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# Thursday’s FTB: Saying goodbye
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/thursday-saying-goodbye-cody-ceci-tyson-barrie-free-agency-draft-nhl-trades-pietrangelo-maple-leafs/
- Published: 2020-10-01T09:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-01T09:00:00.000Z
- Description: And just barely biting down on good riddance.
- Author: taaeeve
- Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:27

We’re still over a week out from Canadian Thanksgiving, and who knows how far away from American Thanksgiving, but this week I am going to just go ahead and say that I am very thankful for this news:

> Pierre LeBrun on First Up 1050: “This won’t shock anyone, I’m not dropping any news here ... I was told by a source yesterday that Tyson Barrie and Cody Ceci know that they’re headed to market and not re-signing with the Maple Leafs.” [#LeafsForever](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — NHL News (@PuckReportNHL) [September 30, 2020](https://twitter.com/PuckReportNHL/status/1311331258958516224?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

This is still very much news of the “never say never” genre, but I’ll take it!

Could [Tyson Barrie](https://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/295109/tyson-barrie?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) have worked out under different circumstances? Was it all down to a bad start and shaken confidence under Babcock? Was it the city? The Newfoundland training camp? Kissing the cod? Was it just a bad fit overall? Maybe it was all of those factors, maybe it was some of them, maybe it was something else entirely... all I know for sure is that I’m perfectly content at the thought of not seeing him back in the blue and white next year.

Cody Ceci, I mean. Like. It was what it was from the start. At least we’ll always have this:

> Cody Ceci and Cody Ceci's Shot [pic.twitter.com/HqQ7DEOVjb](https://t.co/HqQ7DEOVjb?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [August 8, 2020](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1292134886657204224?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

### ICYMI

[Browsing the RFA list for bargains](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/browsing-the-rfa-list-for-bargains-maple-leafs-depth-signings/)  
Scanning for the best players to snatch up and prop up our depth

[Bursting your fantasy trade bubble](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/bursting-your-fantasy-trade-bubble-in-your-maple-leafs-defenceman-quest/)  
Don’t worry, we do it gently\*.  
\*No we don’t

[Back to Excited Episode 119 - Cup Finals and Pietrangelo](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-podcast-back-to-excited-alex-pietrangelo/)  
Sure the Lightning won the cup, blah blah, but the real story is if the Leafs should hitch their wagon to the hottest UFA out there.

### From the Branches

[The DobberProspects’ Scouting Team 2020 Draft Rankings](https://dobberprospects.com/2020/09/30/dobberprospects-final-2020-nhl-draft-rankings/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
More draft rankings!

[Henrik Lundqvist Officially Bought Out By New York Rangers](https://www.blueshirtbanter.com/2020/9/30/21495257/nhl-news-henrik-lundqvist-officially-bought-out-by-new-york-rangers?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
The end of a remarkably long era.

A first look at some of the unique elements of the remote draft:

> This is great: I’ve been told the NHL is sending every team’s hat to potential first-rounders so they can wear their new team’s logo when they get drafted this year, even though it’s remote.
> 
> — Ryan Kennedy (@THNRyanKennedy) [September 30, 2020](https://twitter.com/THNRyanKennedy/status/1311346556692463618?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The Leafs will not be extending a qualifying offer to recent acquisition Evan Rodrigues:

> From [@CraigCustance](https://twitter.com/CraigCustance?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com): The Leafs will not issue a qualifying offer to recently acquired RFA Evan Rodrigues. [https://t.co/0JujzzGJ8G](https://t.co/0JujzzGJ8G?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/F0e71qEZQ6](https://t.co/F0e71qEZQ6?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Nick Richard (@\_NickRichard) [September 30, 2020](https://twitter.com/%5FNickRichard/status/1311423100114919424?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

And that’s all! Happy almost-Friday everyone!