> ## 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: Well, That Happened - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/from-the-branches-well-that-happened/ - Published: 2017-04-22T09:00:01.000Z - Updated: 2017-04-22T09:00:01.000Z - Description: Maple Leafs lose a tough one in OT, Norris Trophy nominees are out, and more in your Saturday links - Author: Anne Boyd - Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:43 Hockey! Sometimes it's Good And Fun, sometimes [Justin Williams](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54238/justin-williams?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) stomps on your heart right in front of you. Mercifully, the [Maple Leafs](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/toronto-maple-leafs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) didn't make us stay up too late to watch the [Capitals](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/washington-capitals?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) take a 3-2 series lead--if you want more details, read JP Nikota's recap [here](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/recap-caps-2-leafs-1-ot/). We've got until Sunday to rest, rehydrate, and emotionally prepare ourselves for the scream-fest that will be Game 6 in Toronto. > "See you in a couple days." > > Mike Babcock said this to every staff-member at Verizon Center as he walked to the team bus. > > — Jonas Siegel (@jonassiegel) [April 22, 2017](https://twitter.com/jonassiegel/status/855612335154659329?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Babs has the right idea. There was only one other game on the schedule last night, Game 5 between the [Senators](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/ottawa-senators?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and [Bruins](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/boston-bruins?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com). The Bruins staved off elimination in 2nd overtime, on a goal by Sean Kuraly, his second of the game. > Bruins stay alive! > > BOS 3, OTT 2 > [https://t.co/5AhAgf9Exo](https://t.co/5AhAgf9Exo?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/2ZOh5gU6SZ](https://t.co/2ZOh5gU6SZ?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — SI NHL (@SI\_NHL) [April 22, 2017](https://twitter.com/SI%5FNHL/status/855629638378377217?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The Bruins live to fight another day. #### ICYMI [Maple Leafs - Capitals series has been brought to you by Claus Andersen - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-washington-capitals-playoff-series-has-been-brought-to-you-by-claus-andersen/) Claus Andersen, a photographer for Getty images, is bringing the Leafs first round playoff series to life, one still frame at a time. [Maple Leafs are getting points from all over the lineup - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-are-getting-points-from-all-over-the-lineup-2017-nhl-playoffs/) Balance is what this team has been about all season. It’s continuing into the playoffs. [Are the Pegulas the new Harold Ballard? - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/are-the-pegulas-the-new-harold-ballard-buffalo-sabres-fire-dan-bylsma-tim-murray-scouting-staff/) Cheapskate, overly involved owners who are meddling in Hockey Operations? Sounds familiar. #### Maple Leafs News [Matthews proving he's the Leafs' most complete player - Article - TSN](http://www.tsn.ca/talent/matthews-proving-he-s-the-leafs-most-complete-player-1.730809?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [Maple Leafs and Capitals hoping for more from Andersen and Holtby - Sportsnet.ca](http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/maple-leafs-capitals-hoping-andersen-holtby/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) To borrow an indelible phrase from Randy Carlyle — the only head coach free and clear to Round 2 — the goaltending in the dead-even Washington Capitals–Toronto Maple Leafs series has been just OK. [‘We want to be that team’: Could Mark Scheifele’s young Winnipeg Jets be the next Toronto Maple Leafs? | National Post](http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/nhl/we-want-to-be-that-team-could-mark-scheifeles-young-winnipeg-jets-be-the-next-toronto-maple-leafs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Scheifele, one of the NHL's elite centres as of this season, headlines a talented core group in Winnipeg that has yet to reach its full potential [Toronto Marlies drop playoff opener vs Albany Devils - Toronto Star](https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2017/04/20/toronto-marlies-drop-playoff-opener-vs-albany-devils.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) #### News Around the League [Blackhawks' stunning exit a dramatic mandate for change - Chicago Tribune](http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-blackhawks-haugh-spt-0423-20170422-column.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) \[Editor's Note: lol\] [Victor Hedman named Norris Trophy finalist with Brent Burns and Erik Karlsson - Raw Charge](http://www.rawcharge.com/2017/4/21/15386402/tampa-bay-lightning-victor-hedman-named-norris-trophy-finalist-brent-burns-and-erik-karlsson-2017?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) I broke down a few stats to see who might win. [Down Goes Brown: Grab bag: Double Trouble](http://www.downgoesbrown.com/2017/04/grab-bag-double-trouble.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)