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# [Thursday's FTB] New Marlies Coach?
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/thursdays-ftb-new-marlies-coach/
- Published: 2013-07-04T10:00:05.000Z
- Updated: 2013-07-04T10:00:05.000Z
- Description: I can't be the only one to have missed the news that the Marlies hired a new coach.
- Author: J.P. Nikota
- Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50

[Spotted Record](http://hopeinthebigsmoke.ca/?p=3929&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
MLSE hired a new coach for the Toronto Marlies rather quietly yesterday: Steve Spott. Hope In The Big Smoke has plenty of info for you.

[Five Minutes For Fighting: How to Find a #2 Defenceman](http://www.fiveminutesforfighting.com/2013/06/how-to-find-2-defenceman.html?m=1&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Matt Horner looks around at other No. 2's around the league.

[30 Thoughts: Focus switches to NHL free agents, offer sheets](http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/opinion/2013/07/30-thoughts-focus-switches-to-nhl-free-agents-offer-sheets.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
This is actually from Tuesday, but I'm linking it anyway ICYMI.

[The good and bad of signing bought-out players](http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2013/07/03/the-good-and-bad-of-signing-bought-out-players/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Good little piece from Ryan Lambert at BHS.

[Check out who received votes for the 2013 NHL all-star teams](http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2013/07/03/check-out-who-received-votes-for-the-2013-nhl-all-star-teams/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
This is where all the hub-bub started with regards to media folks voting for players in the wrong positions. I think we need to cut the journos some slack on this one.