From The Branches

Worlds have ended with some happy Canadians, and for Latvia, happy isn't a strong enough word. The Memorial Cup is moving along too quickly, and soon the hockey will be over again.

We remain in wait and see mode as the dust settles from the breakdown in the Leafs front office from a week ago.

Joe Pavelski saved the Dallas Stars for one more night, scoring the overtime winner in Game 4 against the Vegas Golden Knights.

The Florida Panthers have swept the Carolina Hurricanes in four games to win the Eastern Conference side of the bracket and will be going to the Final.

Just in general, Wednesday is a very off day, but it is also a day off at the World Championships.

We were waiting to see what Dubas would do next. Now we wait to see who will be the next Dubas.

Holiday weekend chat and doomsayers club.

Alright, now that Brendan Shanahan has brought the Leafs back to drama, let's talk about it. Kyle Dubas is out as the Maple Leafs GM.

The first game in the Eastern Conference Final started at 8pm, and by 2am the next day I don't know who won. Sunbelt Hockey pretended it was in the pacific time zone as the Hurricanes and Panthers reached deep into quadruple overtime in a 2-2 game to open

Joseph Woll gave up seven goals in his first game back with the Marlies as the AHL squad tried to stave off elimination against the Rochester Americans. They ended up losing 8-4.

The Maple Leafs are in silent running this week, but the Coyotes sure aren't.

The Toronto Maple Leafs Future isn't clear. Questions surround the team. Who will lead them into next season? Chat and wonder with us.

It's locker clean out day for the Toronto Maple Leafs, or more accurately "end-of-season media availability day."

The Maple Leafs are done but PPP never is. Your daily dose of links and chat to get you through May 14th.

It's over for the Maple Leafs, and perhaps for the team in any way close to what it resembles as of today. Let's all decompress together here.

Ottawa Senators sale news, Marlies lose, suspensions, and plenty more to talk about ahead of the Leafs game tonight.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are heading home with more playoffs to play after staving off elimination in Florida last night thanks to their 2-1 win. William Nylander and Mitch Marner silenced the critics by scoring the two goals for the Leafs. Joseph Woll won his first career playoff start and

Morgan Rielly is nominated for an award, Joseph Woll starts tonight, and more Leafs and NHL news to chat about before the game.

Of all the points in time for a two day break in the playoff schedule, it winds up being now.

After opening overtime with 13 or 14 icings, the Leafs gave up a goal to the other Sam, as Reinhart played the hero.

I am of one mind for tonight. Win. Don't lose. That's all. Having to sit on this series deficit for two days has sucked. Leafs, win, because you are so much better than losing to the Florida Panthers. C'mon, Leafs, get your act together.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have the day off but we don't. Spend your Leafs-free Saturday with us.

This was not the game #2 you were looking for.

The Leafs kicked off their series against the Florida Panthers last night with a 4-2 loss. It wasn't a great outing, but the team didn't look terrible like they did in their first game against the Lightning, so I don't have that sense of dread this morning like I did back for the previous game #1.

The Devils dispatched the Rangers with a 4-0 shutout victory in Game 7 thanks to Akira Schmid in net and goals from Erik Haula, who scored his team-leading fourth goal of the series.