From The Branches
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From the Branches or FTB as it's known, is the daily links and chat post for Pension Plan Puppets.
[Thurs LL] Game One: Decided
Watching a team like the Los Angeles Kings go to work is really a remarkable thing, but it does cast our beloved Toronto Maple Leafs in something less than a favorable light. When you start stacking the teams up, position by position, it can be a grim exercise. Kopitar vs.
Monday's Leafs Links
Links
NHL Scouting Combine Continues to Evolve
Sam Bennett didn't evolve to do pushups.
Dave Bolland on TSN 1050
Please go away Dave Bolland.
Are the Leafs Close or Far Away?
Like Oz, they're far far away.
Steve Dangle Podcast
Facts optional.
[Friday's Leafs Links] The Wicked Witch Of The East Is Dead!
Three cheers for Dorothy! I mean New York!
Nothing Happened
Links
Maple Leafs Prospects Season Wrap Up
None of them won anything of any regard.
Playoff LFR
Vista Cruiser
Analytics Mailbag
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The Return of Leo?
That'd be nice.
[Tuesday's Leafs Links] Texas Topples Toronto
The series is knotted at 1 game apiece heading back to Toronto.
[Monday's Leafs Links] A Smattering Of Leafs-Related News
You know, this and that.
[Tuesday's Leafs Links] No Cover For Kessel
The Leafs' star forward was left behind in the quarter finals of voting for the EA Sports NHL 15 cover.
Monday's Leafs Links
Links
Sustainability and the Marlies
Baby Buds are still undefeated in the playoffs.
Do Maple Leafs Fan want Grit or Skill?
Dumb ones want grit. Smart ones want skill.
Marlies Undefeated
Links
Marlies Take 3-0 Series Lead
Not too shabby.
Habs Toughness and Discipline an Example for the Leafs?
You mean getting drastically outplayed by saved by a good goalie? Tried that already.
Reforming Randy Carlyle
Do the Leafs really expect a coach who can't willingly change from
[Thursday's Leafs Links] Lots To Discuss
Today's links feature coaching changes, playoff eliminations, the Marlies, and expansion teams.
Captain For Captain?
Let it be known that I'm totally on board for a hypothetical captain swap with Pittsburgh.
Links
Optics
A great line from the piece by Cam Charron:
"the days where managers and journalists—the old white men who got to be in the building every night—have
Maybe the Captain Won't Go Down with the Ship
Links
Leafs and Senators Shopping Their Captains?
According to Kypreos they are.
Captaincyyoulater?
Jeffler weighs in on the rumors.
Steve Dangle Podcast
He's telling your mom.
Culture Change and the State of the Maple Leafs
I'm thinking famine era North Korea as a comparable state.
Maple
Carlyle Delenda Est
Et tu, Brendan?
Links
Is This the Worst It's Every Been?
DGB brings us part four.
LFR: Carlyle Extended
Dangle's liver destroyed.
An Anecdote Involving an Umbrella
I'm glad Cam is not the Leafs' GM.
Dave Nonis on TSN Drive
The lights are
[Thursday LL] Leafs Still Have a Head Coach
Still waiting on heads to roll. Listening to pundits pretend Randy may have a chance to survive is starting to get scary. Tonight the Bruins get a chance to tie the series at 2 (what?) and the Ducks fight for their first win.
Predators Hire Laviolette
Another coaching decision made
[Tuesday's Leafs Links] No Consensus On Carlyle
A few playoff-related links for you today, but also some confusion on Carlyle's status.
Marlies Reach Second Round
Links
Marlies Round 2 Schedule
Marlies draw Chicago Wolves in round 2.
The Broad Street Bullies Were Soft
What, no hitting 2 seconds after the puck is gone?
Steve Dangle Podcast
Talking hockey.
Your Favorite All-Time (and Present) Leafs
Who you got?
Salary Cap to Rise
But not as
[Weekend LL] Round Two: Less Hockey
So disappointed to see there's a game on at 12:30 and a game on at 8:30 - then I remembered that the playoffs is basically a way to wean me off an addiction so I can try to survive the offseason. The Rangers and the Hawks took
Carlyle, Nonis Still Employed
Links
Marlies Sweep Admirals in First Round
Admirals beat Marlies in logo department
Playoff LFR
Watch the Throne
Round 2 Bandwagoning Guide
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