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# From the Branches: Trade rumors and a buyout in today’s links
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/from-the-branches-trade-rumors-and-a-buyout-in-todays-links-toronto-maple-leafs-please-give-us-chaos/
- Published: 2017-06-15T09:00:02.000Z
- Updated: 2017-06-15T09:00:02.000Z
- Description: Will the floodgates open? Give us trades!
- Author: Anne Boyd
- Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:15

Good morning, PPP!

Last night, the [Capitals traded a fifth-round pick to the Wild](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capitals-insider/wp/2017/06/14/capitals-make-a-trade-mainly-to-keep-lars-eller-out-of-expansion-draft/?utm%5Fterm=.579b53755784&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) in exchange for some dude named Tyler Graovac. The trade itself isn’t that interesting, but if we’re lucky, it is the pebble that begins the rock slide of offseason action. I want trades! I want excitement! The season is over, the Penguins’ Cup parade was yesterday, so NHL GMs should do their jobs and *give me foolishness*. By the end of the day, I expect Marc Bergevin to trade Alex Galchenyuk to Tampa for a second-round pick and a mannequin with a Jonathan Drouin jersey on it. It’s the offseason, let’s have some fun. \[Note: that “fun” should not include the Leafs signing Dan Girardi. That would be unfun\].

Also important: the reviews from Mitch Marner’s teammates are in on his pitch at the Blue Jays game. Like good teammates, they’re big into constructive criticism.

> Were you throwing a wiffleball?! [@Marner93](https://twitter.com/Marner93?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) \- looked similar speed to a [@43\_Kadri](https://twitter.com/43%5FKadri?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) wrist shot [https://t.co/HlNdZ6H5qk](https://t.co/HlNdZ6H5qk?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — James van Riemsdyk (@JVReemer21) [June 14, 2017](https://twitter.com/JVReemer21/status/875059929043935232?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> Arm like a squirt gun. I do like the Jorts, though. [https://t.co/xYBWWQh96X](https://t.co/xYBWWQh96X?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Brian Boyle (@BriBrows22) [June 14, 2017](https://twitter.com/BriBrows22/status/874803956542840833?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Some links for you to read, or not, however the spirit moves you:

#### ICYMI

[Women’s Hockey Wednesday: 2017 CWHL Draft pool filling up nicely - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/womens-ice-hockey-wednesday-cwhl-draft-nwhl-sweden-kunlun-red-star-cayley-mercer-ann-sophie-bettez/)  
Not much! We’ve also got the latest NWHL signings, Sweden’s Olympic prep and more about KRS and the Chinese WNT.

[Everyone is the worst: World Junior Championship organizers - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2018-world-junior-championships-tickets-outdoor-game-usa-hockey-thrird-jersey-pegulas-strike-again/)  
Welcome back to my whenever I feel like it series on things that are the worst

[SBN Mock NHL Draft Day 2: Dallas passes on defense - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/sbn-mock-nhl-draft-dallas-stars-vancouver-canucks-colorado-avalanche-casey-mittelstadt-gabe-vilardi/)  
Three more picks were made, how did Dallas, Colorado, and Vancouver do?

[2017 NHL Draft Rankings (#11-20) - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/nhl-draft-rankings-2017-11-20-pettersson-andersson-necas-valimaki-brannstrom-hague-maple-leafs/)  
Who Should The Maple Leafs Hope To Land At #17?

#### Stuff We Didn’t Write

[Official: New York Rangers to buy out Dan Girardi - Blueshirt Banter](http://www.blueshirtbanter.com/2017/6/14/15802112/official-new-york-rangers-to-buy-out-dan-girardi-buyout-news-breaking-nhl?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
It’s finally happened.

[NHL trade rumor: Jonathan Drouin and Alex Galchenyuk rumblings growing - Raw Charge](http://www.rawcharge.com/2017/6/14/15804346/nhl-trade-rumor-jonathan-drouin-and-alex-galchenyuk-rumblings-growing?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
There have been rumors of a Drouin trade for a while, and it’s picking up.

[Mirtle: NHL’s salary cap likely to be set at $75-million for 2017-18 – The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/67320/2017/06/14/mirtle-nhls-salary-cap-likely-to-be-set-at-75-million-for-2017-18/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
The NHL's salary cap will not be flat. It's going up for 2017-08.

[Griffins win Calder Cup, celebrate with $400 worth of McDonald’s - Winging It In Motown](http://www.wingingitinmotown.com/2017/6/14/15799916/griffins-win-calder-cup-celebrate-with-400-worth-of-mcdonalds?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
A bunch of hockey dorks celebrate winning a championship with chicken nuggets because of course.