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# Thursday’s FTB: .... now what?
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/thursdays-ftb-maple-leafs-bye-week-now-what/
- Published: 2018-01-11T11:00:02.000Z
- Updated: 2018-01-11T11:00:02.000Z
- Description: The Leafs hit their bye week after a loss
- Author: Arvind S
- Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:01

### On the Front Page

[Maple Leafs manage to lose 4-3 to the Senators who have forgotten how to trap - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-manage-to-lose-4-3-ottawa-senators-who-have-forgotten-how-to-trap/)  
That was a hell of a trick, Leafs, dropping a game against a tired team playing really bad hockey a lot of the time.

[Auston Matthews is the lone Maple Leaf at the 2018 NHL All-Star Game - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2018-nhl-all-star-game-rosters-toronto-maple-leafs-auston-matthews-sabres-dont-deserve-to-be-there/)  
At least one Leaf got snubbed so the bottom feeding Sabres, Canadiens, and Senators could be represented

[Women’s Hockey Wednesday: Russia U18s make World Championships history - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/womens-ice-hockey-wednesday-links-team-russia-u18-world-championships-history-beat-canada/)  
Plus Nations Cup results, and college hockey is back!

[Maple Leafs 2017 Q2 report: half good, half bad, all fun - Katya](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-2017-second-quarter-report-half-good-half-bad-all-fun/)  
The season is approximately half over, so it’s time to examine the Leafs record to date.

[Leafs prospect Mattinen traded to the Hamilton Bulldogs - elseldo](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-prospects-nicolas-mattinen-trade-flibnt-firebirds-hamilton-bulldogs-ohl-trades/)  
The Flint Firebrids acquired the defender early in the season from the London Knights

[CWHL News: Markham Thunder sign Megan Boze](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/markham-thunder-sign-megan-bozek-cwhl-womens-hockey-uswnt-free-agent-nwhl-buffalo-beauts/)k  
The 2014 Olympic medalist returns to the CWHL.

[The Riveters playing for Team NWHL are ready for Team USA - The Ice Garden](https://www.theicegarden.com/2018/1/9/16864828/metropolitan-riveters-team-nwhl-ready-for-team-usa-michelle-picard-rebecca-russo-uswnt-womens-hockey?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Ten players on Team NWHL come from the undefeated Metropolitan Riveters.

### Stuff we didn’t write (Leafs)

[Dreger: JVR would prefer six years, $36M to stay with Leafs - Sports News, Opinion, Scores, Schedules | TSN](https://www.tsn.ca/radio/audio/dreger-jvr-would-prefer-six-years-36m-to-stay-with-leafs-1.962942?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[What does Travis Dermott have to do to stick at the NHL level? – TheLeafsNation](https://theleafsnation.com/2018/01/09/what-does-travis-dermott-have-to-do-to-stick-at-the-nhl-level/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[Lou on Prime Time Sports](http://www.sportsnet.ca/590/prime-time-sports/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

### Around the NHL

> Justin Falk just yelled at Evander Kane, called him selfish and shoved him. Wow. [#Sabres](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sabres?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Bill Hoppe (@BillHoppeNHL) [January 10, 2018](https://twitter.com/BillHoppeNHL/status/951136447930748935?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Things are great in Buffalo.

Seriously, everything’s good.

[How Team Canada might have looked with NHLers at the Olympics - Sportsnet.ca](http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/team-canada-might-looked-nhlers-olympics/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Consider it an exercise in what might have been. This is how we think the 2018 Canadian men's Olympic roster might have looked with NHL players.

[McDavid: NHL should lose offside challenges](https://www.tsn.ca/mcdavid-nhl-should-lose-offside-challenges-1.964019?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[The Canadiens are no longer the same team, says Kovalev](http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/307d2073-5fe0-41c7-a80d-977e651a9c50%7C%5F0.html?utm%5Fmedium=Twitter&utm%5Fcampaign=Internal+Share&utm%5Fcontent=Screen&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
This is in French, FYI