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# Sunday's FTB: The quarter-century club
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/ftb-toronto-maple-leafs-quarter-century-team/
- Published: 2025-01-05T12:00:03.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-05T13:06:50.000Z
- Description: You will probably disagree with at least one of the players selected. But which one?
- Author: Species
- Tags: From The Branches

The Leafs beat the Bruins 6-4 last night for their third straight win and handing the Bruins their third straight loss (cryingmarchand.jpg). Here's our recap of the game.

[Leafs win a see-saw battle with the BruinsMatt Knies with a hat trick, Mitch Marner with a lot of insurance moves at the end. Auston Matthews just hit everyone.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/PPP-Goalie-Logo_RGB-71.png)PPP LeafsCathy Squires![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1510279582501-e611028ca0c1)](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/leafs-win-a-see-saw-battle-with-the-bruins/)

And we can't talk about that game without this:

> Berube on Knies’s five point game. “That was a whole year for me.”
> 
> — Lance Hornby 🇺🇦 (@sunhornby) [January 5, 2025](https://twitter.com/sunhornby/status/1875743059495022616?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

### Quarter-Century Teams

The NHL released its first and second quarter-century teams for the Maple Leafs and I know you want to argue about it! Who was snubbed? Who is there and shouldn't be? Who should make up the third team (you better include JvR or you're banned)?

> Coming in hot with the [@MapleLeafs](https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)' Quarter-Century Team! 🍁 [#NHLQCTeam](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLQCTeam?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)   
>  
> Read more ➡️ [https://t.co/HVX4RbO8fT](https://t.co/HVX4RbO8fT?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/XMfgMe618O](https://t.co/XMfgMe618O?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — NHL (@NHL) [January 4, 2025](https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1875688257633087531?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

### Other News

The Marlies lost 2-1 to the Cleveland Monsters Saturday and will face them again today. It was a bit of rough game again for the team not being able to get pucks to someone close to the net to make a high danger shot, but we did get A Nylander goal.

> POWER PLAY NYLS 🚨 [pic.twitter.com/BlDEhZrLYX](https://t.co/BlDEhZrLYX?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Toronto Marlies (@TorontoMarlies) [January 4, 2025](https://twitter.com/TorontoMarlies/status/1875688176896889100?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

And a Leafs prospect got a game winning goal.

> [#LeafsForever](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) prospect Nathan Mayes with a slick move and lovely snipe for the game winning goal tonight. He has 3 goals and 13 points in 26 games so far this season, doubling his production rate from last year.[pic.twitter.com/hmJyM4QHIi](https://t.co/hmJyM4QHIi?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — More like Nikita GREATbyonkin (@brigstew86) [January 5, 2025](https://twitter.com/brigstew86/status/1875771374113100166?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Someone is gonna be fired here, though it's hilarious the digitally superimposed ads for Amazon Prime stayed visible with the players glitching through them.

> The lights went out mid-play to start off the Kraken/Oilers game 💡 [pic.twitter.com/vgnJpnYqU9](https://t.co/vgnJpnYqU9?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — B/R Open Ice (@BR\_OpenIce) [January 5, 2025](https://twitter.com/BR%5FOpenIce/status/1875744087716065304?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Speaking of Nylanders, the other one did a commercial with Sarah Nurse.

> Play Has No Limits! Watch as [@wmnylander](https://twitter.com/wmnylander?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and [@nursey16](https://twitter.com/nursey16?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) break from the mundane and show how play brings us all together. [pic.twitter.com/kU95lLh7Ix](https://t.co/kU95lLh7Ix?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — PlayStation Canada (@PlayStationCA) [January 3, 2025](https://twitter.com/PlayStationCA/status/1875268414983262551?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The next Leafs game is... checks notes... oh, it's today. The Flyers are in town and the game is at 7:00 p.m.. We'll have our preview out after news from the morning skate arrives.

The World Juniors final will be at the exact same time.

[U.S. beats Czechia, sets up World Junior final against Finland | TSNThe United States sits one win from history. Gabe Perreault and Ryan Leonard had a goal and an assist each as the Americans beat Czechia 4-1 on Saturday to advance to the gold-medal game at the world junior hockey championship.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-77.png)TSNThe Canadian Press![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/james-hagens-gabe-perreault-ryan-leonard-1-2230019-1736042433014.jpeg)](https://www.tsn.ca/world-juniors/u-s-beats-czechia-sets-up-world-junior-final-against-finland-1.2230045?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)