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# Thursday's FTB: Yucky games all over the place
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/thursdays-ftb-no-deserve/
- Published: 2025-01-23T11:00:03.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-23T11:00:02.000Z
- Description: Some idiot once said there's no such thing as deserve in hockey.
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: From The Branches

The Sceptres lost to Boston, and this sums it up: 

> THINGS WE LOVE: "FRANKEL! FRANKEL! FRANKEL!"
> 
> — Boston Fleet (@PWHL\_Boston) [January 23, 2025](https://twitter.com/PWHL%5FBoston/status/1882250462382141908?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Toronto did not have anyone chanting for the goalie in a 4-1 loss where they outshot Boston 36-22\. 

[Matthew Schaefer a unanimous No. 1 in Bob McKenzie’s Mid-season NHL Draft Ranking | TSN“As far as I’m concerned,” one NHL head scout said, “\[Matthew Schaefer\] is No. 1 and he’s staying there - even if he never plays another game this season.”![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-91.png)TSNBob McKenzie![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/martone--hagens--schaefer--misa-and-frondell-1-2239642-1737490222092.jpeg)](https://www.tsn.ca/matthew-schaefer-a-unanimous-no-1-in-bob-mckenzie-s-mid-season-nhl-draft-ranking-1.2240142?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

This is so NHL:

> Max Domi in charge of the warmup tunes. [pic.twitter.com/ozDVSbAQ7X](https://t.co/ozDVSbAQ7X?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — David Alter (@dalter) [January 23, 2025](https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1882221323138879980?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

What the kids want is the musical taste of a guy pushing 30.

> Craig Berube dubbed William Nylander “Breakaway Man” after Monday’s game   
>  
> Leafs winger is always working on his acceleration after practices & even before the optional skate this morning [pic.twitter.com/q5V2PRVObB](https://t.co/q5V2PRVObB?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Mark Masters (@markhmasters) [January 22, 2025](https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1882177528271716679?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> William Nylander leads the league in breakaway goals 🚨[@lukegazdic](https://twitter.com/lukegazdic?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) analyzes Nylander's various breakaway moves 🕺 [pic.twitter.com/c2WFT4cDEw](https://t.co/c2WFT4cDEw?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) [January 23, 2025](https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1882218909677564008?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

More suspension discourse: 

> Answering for his suspension on Wednesday, Connor McDavid made it clear that he just wants what every player wants. For the rule book to be applied through 60 minutes of hockey, 82 nights a year. [@SportsnetSpec](https://twitter.com/SportsnetSpec?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) has the story. [https://t.co/4qTDCLXXvs](https://t.co/4qTDCLXXvs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) [January 22, 2025](https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1882215783570579962?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Add in the Reaves discourse and this is bound to be a discourse-y day.

Have a good one, everyone.