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# Monday FTB: One final week of summer
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/monday-ftb-one-final-week-of-summer/
- Published: 2024-08-26T11:08:58.000Z
- Updated: 2024-08-26T11:08:58.000Z
- Description: Unofficially, since summer actually ends at the end of September
- Author: Adam Selvig
- Tags: From The Branches

Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans!

Next weekend is Labour Day Weekend and here in Ontario it means summer vacation is over, kids are heading back to school, and I get my empty house afternoons back.

For now, we'll struggle through seven long days as we countdown to the best season: fall!

Speaking of end of summer, it's the pre-seaeon across the sea.

> Alexander Plesovskikh ([@MapleLeafs](https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)) scores vs. Krasnaya Armiya Moskva.[#LeafsForever](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) | 🎥 [#MHLPreseason](https://twitter.com/hashtag/MHLPreseason?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/2dsdX2vKl0](https://t.co/2dsdX2vKl0?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — dylan griffing (@GriffingDylan) [August 25, 2024](https://twitter.com/GriffingDylan/status/1827737002516632057?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Zdeno Chara continues to show why he's some kind of superhuman.

> Zdeno Chara completed his first Ironman in a time of 10:40:48 💪  
>  
> He's now training for the Ironman World Championships in October 😱 [pic.twitter.com/2RfpTbMp8J](https://t.co/2RfpTbMp8J?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Gino Hard (@GinoHard\_) [August 25, 2024](https://twitter.com/GinoHard%5F/status/1827515880630034528?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Is it good? I hope it's good.

[Toronto Maple Leafs Defence Compared to their Atlantic Division RivalsDuring this offseason, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving has made his mark and defence is among those changes.![](https://lastwordonsports.com/favicon.ico)Last Word On HockeyAndre Leal![](https://lastwordonsports.com/hockey/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2024/02/IMG_3470-scaled.jpeg)](https://lastwordonsports.com/hockey/2024/08/24/toronto-defence-comparison/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Dump trucks full of cash would be one good reason to add another NHL team in Toronto.

[The Hockey News](https://thehockeynews.com/news/nhl-expansion-the-very-good-case-for-why-toronto-should-get-a-second-team?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) looks into it.

[Bill Daly says further NHL expansion likely but there is a maximum amount of teams the league can haveThe NHL may be growing again in the not-too-distant future. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly spoke about the prospect of future expansion…![](https://i0.wp.com/russianmachineneverbreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-rmnb-puck-logo.webp?fit=192%2C192&ssl=1)RMNBChris Cerullo![](https://i0.wp.com/russianmachineneverbreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/nhl-logo-jersey.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&original)](https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2024/08/25/bill-daly-says-further-nhl-expansion-likely-but-there-is-a-maximum-amount-of-teams-the-league-can-have/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The Utah Hockey Club has picked the Allen Americans as their ECHL affiliate.

[Color of Hockey: ECHL team owned by NFL veteran Jack, mom now Utah affiliate | NHL.comMajority stakeholders of Allen look forward to ‘doing big things’ with newest NHL team![](https://www.nhl.com/assets/icons/fav/nhl/favicon-apple-touch-icon.png)NHL logoWilliam Douglas![](https://media.d3.nhle.com/image/private/t_ratio16_9-size50/v1723741833/prd/ekptnwzmwha7msvzxoh9.jpg)](https://www.nhl.com/news/myles-jack-owned-echl-team-utah-hockey-club-affiliate?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Finally, I'll just ignore the whole thing where I was graduated from college when he was drafted. Time is a monster.

[Alex Ovechkin will enter the 2024-25 season as the fifth-oldest player in the NHLAlex Ovechkin is set to enter his 20th season in the NHL after making his debut in 2005 as a 20-year-old. The…![](https://i0.wp.com/russianmachineneverbreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-rmnb-puck-logo.webp?fit=192%2C192&ssl=1)RMNBChris Cerullo![](https://i0.wp.com/russianmachineneverbreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/headline-alex-ovechkin-warmups-aland-8003.jpg?fit=1200%2C650&ssl=1&original)](https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2024/08/24/alex-ovechkin-will-enter-the-2024-25-season-as-the-fifth-oldest-player-in-the-nhl/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Enjoy your day!