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# Monday FTB: The worst Monday for everyone who had all of last week off
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/monday-ftb-the-worst-monday-for-everyone-who-had-all-of-last-week-off/
- Published: 2025-01-06T11:00:24.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-06T11:00:23.000Z
- Description: This is the start of the "get serious" time in most jobs.
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: From The Branches

Most important: no update yet on Jake McCabe, who crashed to the ice during a fight last nigh.

Tis the season to make trades, hand out contracts, put guys on waivers, and sign new players from unexpected places. 

The last trade was an uninteresting swap of AHLers by Pittsburgh and Buffalo, so we'll have to wait for a fun one. 

> It’s $18M, but an AAV of $4.57M, because of $9M in deferred salary.   
> In 2035, he will make $900K/year for 10 years.  
> Like Ohtani, he will live outside of California and be able to pay less tax on that deferred cash
> 
> — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) [January 5, 2025](https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1875995660564226130?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

This is not where I write 500 words explaining deferred salary deals again. [Go here.](https://puckpedia.com/salary-cap/deferred?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> The Utahns claim DeSimone from NJ.  
>  
> Kaliyev (LA) on waivers
> 
> — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) [January 5, 2025](https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1875981259677356225?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Now, I need a sign players from unexpected places example... hmmm. Anyone heard how John Klingberg's rehab skating is going? 

At the WJC, Kazakhstan lost the relegation game, and the bronze went to: 

Happy Czechs

> Fantazie! 🤯 Bronzová tečka je doma! 🔥   
>  
> Češi porazili Švédsko 🇸🇪 3:2 po nájezdech a obhájili bronzové medaile! 🤩🥉 Fantastický výkon v nájezdech předvedl Michael Hrabal, vítězství vystřelil ve 14\. sérii Eda Šalé! 🚨[#hokejcz](https://twitter.com/hashtag/hokejcz?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/pwzyXshgIS](https://t.co/pwzyXshgIS?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Hokej.cz (@webhokejcz) [January 5, 2025](https://twitter.com/webhokejcz/status/1876051711766520274?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

What that likely says: 

> Czechia takes bronze 🥉 at the world juniors by winning a 14-round shootout (!) over Sweden. Incredible theatre. Eduard Sale seals it on his fifth individual attempt.
> 
> — Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) [January 5, 2025](https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1876051472762466388?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The gold medal game had Finland ahead for some time until the USA tied it up before the third period. They went to overtime and I went to bed. 

This looked handy. 

> New feature on MoneyPuck: player injuries [https://t.co/ULfcCQ5pE0](https://t.co/ULfcCQ5pE0?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/noPcNE0SKR](https://t.co/noPcNE0SKR?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — MoneyPuck.com (@MoneyPuckdotcom) [January 5, 2025](https://twitter.com/MoneyPuckdotcom/status/1875919287275417946?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

And that's it for Monday. Leafs back at it tomorrow. Happy Monday.