF). > EK and Methot were pluses...it's been a while. [pic.twitter.com/mMbE2jsX7b](https://t.co/mMbE2jsX7b?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Sean Tierney (@SeanTierneyTSS) [March 6, 2016](https://twitter.com/SeanTierneyTSS/status/706469231194480640?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [Sens 3, Leafs 2: Hello Goodbye | PPP](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/sens-3-leafs-2-hello-goodbye/) "William Nylander tied the game at 1-1 scoring his first career goal on an absolutely beautiful snipe. Better yet, the goal spawned a cool tidbit that will forever be ingrained in random hockey trivia. Brooks Laich assisted young Nylander's first career NHL goal; Laich had previously assisted on father Michael Nylander's last career NHL goal while with the Capitals, against the Atlanta Thrashers on April 5, 2009." [Preview: Solar Bears in Brampton and on ECHL.tv | PPP](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/preview-solar-bears-in-brampton-and-on-echl-tv/) Watch the Solar Bears at Manchester on ECHL.tv with the code: ECHLFREE2016 ! [What can we expect the Maple Leafs youngsters to produce this season? | Burtch](http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/what-can-we-expect-the-maple-leafs-youngsters-to-produce-this-season/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) "When we examine a cohort of 25 forwards promoted from the AHL to the NHL mid-year in 2014-15 and 2015-16 we actually see a significant correlation between a player's shot per game rate in the AHL and their shot per 60 rate in the NHL. The shot rate should be regressed a tad, but generally speaking there is a strong relationship from one level to the next, with the AHL rate explaining around 46 per cent of what we observe in the NHL within the same season." ![](http://assets1.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Screen-Shot-2016-03-05-at-5.00.46-PM.png) From Burtch/Sportsnet [The Young Maple Leafs Are Making an Impression | THW](http://thehockeywriters.com/the-young-maple-leafs-are-making-an-impression/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) "Zach Hyman is a versatile forward who is being given his first taste of NHL action with the Maple Leafs. The former Michigan standout was a pick of the Florida Panthers back in 2010\. He didn’t play a single game for the Panthers and was later shipped to the Maple Leafs in exchange for Greg McKegg." [Dion Phaneuf gets emotional as Maple Leafs fans honor him with a video tribute | SBN](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2016/3/5/11167250/dion-phaneuf-maple-leafs-tribute-senators?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) D'aww. :( Dion. [Jared Cowen freed by Maple Leafs to find ‘a new job’ | Sportsnet](http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/jared-cowen-freed-by-maple-leafs-to-find-a-new-job/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) "The 6-foot-5 defenceman was the ninth overall pick of the 2009 draft, but has spent most of his career dealing with a hip injury. He played 37 NHL games with the Senators this season before the trade and scored just four assists." [Quick Bite: Canucks spoil Reimer's debut | FTF](http://www.fearthefin.com/2016/3/5/11167702/quick-bite-canucks-spoil-reimers-debut?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Species' recap: "He did Ok. The shorks hung him out to dry taking endless penalites, even a double minor at one point. The three goals he let in were all PP goals. Oh, actually they had two double minors in the game."