> ## 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. # Weekend FTB: Every good story has a time skip - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-news-ftb-every-good-story-has-a-time-skip/ - Published: 2020-04-11T09:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-04-11T09:00:00.000Z - Description: What if the Leafs come back better than ever? - Author: Omar White - Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50 We hate it when our favourite TV shows have a mid-season break or finish entirely. If you’re a fan of anime or action-based cartoons, some of these breaks are referred to as, “time skips,” where a certain amount of time passes allowing the main characters to train and great stronger for future threats. Let’s take Dragon Ball Z for example, (if you follow me on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), you shouldn’t be surprised this is the story I’m using). The main characters (or the Z fighters) were warned of a threat coming to the planet Earth in the form of androids. Fortunately, they had three years to prepare and spent the time training and sending energy blasts into the ocean for dramatic effect. What if we consider the NHL pause an anime-like time skip for the Maple Leafs. Despite walking into the hiatus off a win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Leafs haven’t been a consistent squad. It’s no secret to the fan base or the team itself even though we were on the verge of Auston Matthews hitting 50 goals and beyond this year. Perhaps this is time allows the Leafs to come back better and stronger than ever. It sort aligns with what Morgan Rielly said on how the team can take this time to reflect [saying](https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/opinion/2020/04/02/leafs-defenceman-morgan-rielly-has-had-time-for-reflection-and-he-hasnt-always-liked-what-hes-seen.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com): I can’t really put my finger on it. I think if you look at what Kyle talked about when he did media, I think that he was open about it — that he didn’t have an answer, either. I think as a team it’s important that we use this down time to really take a look in the mirror. As players we all have to be better. If you look at the ups and the downs, that’s obviously not how you want your year to be described. Is Rielly right? Does this time off help the Leafs reach their true potential? Can the boys in blue and white return to take the NHL by storm as prophesied? Tune in next time on Maple Leafs Z! ## Around the Hockey World [Tavares, teammates donate cash to COVID fight - Toronto | Globalnews.ca](https://globalnews.ca/news/6804320/tavares-teammates-donate-cash-to-covid-fight/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) John Tavares lived in New York and his wife has worked in a hospital. More Leaf to Leaf! > A special show & tell appearance from ⚡️ Zeus ⚡️ with [@Marner93](https://twitter.com/Marner93?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) on today's Leaf To Leaf @ Home presented by [@Rogers](https://twitter.com/Rogers?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com).[#LeafsForever](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/bJTusPbo8X](https://t.co/bJTusPbo8X?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) [April 10, 2020](https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1248722009049137152?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [Alex Newhook wins Tim Taylor Award as NCAA Rookie of the Year - Mile High Hockey](https://www.milehighhockey.com/2020/4/10/21216375/alex-newhook-wins-tim-taylor-award-as-ncaa-rookie-of-the-year?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The Avs 2019 first-round selection collects another piece of hardware [Hurricanes defensemen Hamilton and Vatanen, goaltender Reimer ready to return](https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/hurricanes-defensemen-hamilton-vatanen-goaltender-003637345.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Oh yeah [Trade Tree: How the 2010 Versteeg deal led to Ben Bishop joining Kings - Sportsnet.ca](https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/trade-tree-2010-versteeg-deal-led-ben-bishop-joining-kings/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Find out how the Chicago Blackhawks trading Kris Versteeg to the Toronto Maple Leafs turned into Ben Bishop becoming a member of the Los Angeles Kings. [The Blues’ new victory celebration song is another blast from the past. - St. Louis Game Time](https://www.stlouisgametime.com/2020/4/10/21216768/the-blues-new-victory-celebration-song-is-another-blast-from-the-past?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) No one on the team existed when it came out save for Jay Bouwmeester.