> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # FTB: The mentors are here! - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/the-mentors-are-here-toronto-maple-leafs-news-links-auston-matthews-gritty-kasperi-kapanen-dubas/ - Published: 2020-02-04T11:50:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-02-04T11:50:00.000Z - Description: Moms and Dads are so passé. - Author: taaeeve - Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:15 It’s time for the Leaf’s annual \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ trip, and this year, they picked mentors! > Kicking off the 2020 Mentors Trip![#LeafsForever](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/rp3Vcra3fe](https://t.co/rp3Vcra3fe?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) [February 3, 2020](https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1224364245569167360?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) After taking a break from the traditional dad’s trip for a mom’s trip last season, the Leafs are once again choosing to eschew convention with a mentor’s trip. The guest list ranges from John Tavares’ minor hockey coach, Sheldon Keefe’s mother-in-law, Trevor Moore’s childhood friend, and Travis Dermott’s grandmother. > Nana is a party and a treasure [#LeafsForever](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) | [#Leafs](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Leafs?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/xXlKoxKLhf](https://t.co/xXlKoxKLhf?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Jacqueline Taylor (@jxcquelineoh) [February 4, 2020](https://twitter.com/jxcquelineoh/status/1224510504816795648?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The really nice thing about labelling it a mentor’s trip rather than a mom’s trip or a dad’s trip is that it removes the need to pick a person that fits into either of those very specific roles in a player’s life – which not only removes any awkwardness for players who might not have either a mother or father, it also removes the obligation for those that might have a fraught relationship with either of their parents to invite them along to an invent rife with cameras and interviews. It lets the players define who has impacted them, and whose impact they want to publicly celebrate. Also, it gave Kyle Dubas the excuse to invite Arkells frontman Max Kerman on the trip, which for all we know may have been his only motivation for changing the trip’s guidelines. ### ICYMI Taking a look at Keefe, Dubas, and what the alignment of their beliefs could mean for the Leafs: --- #### Related [The Leafs, Their People And The Plan](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-thought-maple-leafs-front-office-kyle-dubas-sheldon-keefe-maple-leafs-defense/) --- The Marlies had a bit of a rough weekend: --- #### Related [Marlies Recap: Woll yanked early in 4-3 loss to Charlotte Checkers](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-marlies-recap-joseph-woll-provided-no-leash-4-3-loss-charlotte-checkers-liljegren-kivihalme/) --- ### Elsewhere The extended, dramatic mystery of the Kasperi Kapanen scratch has finally drawn to a close with the reveal that he... overslept: --- #### Related [Kasperi Kapanen says lateness led to healthy scratch on Saturday - TSN.ca](https://www.tsn.ca/kasperi-kapanen-says-lateness-led-to-healthy-scratch-on-saturday-1.1437158?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) --- Auston Matthews is getting closer and closer to beating a Leafs’ record: --- #### Related [Auston Matthews Has Toronto Maple Leafs’ Franchise Record in Sight](https://thehockeywriters.com/matthews-maple-leafs-goals-record/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) --- Maple Leafs Hot Stove looks towards the trade deadline: --- #### Related [Toronto Maple Leafs Notebook: 2020 Trade Deadline Preview | Maple Leafs Hotstove](https://mapleleafshotstove.com/2020/02/03/toronto-maple-leafs-notebook-2020-trade-deadline-preview/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) --- ### And all the rest Team Canada is ready to face the USA Women’s team for the final Rivalry Series games... --- #### Related [Team Canada ready for February Rivalry Series](https://www.theicegarden.com/2020/2/3/21120087/team-canada-ready-for-february-rivalry-series-team-usa-womens-hockey-victoria-vancouver-anaheim?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) --- ...and here’s how to watch them! --- #### Related [How to Watch: Games 3-5 of the Rivalry Series](https://www.theicegarden.com/2020/2/3/21119019/how-to-watch-team-2020-rivalry-series-victoria-vancouver-anaheim-team-usa-team-canada-womens-hockey?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) --- The Dustin Byfuglien saga may finally be winding to a close: > Hearing [#nhljets](https://twitter.com/hashtag/nhljets?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and Dustin Byfuglien are working toward a mutual contract termination over the next several days, which would end his suspension (and grievance) - and finally give Winnipeg the salary cap clarity needed ahead of [#TradeCentre](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TradeCentre?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com). > > STORY: [https://t.co/5KRyWUnplA](https://t.co/5KRyWUnplA?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/4P5JFGMheT](https://t.co/4P5JFGMheT?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Frank Seravalli (@frank\_seravalli) [February 3, 2020](https://twitter.com/frank%5Fseravalli/status/1224401237426298887?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) And we end on some good news! Our favourite eldritch monster, Gritty, will *not* be headed to mascot prison: > GRITTY CLEARED: Philadelphia police say assault allegations against the Flyers' mascot are unfounded. [https://t.co/8K3SB3lKas](https://t.co/8K3SB3lKas?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Action News on 6abc (@6abc) [February 3, 2020](https://twitter.com/6abc/status/1224336193074204675?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Incredible respect for every single person involved in covering this story for not even once pretending that there’s actually a real human inside that “costume”. Now that’s integrity in reporting! Happy Tuesday everyone!