> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Friday’s FTB: high and low lights from Game 1 in Traverse City Prospect Tournament - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-friday-ftb-high-and-low-lights-from-game-1-in-traverse-city-prospect-tournament/ - Published: 2021-09-17T09:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2021-09-17T09:00:00.000Z - Description: Heritage Classic, Nikolai Kulemin, and more. - Author: Hardev - Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:15 The Toronto Maple Leafs prospects are in Traverse City for the development camp tournament this week. They just played their first game, losing to the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 in OT. The game started with the Leafs getting an early 2-0 lead in the first, only to lose it by the end. Here are the highlights from the game, courtesy of Omar and the Leafs. First goal, Alex Steeves from Nick Robertson. > Alex Steeves 🚨 > > What a pass by Nick Robertson [pic.twitter.com/RAMi2fmtGB](https://t.co/RAMi2fmtGB?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [September 16, 2021](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1438583759943737354?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Second goal, SDA from Noel Hoefenmayer and Pavel Gogolev. > Noel Hoefenmayer takes the initial shot from the point [pic.twitter.com/jivHYmC40n](https://t.co/jivHYmC40n?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [September 16, 2021](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1438585170609819653?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Third goal, Matt Hellickson from Jeremy McKenna and William Villeneuve. > Hellickson puts the Leafs back on top 🚨 [pic.twitter.com/s0oX6ckfWs](https://t.co/s0oX6ckfWs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) [September 16, 2021](https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1438600126126252032?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) And for completeness, I found three of the four goals against. Couldn’t get CBJ’s first goal. That’s the pairing of Villeneuve and Duszak getting it all kinds of wrong. Duszak was nudged out of position and Villeneuve got neither the puck or the player. > Mullin sets Cole Fonstad up and it's a tie game. [pic.twitter.com/0yH4mGWxRU](https://t.co/0yH4mGWxRU?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) [September 16, 2021](https://twitter.com/StevenEllisTHN/status/1438596859015180290?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Duszak again on the ice for a goal against. > The Blue Jackets scored, but Ian Scott was interfered with. No goal. > > Still, CBJ has played great in the second half of this contest. [pic.twitter.com/YPNTRVvYeb](https://t.co/YPNTRVvYeb?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) [September 16, 2021](https://twitter.com/StevenEllisTHN/status/1438612408856203264?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) In overtime, it was Abramov, Gogolev, and Villeneuve on the ice when this passing play led to the game ending. Lots of chasing the puck and losing your man. Gogolev needed to be better here and Villeneuve needed to do more with his stick. > Josh Dunne gets it done [#CBJ](https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBJ?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/Vg77HEw3TA](https://t.co/Vg77HEw3TA?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) [September 16, 2021](https://twitter.com/JacketsInsider/status/1438622428670873603?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) I was only able to watch this game through the highlights, but from what I can see and from what I saw in Leafs scrimmages before yesterday, there is a very strong desire from this roster to avoid covering the front of the net. So many cross-ice passes going right through the crease, forwards often just get to be there without much worry, coverage is optional. I know these are prospects and they have a long way to go in their two-way development, but what is Duszak’s excuse? Hoefenmayer has played a full AHL season already, which is more experience than almost everyone on the [CBJ roster](https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/1436072108556275716?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com). The forwards are also embarrassingly bad at defensive zone coverage, so if this is a preview of what the Marlies season is going to be (and judging by the top six, it is), I’m going to be bald by the end of the season. Please shape up, kids, I like my hair. --- ### Various Leafs and Branches [2021 Top 25 Under 25: Mitch Marner needs a change at #2](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-2021-top-25-under-25-mitch-marner-needs-a-change-at-2/) | by: Hardev [Nu Commenting Formak](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/thursdays-ftb-traverse-city-and-new-comments/) | by: Katya > Greg Moore says Alex Steeves suffered a shoulder injury. Extent not yet known. [#Leafs](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Leafs?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Terry Koshan (@koshtorontosun) [September 16, 2021](https://twitter.com/koshtorontosun/status/1438623582649823236?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Don’t look now, KHL, but here comes a former Leaf and a future Leaf! Not to spoil it for anyone, but Nikolai Chebykin is #1 in our Top 25 Under 25 this year. Just look at that KHL scoring at 24, he’s ready! > Nikolai Kulemin and Nikolai Chebykin in the top three of KHL goals to start the year is objectively hilarious [pic.twitter.com/9oeLHOzfDQ](https://t.co/9oeLHOzfDQ?