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# This One's For Sam
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/maple-leafs-news-october-12-2011/
- Published: 2011-10-12T10:01:40.000Z
- Updated: 2011-10-12T10:01:40.000Z
- Author: Colin Odneal
- Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:43

**Leafs Links**

[Faith an Anchor as Young Goalie Becomes NHL Starter](http://www.mennoweekly.org/2011/10/17/faith-anchor-young-goalie-becomes-nhl-starter/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

A good article on Reimer's faith and it's impact on his game from the, I kid you not, Mennonite Weekly Review.

[Why I Wish Gardiner Had Simply Started the Season with the Marlies](http://vintageleafmemories.blogspot.com/2011/10/why-i-wish-jake-gardiner-had-simply.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Mike from VLM sees the Leafs defensive puzzle as having a few pieces in the wrong place.

[Connolly Remains a Question Mark](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/leafs-beat/connolly-remains-a-question-mark/article2197602/?utm%5Fmedium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm%5Fsource=Hockey&utm%5Fcontent=2197602)

Splodeybones 2.0 still doubtful for Saturday's game against Calgary.

[10 For Tuesday (Now Wednesday)](http://leafshq.com/2011/10/11/ten-for-tuesday-october-11th-2011/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

LeafsHQ with some NHL talking points including Franson.

[Maple Leafs Fans Cannot Get too Excited After 2-0 Start](http://thehockeywriters.com/maple-leafs-fans-cannot-get-too-excited-after-2-0-start/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

THE HELL WE CAN'T! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Sondre Olden Interview](http://theleafsnation.com/2011/10/11/sondre-olden-interview?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Future Considerations' (snicker) Brian Huddle (lul) sats down with the Norwegian prospect.

More links and a goodbye after the jump.

**Other Links**

[The NHL's Most Interesting Names: 1960s Part I](http://www.arcticicehockey.com/2011/10/11/2480360/the-nhls-most-interesting-name-1960s-part-i?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

...and up on the main stage it's Sandy Snow.

[Thinking Outside the Box: Strategic Shifts from the NHL's Opening Weekend](http://www.downgoesbrown.com/2011/10/thinking-outside-box-strategic-shifts.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

DGB gets his hands on whiteboard material from around the league.

[Red Wings in Southeast? Jets in Central?](http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck%5Fdaddy/post/Red-Wings-in-Southeast-Jets-in-Central-NHL-wim?urn=nhl-wp14631&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Why would the NHL deny the rekindling of so many rivalries?

......

Finally, some somber news as over the weekend [a devout Leafs fan](http://twitter.com/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com#!/leaferbeleafer/status/122015667082887168) that many of us got to know over Twitter, MLHS, and PPP succombed to cancer. Sam, aka [@leaferbeleafer](http://twitter.com/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com#!/leaferbeleafer), will be missed. [MLHS has a heartfelt goodbye](http://mapleleafshotstove.com/2011/10/11/saying-goodbye/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and [here is a post by Sam that is a compilation of the goodbye tweets Sam posthumously had her brother post for her. Really nothing else to say about that...](http://farewellfriends.wordpress.com/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)