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# FTB: Shutouts over shootouts
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/ftb-regulation-win-is-that-allowed/
- Published: 2023-12-10T11:00:50.000Z
- Updated: 2023-12-10T11:00:49.000Z
- Description: Chat away about how the Leafs are back!
- Author: Adam Selvig
- Tags: From The Branches

Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans!

We had an excellent game last night, with the Maple Leafs defeating the Nashville Predators 4-0, and it's amazing how changing two o's to a single u makes us feel.

[Recap: Maple Leafs easily beat the lacklustre PredatorsSamsonov with the shutout.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/size/w256h256/format/png/2023/04/pension-plan-min.svg)PPP LeafsCathy Squires![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/size/w1200/2023/12/photo-1659564112297-d0d88f12955e.jpeg)](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/recap-nashville-at-toronto/)

Let's ride that high some more. Here's a quick and easy Sunday morning FTB for you.

Quickly moving past some bad news.

> Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll is out week-to-week with a high ankle sprain.
> 
> — Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) [December 9, 2023](https://twitter.com/LeafsPR/status/1733499370845188462?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Onto some good news!

> 🚨 GOAL 🚨  
>  
> TY VOIT FIRST AS A PRO ‼️‼️‼️[#ChapterV](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChapterV?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/p7dzcyIBu2](https://t.co/p7dzcyIBu2?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Newfoundland Growlers (@NLGrowlers) [December 10, 2023](https://twitter.com/NLGrowlers/status/1733638448223805723?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

It's teddy bear toss season.

> BELLLYYYY FLOPPPPPP 🗣️🗣️ [pic.twitter.com/IuVNBi9pNB](https://t.co/IuVNBi9pNB?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — American Hockey League (@TheAHL) [December 10, 2023](https://twitter.com/TheAHL/status/1733652105238372437?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

With the Blue Jays being nothing more than a pawn in negotiations, Shohei Ohtani is now the highest paid athlete in North American sports.

> Biggest contract guarantees by league:  
>  
> ⚾️ Ohtani: $700M  
> 🏀 Jaylen Brown: $288M  
> 🏈 Deshaun Watson: $230M  
> 🏒 Shea Weber: $110M
> 
> — Kurt Badenhausen (@kbadenhausen) [December 9, 2023](https://twitter.com/kbadenhausen/status/1733584228158226843?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Oh those Maple Leafs, so sneaky.

[Leafs fake injury to star rookie goaltender to save 750k on the CapThe Toronto Maple Leafs plan to circumvent the NHL’s Salary Cap continued again last night, with the team staging an obviously fake injury to Joseph Woll in order to save on his massive 750k cap hit.![](https://www.thebeaverton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-symbol-300x300.png)The BeavertonLuke Gordon Field ( lukemaybefunny )![](https://www.thebeaverton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-11.56.58-AM.png)](https://www.thebeaverton.com/2023/12/leafs-fake-injury-to-star-rookie-goaltender-to-save-750k-on-the-cap/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

We all love jersey talk, right?

[Ranking all 23 third jerseys currently worn in the NHLWhich alternate team getups blend color scheme, design and all-around creativity the best?![](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/apple-touch-icon.png)Daily FaceoffMike Gould![](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/_next/image?url=https://publish.dailyfaceoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/USATSI_21985738_168383996_lowres.jpg&w=1200&q=75)](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/ranking-all-23-third-jerseys-currently-worn-in-the-nhl?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Thank you! We do not need to copy everything the NBA does.

[NHL has better options than copying NBA In-Season Tournament to provide intended joltWhen players opt to sit out because it’s beneath them to show up for work every day, then and maybe then the NHL should stage an In-Season Tournament.![](https://nypost.com/wp-content/themes/nypost-2016/static/images/apple-icons/nypost/apple-icon-144x144.png)New York PostView Author Archive![](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/newspress-collage-dw21foasl-1702155129921.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&1702137253&w=1024)](https://nypost.com/2023/12/09/sports/nhl-copying-nbas-in-season-tournament-wouldnt-provide-intended-jolt/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Good for them, I guess.

[U.S. shuts out Canada, extends dominance at Para Hockey Cup with 8th straight title | CBC SportsCanada suffered a familiar fate in the Para Hockey Cup final on Saturday as the United States came out on top again for its eighth straight gold medal at the tournament.![](https://www.cbc.ca/a/apple-touch-icon.png)CBC![](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7054672.1702179223!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/para-hockey-canada-12092023.jpg)](https://www.cbc.ca/sports/paralympics/winter-sports/canada-united-states-2023-para-hockey-cup-final-recap-1.7054587?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Finally, there's a defender available, but I don't think he's coming here.

[Ethan Bear closing in on picking next NHL teamFree agent defenceman Ethan Bear is closing in on picking his next NHL team after undergoing off-season shoulder surgery.![](https://www.sportsnet.ca/sn_favicon.ico)Sportsnet| December 9, 2023, 9:14 PM![](https://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-1245731410-1040x572.jpg)](https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/ethan-bear-closing-in-on-picking-next-nhl-team/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Have a good day!