> ## 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. # Morning Links: PLAYOFFS!!!1 GAME DAY EDITION - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/morning-links-2013-nhl-playoffs-toronto-maple-leafs-boston-bruins-series-previews-news/ - Published: 2013-05-01T10:00:11.000Z - Updated: 2013-05-01T10:00:11.000Z - Description: Today is a day of firsts for the site. First up: The first From The Branches post on a Leafs' game day. It will be bigger and better than anything you've ever seen before. - Author: Julian Sanchez - Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:01 ### PLAYOFFS!!!1 GAME DAY LINKS [Maple Leafs - Bruins series preview](http://theleafsnation.com/2013/4/30/maple-leafs-bruins-series-preview?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Pretend we wrote this because it's a really great preview [Quality Player Quotes and Press Conference Pablum ](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/press-conferences-player-quotes-and-pablum-toronto-sun-star-sports-sections-puppies-parakeets/) Should we really feel incensed when an NHL player declines a post-practice media scrum? What kind of value do we really get out of player quotes? And for that matter, what kind of articles have any value at all? [Who's The Underdog Now? Ducks Take Game 1 Over Detroit 3-1 ](http://www.anaheimcalling.com/2013/4/30/4288780/whos-the-underdog-now-ducks-take-game-1-over-detroit-3-1?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Stupid fucking [Ducks](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/anaheim-ducks?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [Cancel the Parade: Ducks 3 - Red Wings 1 (Ducks Lead 1-0) ](http://www.wingingitinmotown.com/2013/5/1/4288292/ducks-red-wings-nhl-playoffs-game-1-recap-corey-perry-is-a-dickhead?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The Wings need to get their act together [Sharks vs. Canucks Preview: The 5 Most Embarrassing Facts about George Vancouver ](http://www.battleofcali.com/2013/4/29/4282698/sharks-canucks-playoff-preview-2013-5-embarrassing-facts-george-vancouver?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) George Vancouver, namesake of the city of Vancouver, was as almost as bad and embarrassing as the [Canucks](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/vancouver-canucks?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com). [The Week In Sports Happiness](http://blogs.thescore.com/fanatico/2013/05/01/the-week-in-sports-happiness-3/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) This is one of my favourite posts every week [The Backhand Shelf guide to keeping your sanity during the NHL Playoffs](http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2013/04/30/the-backhand-shelf-guide-to-keeping-your-sanity-during-the-nhl-playoffs/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Some good advice [No ](http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2013/04/30/no/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The [New York Islanders](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/new-york-islanders?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) may follow the Brooklyn Nets' lead and it would be hilarious [Alex Steen wins Game 1 for Blues after Jonathan Quick’s stunning gaffe (Video)](http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/alex-steen-wins-game-1-blues-jonathan-quick-034051179.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) This is a stunning mistake [FanPost: Carn you Kessel](http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2013/5/1/4288848/carn-you-kessel) Peregrine shares his experiences with anxiety and wonders how it may relate to Kessel's approach to dealing with the media. [A Graphic Guide To The NHL Playoffs, For Maple Leaf Fans](http://theleafsnation.com/2013/4/30/a-graphic-guide-to-the-nhl-playoffs-for-maple-leaf-fans?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) This is a fantastic and easy to read re-introduction to the playoffs for Leafs fans. [Bruins and Leafs panel picks (how many ways to say Bruins in six?)](http://theleafsnation.com/2013/4/30/bruins-and-leafs-panel-picks-how-many-ways-to-say-bruins-in-six?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Only one had the guts to choose...the [Bruins](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/boston-bruins?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) in four. [NHL Playoffs Preview: West](http://www.mckeenshockey.com/nhl-blog/nhl-playoffs-preview-west/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) A statistical in-depth look at the Western Conference series [NHL Playoff Preview: East](http://www.mckeenshockey.com/nhl-blog/nhl-playoff-preview-east/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) And here's the Eastern Conference version [What the Playoffs Mean to Me](http://emilyelizabeth81.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/what-the-playoffs-mean-to-me/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) One fan's story about what the return to the playoffs means to her [OHL Education: Musical Franchises](http://ohleducation.blogspot.ca/2013/04/musical-franchises.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Where are the Erie Otters headed? [A Precedent Promising Hope And Change](http://blogs.thescore.com/djf/2013/04/30/a-precedent-promising-hope-and-change/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The Jays are in a bad stretch but how often have good teams have similar stretches? Hopefully the Jays sort things out by June when the Leafs are done. [Don Cherry, the Canadian Skip Bayless, presents a CBC conundrum](http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2013/april/don-cherry-the-canadian-skip-bayless-presents-a-cbc-conundrum.html?utm%5Fsource=twitterfeed&utm%5Fmedium=twitter) Andrew Bucholtz on Don Cherry [Trouble Area](http://hopeinthebigsmoke.ca/?p=3514&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) A look at how the Leafs' defence might match up against the Bruins' forwards and a prediction for the outcome of the series. [Utah man refereeing game punched by teen; in critical condition](http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/usa/story/salt-lake-city-man-refereeing-game-in-critical-condition-punched-by-teenager-043013?utm%5Fsource=feedly) From the 'refs sometimes don't get paid enough' files... [NH Man Loses Life Savings On Carnival Game ](http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/04/29/nh-man-loses-life-savings-on-carnival-game/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) This story is unreal. [Mendes on Sens/Habs: For the fan in all of us](http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/mendes-on-senshabs-for-the-fan-in-all-of-us/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Sure he's a turncoat but at least Mendes understands what it's like to be a fan. Can't say the same for most of his colleagues. [Hockey Time Machine - Marguerite Norris](http://hockey-time-machine.tumblr.com/post/49335984989/the-woman-in-this-photo-is-marguerite-norris-the?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Did you know that a woman is on the Stanley Cup