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# Thursday FTB: Gameday!
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/thursday-ftb-gameday/
- Published: 2024-10-10T10:00:09.000Z
- Updated: 2024-10-10T11:07:00.000Z
- Description: It's a back-to-back to start the season.
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: From The Branches

Later today we'll have the preview of the Leafs' visit to the new Sheldon Keefe team in New Jersey. 

For now, have some newsish things: 

> Death, taxes, [#LeafsForever](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) prospect Easton Cowan scoring a short handed goal. He has his first goal and point of the OHL season since being cut by the Leafs. [pic.twitter.com/N21TXIvMZ2](https://t.co/N21TXIvMZ2?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
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> — More like Nikita GREATbyonkin (@brigstew86) [October 9, 2024](https://twitter.com/brigstew86/status/1844157151067111448?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> Rumor has it that the deal for Acadie-Bathurst to relocate to St. John's is a done deal. Nothing official until a press conference unfolds it, but according to sources, we should be getting more details soon... [pic.twitter.com/Kx4x9dEkXg](https://t.co/Kx4x9dEkXg?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
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> — Drew Feltham (@FelthamDrew) [October 9, 2024](https://twitter.com/FelthamDrew/status/1844093914845937684?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[32 Thoughts: How Igor Shesterkin’s next contract will change the marketAs the season begins, NY Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin enters the final year of his contract. If he sets a new high bar at the position, what will that number be? Plus thoughts on other goalie situations in Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver, and predictions for what’s ahead.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/sn_favicon-8.ico)Sportsnet| October 9, 2024, 8:03 PM![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/CP170784173-1040x572-1.jpg)](https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/32-thoughts-how-igor-shesterkins-new-contract-will-change-the-market/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Haven't read a word, but there's something about trading Liljegren in there. 

[Fiery buses, beer showers and the smell of manure: life in ice hockey’s minor leaguesJoey Sides’ peripatetic career included stints in Netherlands, Germany and Scotland (where he was sponsored by a hotel). The memories will last a lifetime![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-512-1.png)The GuardianJacob Uitti![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/4192.jpg)](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/08/joey-sides-ice-hockey-journeyman?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> A wild night in the [@NHL](https://twitter.com/NHL?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)!   
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> The [@NHLFlames](https://twitter.com/NHLFlames?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) came back from a three-goal deficit to win in overtime, the [@GoldenKnights](https://twitter.com/GoldenKnights?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) tallied eight goals, while the [@NYRangers](https://twitter.com/NYRangers?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and [@NHLJets](https://twitter.com/NHLJets?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) skated to high-scoring shutout victories.[#NHLStats](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLStats?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com): [https://t.co/VQGwxJ8VoS](https://t.co/VQGwxJ8VoS?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/dR6olIiSQ0](https://t.co/dR6olIiSQ0?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — NHL Public Relations (@PR\_NHL) [October 10, 2024](https://twitter.com/PR%5FNHL/status/1844263968732270634?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

That's all for now, see you later when we find out who is in net tonight.