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# [Thursday FTB] Offseason Shmoffseason
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/links-n-stuff-maple-leafs-news-october-3-2014/
- Published: 2014-10-02T04:08:19.000Z
- Updated: 2014-10-02T04:08:19.000Z
- Description: Hot links as a part of a complete breakfast
- Author: Steve filler
- Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50

The Leafs have one more pre-season game to play - Friday night. If you haven't yet, check around the blog for some good discussion before the season gets underway. If those aren't doing it for you, check out these links:

[Dion Phaneuf - Leading vs Trailing Part II | Maple Leafs Hotstove](http://mapleleafshotstove.com/2014/10/01/dion-phaneuf-leading-vs-trailing-part-ii/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
MLHS investigates.

[Michael Langlois: It’s time for the Maple Leaf players to be held accountable, too.](http://www.vintageleafmemories.com/2014/10/its-time-for-maple-leaf-players-to-be.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Langois doesn't really seem to touch on the idea that the system is either too difficult to execute in the modern NHL or just plain sucks.

[Micro stats: Tracking possession using individual events - Eyes On The Prize](http://www.habseyesontheprize.com/2014/10/1/6881749/micro-stats-tracking-possession-using-individual-events?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
"Micro" stats is a dumb name.

[The Myth of Cost-Per-Point - Silver Seven](http://www.silversevensens.com/2014/10/1/6564811/the-myth-of-cost-per-point?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
A look at the correlation between spending and winning in the NHL.

[KHL's Lokomotiv turns to Dave King again to salvage season | Puck Daddy - Yahoo Sports](http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/khl-s-lokomotiv-turns-to-dave-king-again-to-salvage-season-190926103.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Dave King has been hired by Lokomotiv as head coach for the second time in seven months.

[Analyzing Leaf Forward Line Combinations](http://corsihockeyleague.com/2014/10/01/analyzing-leaf-forward-line-combinations/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Some thoughts on line combinations.

[Zdeno Chara apparently an NFL quarterback, married to a supermodel | Barry Melrose Rocks](http://barrymelroserocks.com/2014-articles/zdeno-chara-apparently-an-nfl-quarterback-married-to-a-supermodel.html?utm%5Fsource=feedly&utm%5Freader=feedly&utm%5Fmedium=rss&utm%5Fcampaign=zdeno-chara-apparently-an-nfl-quarterback-married-to-a-supermodel)  
Chara = Brady?

[EXCLUSIVE: Kontiola Reports To Marlies, Will Attempt To Earn Leafs Call Up](http://theleafsnation.com/2014/10/1/exclusive-kontiola-reports-to-marlies-will-attempt-to-earn-leafs-call-up?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
I'm shocked to learn that he's not the answer

[LEAVE STEVE SIMMONS ALONE](http://hottakery.com/leave-steve-simmons-alone/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Our buddy Steve started sobbing on the radio about all of the meanies that misunderstood his nice point.

[Flyers’ ice girls flip flop a massive insult to female fans](http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/flyers-ice-girls-flip-flop-a-massive-insult-to-female-fans/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Ed Snider would piss all over this story I bet.

[Mirtle: Fighters or finishers? Leafs have one more week to choose their path ](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/mirtle-fighters-or-finishers-leafs-have-one-more-week-to-choose-their-path/article20885726/?cmpid=rss1&click=dlvr.it&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
If Toronto drops old fighters such as Orr and McLaren it likely signals an overdue evolution of thought

[On the Flyers’ Ice Team and the Questions We Need to Ask](http://themelissaverse.wordpress.com/2014/10/01/on-the-flyers-ice-team-and-the-questions-we-need-to-ask/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
We all know why the Flyers are reinstating their old-style ice team, complete with skimpy outfits for the women\* and job-appropriate attire for the men. There's little question about that. But there are a few questions we need to ask now.

[Flyers' handling of Ice Girls situation leaves more questions than answers](http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2014/10/1/6838757/philadelphia-flyers-ice-girls-situation?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The Flyers got rid of their Ice Girls. Fans booed, and now they're bringing them back. But this whole saga has raised a lot of questions and not many answers.

[Progressive Hockey: Guess What? The Pre-Season Doesn't Matter](http://www.progressivehockey.com/2014/10/guess-what-pre-season-doesnt-matter.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Nothing too surprising but here's some math to prove it