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Kyle Cushman (@Kyle\_Cush) [September 17, 2021](https://twitter.com/Kyle%5FCush/status/1438693891100786690?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > 6th goal in 6 games 🔥 > 🚨 Nikolai Chebykin > 3-0 Dynamo Moscow [#KHL](https://twitter.com/hashtag/KHL?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/3GtDNeNA8e](https://t.co/3GtDNeNA8e?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — This is the KHL (@ThatPuckStick) [September 16, 2021](https://twitter.com/ThatPuckStick/status/1438499047409651713?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The Leafs will be the visiting team when the Buffalo Sabres host the Heritage Classic in Hamilton, Ontario this winter. > The 2022 Tim Hortons NHL [#HeritageClassic](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeritageClassic?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) will feature the [@MapleLeafs](https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and [@BuffaloSabres](https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) on March 13 at Tim Hortons Field, in Hamilton, Ont. Info: [https://t.co/S1v1ewXgdd](https://t.co/S1v1ewXgdd?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/bn8twg6A6q](https://t.co/bn8twg6A6q?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — NHL Public Relations (@PR\_NHL) [September 16, 2021](https://twitter.com/PR%5FNHL/status/1438518288691073027?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Former Leafs prospect Dmytro Timashov is back on an NHL contract, now with Lou and the Islanders. The two-way nature of the deal makes me think he’s going to be part of the Bridgeport Islanders (new name) roster. > Dmytro Timashov [#Islanders](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Islanders?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > 1 year / 2 way contract > > NHL: $750,000 > Minor: $160,000 ($205,000 guaranteed)[https://t.co/6aIow17dHt](https://t.co/6aIow17dHt?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) [September 16, 2021](https://twitter.com/CapFriendly/status/1438613913596268545?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The CHL, TSN, and CBC have announced six national regular season games [produced by TSN](https://www.tsn.ca/chl-tsn-memorial-cup-canadian-hockey-league-1.1670889?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) on CBC for this season. The Saint John Sea Dogs are playing, so we’ll get to see Villeneuve on national TV. > CHL on CBC [#NHLDraft](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLDraft?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/jVJdnEX1sX](https://t.co/jVJdnEX1sX?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Mark Edwards (@MarkEdwardsHP) [September 16, 2021](https://twitter.com/MarkEdwardsHP/status/1438521815316393986?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) And here is a bunch of legal stuff that came out yesterday regarding COVID vaccinations, cap relief, and extra goalie roster spots. That last one feels like where Hutchinson will be living this season, so the Marlies will have to make do with Woll, Kallgren, and Scott, with Woll suddenly the most experienced AHL goalie they have. Scott is most likely going to spend the season on the Growlers. > I've confirmed that if a team suspends a player without pay under the NHL's COVID-19 protocols, the team will also get cap relief, as spelled out by the CBA under 50.10(c).[https://t.co/OELoWvkgFV](https://t.co/OELoWvkgFV?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Patrick Johnston (@risingaction) [September 16, 2021](https://twitter.com/risingaction/status/1438611297180913665?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > Also mentioned in [@DFOHockey](https://twitter.com/DFOHockey?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) story: [#NHL](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHL?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) has gotten feedback from GMs concerned about third goalie availability with illness/injury. Bill Daly says we may see an addition of a “goalie taxi squad,” which could operate in similar fashion to taxi squads last year. [https://t.co/FKln9RXyKk](https://t.co/FKln9RXyKk?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Frank Seravalli (@frank\_seravalli) [September 16, 2021](https://twitter.com/frank%5Fseravalli/status/1438588349418246145?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > Cap expected to go up $1M for next season; report on Evander Kane situation expected before opening of training camp; investigation continues into Chicago, no timeline on that. > > — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) [September 16, 2021](https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1438528826850566147?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) And finally, Nathan MacKinnon is trying to convince us he sometimes hates his vegetables. > Nathan MacKinnon says he’s not always a health nut and sometimes goes to In-N-Out after games. “I’m a regular guy. I’m not crazy.” [pic.twitter.com/PhQEHgCzgF](https://t.co/PhQEHgCzgF?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) [September 16, 2021](https://twitter.com/SWhyno/status/1438565184646402048?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)