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# From The Branches: Duck, duck, Nonis
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/sundays-ftb-duck-duck-nonis/
- Published: 2015-07-05T13:13:59.000Z
- Updated: 2015-07-05T13:13:59.000Z
- Description: Dave Nonis has been hired as the Ducks' special assignment scout and consultant.
- Author: Achariya
- Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:01

I don't know if you've been over to Anaheim Calling lately, but the big news there has a familiar face. They've rightly identified the hiring of Nonis as a move that simply shuffles around the Good Old Boy's network, and in the words of one glum [Ducks](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/anaheim-ducks?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) fan, "Dumb people hire other dumb people. Who thinks he ends up taking bobs spot once he is eventually fired?"

And here's another, important question posed by Ducks fans: "Sod hired his eventual replacement, my only question is what to call him?" "I kind of like son of sod."

If you want, you can [go leave your condolences in this thread](http://www.anaheimcalling.com/2015/7/3/8890083/dave-nonis-joins-ducks-front-office?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com).

Also, [Leafs prospect camp starts on Tuesday](http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773699&navid=DL%7CTOR%7Chome&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and I'm excited! Two Solar Bears join the ranks, Patrick Watling and [Brady Vail](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/157758/brady-vail?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), and while I hope I see them again in Orlando, I also hope I don't, if you comprehend me. (I also noticed that Solar Bear Brett Findlay [signed with the Marlies](http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2015/7/3/8890123/marlies-sign-5-to-ahl-deals), but is not going to prospect camp, and neither is Garret Sparks. I guess those two are no longer considered prospects.)

#### Today in PPP Twitter

> Basically, a claim was made that 6-0 Kasperi Kapanen is 5-9 so that a shot could be taken at a team for not seeking out size?
> 
> — Scott Wheeler (@scottcwheeler) [July 5, 2015](https://twitter.com/scottcwheeler/status/617690322781491200?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 

> Kasperi Kapanen’s height on the Liiga website (translated). 183 cm is 6’0". [pic.twitter.com/81Tb94ab0c](http://t.co/81Tb94ab0c?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Scott Wheeler (@scottcwheeler) [July 5, 2015](https://twitter.com/scottcwheeler/status/617695316956082177?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 

> Not a fan of calling media people out anymore, but Steve Simmons has objectively lied for arguments sake in back-to-back Leafs columns.
> 
> — Jeff Veillette (@Jeffler) [July 5, 2015](https://twitter.com/Jeffler/status/617705024068710401?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 

> Here's the bit I'm talking about: There's nothing to back it up, but it's presented as fact. [pic.twitter.com/H4MuoTx6et](http://t.co/H4MuoTx6et?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Scott Wheeler (@scottcwheeler) [July 5, 2015](https://twitter.com/scottcwheeler/status/617685598602719232?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 

#### Sunday's best

[Is Mitch Marner or William Nylander the Leafs' best prospect?](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/is-mitch-marner-or-william-nylander-the-leafs-best-prospect/) | PPP

> When the Leafs selected [William Nylander](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/246220/william-nylander?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) eighth overall in the 2014 [NHL Draft](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl-draft?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), he became the team's unquestioned best prospect. With the selection of Mitch Marner fourth overall in this year's draft, has that changed?

[Ducks add former Maple Leafs GM to front office](http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/ducks-name-nonis-special-assignment-scout-gm-consultant/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) | Sportsnet

[Maple Leafs sign Byron Froese to two-year deal](http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773847&navid=DL%7CTOR%7Chome&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) | [Maple Leafs](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/toronto-maple-leafs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[Where will Cody Franson end up? Toronto Maple Leafs? Edmonton Oilers? Calgary Flames?](http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/2015/07/03/where-will-cody-franson-end-up-toronto-maple-leafs-edmonton-oilers-calgary-flames/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) | Edmonton Journal

[Toronto Maple Leafs: Should David Booth be the Next Captain?](http://tipofthetower.com/2015/07/04/toronto-maple-leafs-should-david-booth-be-the-next-captain/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) | Tip of the Tower

There are three obvious counterarguments to making Booth the next captain of the Leafs: 1) he’s rarely healthy; 2) he’s no longer a star player in the NHL; and 3) he’s not under contract right now. If you remember, however, this is hypothetical exercise so we can ignore all of these pesky "hiccups" sent our way by reality.[Toronto Maple Leafs 2015 Draft Review – Part 1](http://mapleleafshotstove.com/2015/07/04/2015-toronto-maple-leafs-draft-review-part-1/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) | Maple Leafs Hot Stove

[Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs & Dallas Stars positioned to grab free agent bargains](http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/2015/07/05/boston-bruins-toronto-maple-leafs-dallas-stars-positioned-to-grab-free-agent-bargains-the-edmonton-oilers-no/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) | Edmonton Journal

[A Statistical Look at the Maple Leafs Defence Entering the Rebuild](http://mapleleafshotstove.com/2015/07/05/a-statistical-look-at-the-maple-leafs-defence-entering-the-rebuild/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) | Maple Leafs Hot Stove

> My intent for this article was to write a glowing article about [Jake Gardiner](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/130014/jake-gardiner?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and how he clearly is the Leafs best defenceman, but, as is often the case when you really dig deep into the numbers, nothing is ever that clear.

['There was Gretzky, and then there is Connor': Edmonton gets its first glimpse of McDavid](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/mcdavid-signs-entry-level-contract-with-oilers-as-whirlwind-year-begins-to-calm/article25265426/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) | Globe and Mail

[NHL’s expansion process comes at inopportune time for KC hockey fans](http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/sam-mellinger/article26509780.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) | Kansas City Star

[NHL Free Agents 2015: Updated Rumors and Predictions Around the League](http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2514646-nhl-free-agents-2015-updated-rumors-and-predictions-around-the-league?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) | Bleacher Report

[Trial of two men accused of scamming NHL players wrapping up](http://www.torontosun.com/2015/07/04/trial-of-two-men-accused-to-scamming-nhl-players-wrapping-up?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) | Toronto Sun, but from a wire report, so not any writer that sucks