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# The Return Of The Painy Season
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/the-return-of-the-painy-se/
- Published: 2009-02-16T11:34:21.000Z
- Updated: 2009-02-16T11:34:21.000Z
- Author: Howard Waddington
- Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:27

Here in my lonely PPP-sponsored dungeon, I’m counting down backwards from 1,329,408\. Now why would you be doing a thing like that, I hear you ask? Well – that’s the number of seconds we have to wait until we find out which of the current crop of Leafs won’t be joining the rest for a quiet eighteen holes in May.

Is it going to be a damp squib or scorched earth? Will my grandmother be brought in to improve our goaltending? You’ll find all the answers (at some point) here at your super, soar-away Pension Plan Puppets!

- Down Goes Brown has a [frank admission.](http://www.downgoesbrown.com/2009/02/i-may-have-made-slight-miscalculation.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
- Toronto Sports Media [is disparaging](http://torontosportsmedia.com/toronto-maple-leafs-hockey/chris-pronger-why-would-maple-leafs-trade-for-me/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) about the Leafs acquiring everyone's favourite [pantomime villain.](http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8459424&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
- My esteemed collegue Alec has a final review [of the Pens game](http://mapleleafshotstove.com/index.php/2009/02/15/post-game-leafs-show-pens-no-love/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and also a rundown of the Leafs [skills contest.](http://mapleleafshotstove.com/index.php/2009/02/15/results-from-leafs-skills-competition/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
- Somny has an absolute [plethora](http://vintageleafs.blogspot.com/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) of pictures from a bygone era, including a man with [elephantiasis of the knees.](http://vintageleafs.blogspot.com/2009/02/jack-church-photograph.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
- Rejoice, for Loser Domi gives you another edition of [LOLeafs.](http://wwold.blogspot.com/2009/02/loleafs-hot-n-fresh-edition.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
- The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette features the [Penguin Killer](http://community.post-gazette.com/blogs/emptynetters/archive/2009/02/15/nik-antropov-king-of-penguin-killers-2-15-09.aspx?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) in chief.
- We started with Down Goes Brown and we'll [end there too.](http://www.secondcityhockey.com/2009/2/15/760139/hit-of-the-season?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
- ...or will we? Eyebleaf is in the [confessional.](http://www.sportsandthecity.com/2009/02/deep-thoughts-vol-17-sorry-michel.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
- STOP PRESS : Don't make Jared [cry any harder.](http://diehardblueandwhite.blogspot.com/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)