> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # So How Do We Feel About Our First Round Pick? - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/maple-leafs-news-so-how-do-we-feel-about-our-first-round-pick/ - Published: 2012-03-08T12:00:30.000Z - Updated: 2012-03-08T12:00:30.000Z - Author: J.P. Nikota - Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50 I don't have to explain to anyone that things are bad. A 14-game skid of 2-11-1 will put most teams' playoff hopes in jeopardy, let alone our fragile, bubble playoff team. Oh, and, of course, [as James Mirtle points out](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/leafs-beat/lupul-injury-may-be-final-nail-in-leafs-coffin/article2361770/?utm%5Fmedium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm%5Fsource=Hockey&utm%5Fcontent=2361770), the injury to [Joffrey Lupul](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/55006/joffrey-lupul?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) doesn't bode well for Leafs' fans hopes of going on a hot run. Add to that the injuries to [Colby Armstrong](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/55445/colby-armstrong?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) (or, really, in his case, subtract a negative number), [Mike Brown](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54463/mike-brown?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), and [Cody Franson](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54426/cody-franson?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), and things look grim. Godd Till's "demilitarized zone" theory notwithstanding, the silver lining in all this is that the Leafs may get a decent player out of what is rumoured (and here, I place a lot of emphasis on 'rumoured') to be a deep draft. As of this moment, the Leafs would theoretically [draft seventh overall](http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) \- the spot where they picked up [Nazem Kadri](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/71825/nazem-kadri?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) \- so some very talented young players could still be available, albeit a few years away. Always nice to have a few prospects in the system, though. Jump for more links. **Leafs Links:** [Randy Carlyle says it’s the ‘little things’ that kill the Maple Leafs](http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/randy-carlyle-says-little-things-kill-maple-leafs-042715335.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Does 'goaltending' count as a 'little thing'? Sean Lahey has the story. [Game In 10: Game 67, Leafs at Pens](http://mapleleafshotstove.com/2012/03/07/game-in-10-game-67-leafs-at-pens/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Mislav Jantoljak with his thoughts on the game at MLHS. [The Kessel-Carlyle collision course is a brewing...](http://vintageleafmemories.blogspot.com/2012/03/kessel-carlyle-collision-course-is.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Michael Langlois sees [Phil Kessel](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54905/phil-kessel?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) as a potential target for Randy Carlyle to make an example. [Leafs fall to Pens after blowing two-goal lead](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/maple-leafs/leafs-fall-to-pens-after-blowing-two-goal-lead/article2362420/?utm%5Fmedium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm%5Fsource=Hockey&utm%5Fcontent=2362420) Sigh. Will Graves with his take via the Associated Press at the Globe. [Maple Leafs Optimus Reimer Makes Major Transformation](http://ingoalmag.com/masks/maple-leafs-optimus-reimer-makes-major-transformation-on-mask/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Kevin Woodley at InGoal Magazine has a couple shots of Reimer's new mask. **Other Hockey Links:** [Canadian anthem botched](http://video.thescore.com/watch/canadian-anthem-botched?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Well, that's embarrassing for you. Video from theScore. [The Whiteboard](http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2012/03/07/the-whiteboard-a-simple-switch-can-make-a-d-to-d-reverse-breakout-a-lot-easier/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Justin Bourne explains how a D-to-D switch can make a reverse breakout easier. [Backhand Shelf Podcast](http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2012/03/07/backhand-shelf-podcast-crosbys-return-no-suspension-for-kronwall-get-to-know-ellen-etchingham-more/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Better than most sports radio. Why not have some hockey on in the background while you're at work today? Oh, and Ellen Etchingham is on this time around. Interesting writer. [What Will Yzerman's 2014 Team Canada Look Like?](http://www.dirtydangle.com/2012/03/what-will-yzermans-2014-team-canada.html?utm%5Fsource=feedburner&utm%5Fmedium=feed&utm%5Fcampaign=Feed%3A+DirtyDangle+%28Dirty+Dangle%29&utm%5Fcontent=Google+Reader) One point of Dirty Dangle's that I agree with is that Steve Yzerman has every fantasy pooly's dream job. [Mario Lemieux immortalized in Pittsburgh with ‘Le Magnifique’ statue](http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/mario-lemieux-immortalized-pittsburgh-le-magnifique-statue-215451100.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) What, you haven't heard about this? From Sean Leahy at PD.