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# From the Branches:  Marlies on the brink of elimination
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/from-the-branches-toronto-marlies-on-the-brink-of-elimination-ahl-playoffs/
- Published: 2017-05-14T10:00:01.000Z
- Updated: 2017-05-14T10:00:01.000Z
- Description: The Marlies lost their playoff game Saturday night against the Crunch.
- Author: Gunnar Carlsson
- Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:15

The big Maple Leafs related news from last night is that the Marlies dropped game 5 of their series against the Syracuse Crunch. They lost the game 5-1, and the Crunch now lead the series 3-2\. The series moves back to Toronto for game 6 on Monday night.

Species bused all the way to Syracuse to catch the game. [His recap is here](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-marlies-lose-to-syracuse-crunch-game-five-calder-cup-ahl-playoffs-kapanen-oleksy/).

### Leafs links

[Expansion draft timeline and other key dates in the off-season for the Maple Leafs](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-vegas-golden-knights-expansion-draft-timeline-other-key-dates-in-the-off-season/) | Pension Plan Puppets

[WATCH: Mitch Marner is on fire at the World Championships](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/watch-toronto-maple-leafs-mitch-marner-is-on-fire-at-the-world-championships-canada-2017/) | Pension Plan Puppets

### Draft links

[2017 NHL draft profiles](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2017-nhl-draft-profiles-niolan-patrick-nico-hischier-yamamoto-hague-castleton-toronto-maple-leafs/) | Pension Plan Puppets  
If you want a comprehensive list of good draft profiles, elseldo has you covered.

### Playoffs

Ottawa @ Pittsburgh, *ECF Game 1*

Ottawa 2 : Pittsburgh 1 (OT)  
[Pensburgh recap](http://www.pensburgh.com/2017/5/13/15636706/game-1-recap-bobby-ryans-ot-goal-gives-ottawa-win?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[Phil Kessel and Dion Phaneuf reunite in Eastern Conference Final after six years together with Maple Leafs - PensBurgh](http://www.pensburgh.com/2017/5/13/15628442/penguins-senators-phil-kessel-dion-phaneuf-lol-maple-leafs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Though they’ve faced each other in the regular season, the two former teammates will share the ice in the Eastern Conference Final.

Game 2 of the WCF happens tonight at 7:30.

### World championships

The big news from yesterday’s Worlds action is, of course, Switzerland’s big upset of Canada. The other games went pretty much how you’d expect them to.

> 🏒🥅 Wow great game  
> Congratulation 🇨🇭 team
> 
> — Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) [May 13, 2017](https://twitter.com/rogerfederer/status/863498741755629570?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

There are four games on the docket today. When you factor in the WCF game, it should make for a nice day of hockey.   
At 10:15: Czech vs France and USA vs Slovakia.  
At 2:15: Finland vs Switzerland and Sweden vs Denmark.

[How Swede it is to have both Lundqvists at the World Championship](http://www.blueshirtbanter.com/2017/5/13/15634312/how-swede-it-is-to-have-both-lundqvists-at-the-world-championship?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) | Blueshirt Banter

### Other news

[Should the Calgary Flames Look at Jordan Eberle? - Matchsticks and Gasoline](http://www.matchsticksandgasoline.com/2017/5/13/15635894/should-the-calgary-flames-look-at-jordan-eberle-edmonton-oilers?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Trading for Eberle is something that the Leafs might want to look into, too.

> Some NHL/OHL news... Hearing Coyotes have hired Jake Goldberg, assistant GM of the London Knights, to join Arizona's hockey ops department.
> 
> — John Matisz (@MatiszJohn) [May 13, 2017](https://twitter.com/MatiszJohn/status/863490320486604801?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)