Wednesday FTB: Remembering how we got here
It’s the anniversary to remember fallen soldiers from the WW1 and WW2, and something else
The Russian kids are alright
Russia kicked butts and took names at the Karjala Cup while everyone else just wondered why they’d bothered to go.
Back to Excited Episode 122 - Around the NHL (Part 1)
From Anaheim to Minnesota, we catch you up on the offseason
From the Branches: Gritty Worldwide
The NHL’s very own cryptid has gone international.
Saturday FTB: NHL working on January 2021 start
The NBA has decided when they’ll start their next season while the NHL works away
FTB: Rodion Amirov scores in the Karjala Cup and election memes
Another quiet, but wild, day.
The Optimist/Pessimist Look At The Leafs Offseason
My split consciousness looks at the Leafs’ doings.
Tuesday’s FTB: Lightning round
Answer me, these questions three....or five...maybe seven?
European Report: The November break reveals the cracks in this hockey season
It’s hard to believe sometimes, that we made it to the first break in the season for international play — a lot of which has been cancelled.
Monday’s FTB: November Rain
I don’t actually like that song, it was just raining when I wrote this.
Sundays FTB: No one knows what's going on
And we shouldn't be surprised who's making things confusing.
Saturday FTB: Dubas finishes his checklist, now plays the waiting game
All his official business is complete and he can scour the trade market like a ninja
Maple Leafs sign Joey Anderson
They can all take the rest of the winter off now. They have a full (understatement) roster.
Leafs sign Michael Hutchinson, causing me a brief flash of personal anxiety
It’s fine, I tell myself, he’s fourth-string.
FTB: Seattle Kraken take #GetUncomfortable pledge with Black Girl Hockey Club
The Toronto Maple Leafs should join them.
OHL and AHL announce first possible season start dates in February
The NHL continues on a very slow and deliberate process of planning for the 2021 season.
Mac Hollowell has been loaned to Finnish team TUTO
It’s a work study program for the Leafs’ defence prospect to really understand the Finnish mind.
FTB: NHL Players cite a lack of understanding on next season’s pay
Was the pandemic player pay issue ever really settled?