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# FTB: Here we go again
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/ftb-here-we-go-again/
- Published: 2024-04-18T11:14:59.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-18T11:14:59.000Z
- Description: Chat away your playoff worries here.
- Author: Adam Selvig
- Tags: From The Branches

Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans!

The regular season has ended. The time of year we've been dreading / anticipating is here once again. It's playoff time baby!

> The Eastern Conference Game 1s are locked in! ✅  
>  
> The [#StanleyCup](https://twitter.com/hashtag/StanleyCup?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Playoffs begin this Saturday, April 20 on [@espn](https://twitter.com/espn?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), [@NHL\_On\_TNT](https://twitter.com/NHL%5FOn%5FTNT?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), [@Sportsnet](https://twitter.com/Sportsnet?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and [@TVASports](https://twitter.com/TVASports?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)! [pic.twitter.com/RF3U8oJt31](https://t.co/RF3U8oJt31?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — NHL (@NHL) [April 17, 2024](https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1780745013715955826?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Saturday night against the Boston Bruins. The one team we have to beat to complete our destiny. Looking forward to seeing what new ways the Department of Player Safety will use to suspend a Leaf.

Your post game comments. Sorry if you sat through that.

[Sheldon Keefe on the concern level about the Leafs finishing the regular season on a 4-game losing slide: “I couldn’t tell you the score of any of those games, including the one we just finished”Sheldon Keefe addressed the media after the Maple Leafs’ 6-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, which dropped the team’s final record to 46-25-10\. On his message to Auston Matthews on the bench when he didn’t reach the 70-goal milestone: I was just acknowledging how there were 34 seconds left in the game (when we \[…\]![](https://www.mapleleafshotstove.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/MLHS-LOGO2-EMBLEM-500x500.png)Maple Leafs HotstoveMLHS Staff![](https://mapleleafshotstove.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/keefe-pg-wsh.jpg)](https://mapleleafshotstove.com/2024/04/18/sheldon-keefe-post-game-lightning-6-vs-leafs-4/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Maple Leafs staff member Shane Doan was in Arizona for the final Coyotes game and got a gift....

[Shane Doans gets retirement banner returned at Coyotes final home game – Sportsnet.ca![](https://t2.gstatic.com/faviconV2?client=SOCIAL&type=FAVICON&fallback_opts=TYPE,SIZE,URL&url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/shane-doans-gets-retirement-banner-returned-at-coyotes-final-home-game/sn-amp/&size=128)Sportsnet.caDavid Morassutti![](https://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/doan-arizona.jpg)](https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/shane-doans-gets-retirement-banner-returned-at-coyotes-final-home-game/sn-amp/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

He got his number retirement banner. That's a nice thought. Hang on...

> Back in February 2019, Doan had his number retired by the Coyotes with his No. 19 being raised to the rafters at Gila River Arena (now known as Desert Diamond Arena). When the team was forced to vacate the arena and move to Mullett Arena, they apparently forgot to bring the banner with them.

Oh boy. One final piece of embarrassment for the Coyotes.

Another season, another fired Sabres coach.

[BREAKING: Buffalo Sabres Fire Don GranatoThis is a breaking story. The Buffalo Sabres have announced that head coach Don Granato has been relieved of his duties, less than 12 hours after the team’s final regular season game.![](https://i0.wp.com/www.diebytheblade.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/08/Die-By-The-Blade_Primary_Royal-and-Gold_-7-e1692745646682.png?fit=300%2C191&ssl=1)Die by the BladeMelissa Burgess![](https://i0.wp.com/www.diebytheblade.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/04/USATSI_21684645-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1776&ssl=1)](https://www.diebytheblade.com/breaking-don-granato-fired/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Finally, after 1300+ games and two Stanley Cups, Jeff Carter has announced his retirement.

> Carter: "I still remember walking in that first day and it was like I was there for five years. It's an unbelievable group here, high-character guys. They just accepted me right away, my family right away. It really is a family here." 🥹 [pic.twitter.com/yLv45aoJ9t](https://t.co/yLv45aoJ9t?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) [April 18, 2024](https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1780794580977197223?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Try to enjoy your day while the playoffs look over you.