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# Thanksgiving FTB: The birds get a pardon
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/thanksgiving-ftb-the-birds-get-a-pardon/
- Published: 2015-10-12T11:08:06.000Z
- Updated: 2015-10-12T11:08:06.000Z
- Description: Not the turkey, the Jays.
- Author: Species
- Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50

[Blue Jays win game 3 of ALDS: Big home run from Troy Tulowitzki - Bluebird Banter](http://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2015/10/11/9503839/blue-jays-win-game-3-of-alds-big-home-run-from-troy-tulowitzki?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Gotta love Troy Tulowitzki. There is a game tomorrow.

Feel free to talk about baseball because the Leafs aren't playing again until Friday night. Yes, that's right. They have the whole week off.

[Maple Leafs still searching for first win despite plenty of effort - The Globe and Mail](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/leafs-beat/maple-leafs-still-searching-for-first-win-despite-plenty-of-effort/article26767306/?cmpid=rss1&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
With only 5 games over the next 18 days, Mike Babcock has plenty of practice days to further hammer home his messages of hard work and good structure.

[Toronto Sports Media Ask The Media Nick Kypreos Toronto Sports Media Blog](http://torontosportsmedia.com/sports-and-toronto/toronto-sports-media-ask-the-media-nick-kypreos/20212?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[Fog Complicates Griffins Gulls Game - Winging It In Motown](http://www.wingingitinmotown.com/2015/10/11/9497081/fog-complicates-grand-rapids-griffins-san-diego-gulls-game?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Hilarity ensues.

[NHL, union set escrow for first quarter of season at 16 per cent - Article - TSN](http://www.tsn.ca/nhl-union-set-escrow-for-first-quarter-of-season-at-16-per-cent-1.374417?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Last year the players gave 10% of their base pay back to the owners as the league did not make enough revenue to pay it all out at the 50/50 split.

[NHL responds to Richards settlement’s can of worms - Article - TSN](http://www.tsn.ca/talent/nhl-responds-to-richards-settlement-s-can-of-worms-1.374962?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[Mike Richards settlement does little to prevent players’ ‘destructive spirals’ - The Globe and Mail](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/mike-richards-settlement-does-little-to-prevent-players-destructive-spirals/article26767362/?cmpid=rss1&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Los Angeles Kings GM Dean Lombardi’s victimization and the settlement are disturbing responses to the situation, especially considering NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly’s recent admission about illicit drug use.

[Flyers puzzled by early-season blowout loss, hold players-only meeting - ESPN](http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/%5F/id/13868632/philadelphia-flyers-hold-players-only-meeting-blowout-loss-florida-panthers?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
"So wait, we shouldn't be out at a Miami club before the game?"

[Why are NHL teams being so secretive about genetics testing? - THN](http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/why-are-nhl-teams-being-so-secretive-about-genetics-testing/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[Pecan Pumpkin Squares - The Globe and Mail](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/thanksgiving/try-delicious-pecan-pumpkin-squares-this-thanksgiving/article26684141/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Yummy!

#### Women's Hockey

[Pride win season opener at Buffalo - Stanley Cup of Chowder](http://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/2015/10/12/9504073/pride-win-season-opener-at-buffalo?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[Whale claim first goal, victory in NWHL history in downing Riveters - Sports Illustrated](http://www.si.com/nhl/2015/10/11/first-nwhl-game-whale-riveters-jessica-koizumi?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[Riveters fall to Whale 4-1 - LHH](http://www.lighthousehockey.com/2015/10/11/9499743/riveters-fall-to-whale-4-1?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[NWHL: Interview with Gabie Figueroa of the New York Riveters - BSB](http://www.blueshirtbanter.com/riveters/2015/10/11/9496767/nwhl-interview-with-gabie-figueroa-of-the-new-york-riveters?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)