> ## 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. # The Great Regression - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/maple-leafs-news-the-great-regression/ - Published: 2011-12-13T12:00:59.000Z - Updated: 2011-12-13T12:00:59.000Z - Author: J.P. Nikota - Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:27 Saying "hate to say I told you so" would be a bold-faced lie. I enjoy being right, even if it's about something that pains me. Since the beginning of the season, Danny Gray's (@ACatNamedFelix) unbridled "PLAYOFFS!!1" optimism has been pitted against my own "REGRESSION IS NIGH" negativity, and while the Leafs have yet to slide out of the playoff picture - they may well not at all this season - they've definitely regressed closer to a spot in the standings more commensurate with my own expectations. Behold, this table taken from a recent [James Mirtle article at the Globe and Mail:](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/maple-leafs-on-a-slippery-slope/article2268665/?utm%5Fmedium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm%5Fsource=Hockey&utm%5Fcontent=2268665) ![Screen_shot_2011-12-12_at_10](http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/823591/Screen_shot_2011-12-12_at_10.57.09_PM_medium.png) Jump for other, non-depressing links and factoids. **Leafs Links:** [The Full Brian Burke Interview: Beyond the Barn Fight](http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2011/12/12/the-full-brian-burke-interview-beyond-the-barn-fight/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) You may have already seen this, but Justin Bourne has posted a much longer segment of this video at Backhand Shelf. Some really interesting stuff in there. [How a young Leaf fan found camaraderie up in the old 'greys' at Maple Leaf Gardens](http://vintageleafmemories.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-young-leaf-fan-found-camaraderie-up.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) A podcast and more reminiscence from Michael Langlois at Vintage Leaf Memories. [Weekend Recap: Marlies win Back to Back, Scrivens Looks Good in Both](http://kylethereporter.com/2011/12/12/weekend-recap-marlies-win-back-to-back-scrivens-looks-good-in-both/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Kyle The Reporter with a few updates from the farm. [Leafs Ownership Change & Why It Makes Sense](http://www.arcticicehockey.com/2011/12/11/2629501/leafs-ownership-change-why-it-makes-sense?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Mitch Smith at AIH has a quote from our very own PPP to support his opinion. **Other Hockey Links:** [Carlyle's vaction is over + 30 Thoughts](http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/opinion/2011/12/carlyles-vaction-is-over-30-thoughts.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The latest from Elliotte Friedman. You read now. [Yes, There's Hockey Without Fighting](http://slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/yes-theres-hockey-without-fighting/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Andrew Podnieks at Slap Shot - from The New York Times hockey blog - with a couple interesting thoughts. He clearly forgets the rise in number of Leafs fights since Brian Burke has arrived, but hey, I can let that one slide. [Kings fire Terry Murray; ex-Flyers coach Stevens interim boss](http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck%5Fdaddy/post/Kings-fire-Terry-Murray-ex-Flyers-coach-Stevens?urn=nhl-wp19649&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Greg Wyshynski has the story at Puck Daddy. [Kaberle enters Bell Centre on home side](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/canadiens/kaberle-enters-bell-centre-on-home-side/article2268821/?utm%5Fmedium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm%5Fsource=Hockey&utm%5Fcontent=2268821) Oh, Kabby. I can't believe it's come to this. From Bill Beacon of the CP via the Globe. [Crosby trudges back to the sidelines with concussion-like symptoms](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/crosby-trudges-back-to-the-sidelines-with-concussion-like-symptoms/article2268854/?utm%5Fmedium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm%5Fsource=Hockey&utm%5Fcontent=2268854) David Shoalts from the Globe reports that Sid's had a setback. [Hoss Hall of Fame Induction: Gary Roberts](http://www.dirtydangle.com/2011/12/hoss-hall-of-fame-induction-gary.html?utm%5Fsource=feedburner&utm%5Fmedium=feed&utm%5Fcampaign=Feed%3A+DirtyDangle+%28Dirty+Dangle%29&utm%5Fcontent=Google+Reader) The latest from Dirty Dangle. [Have You Noticed?](http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2011/12/12/have-you-noticed-5-crazy-things-from-page-one-of-the-nhls-scoring-leaderboard/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 5 crazy things from page one of the NHL's scoring leaderboard. From Justin Bourne at Backhand Shelf.