> ## 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. # From the Branches: Game 1, done - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-news-links-from-the-branches-game-1-done-playoffs-montreal-canadiens/ - Published: 2021-05-21T09:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2021-05-21T09:00:00.000Z - Description: Well, that sucked. - Author: Anne Boyd - Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50 The first Maple Leafs game in the 2021 NHL playoffs is over, and as far as hockey games go, it was memorably awful. Mostly, we’re all worried about John Tavares. Not that losing to the Habs is ever a source of light and joy in our lives, but I think right now, it’s taking second place in everyone’s minds. We did get a bit of good news last night via Sheldon Keefe: > Keefe says Tavares is conscious and communicating well. Tests he have has so far has come back clear. He will stay overnight in hospital to undergo further tests. > > — David Alter (@dalter) [May 21, 2021](https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1395571979181248514?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Let’s just forget everything about last night’s game, okay? We can collectively strike it from the timeline. I think that’s a good idea. Elsewhere in the league: - [The Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-5 in overtime](https://www.rawcharge.com/2021/5/20/22446544/lightning-lose-two-goal-lead-in-the-third-game-in-overtime-recap-highlights-game-three-panthers?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) - [The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 5-4](https://www.pensburgh.com/2021/5/20/22446592/game-3-recap-penguins-islanders-highlights-fights-brandon-tanev-goal-jeff-carter-cal-clutterbuck?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) - [The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2](https://www.hockeywilderness.com/2021/5/21/22446767/stanley-cup-playoffs-game-3-golden-knights-5-wild-2-second-period-collapse-dooms-wilds-strong-start?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)/ #### ICYMI [2021 IIHF Men’s World Championships: Maple Leafs prospects and more - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2021-iihf-mens-world-championships-never-been-a-tournament-quite-like-this-one-leafs-prospects/) Parity may have come to international hockey at last. [John Tavares, Corey Perry and Nick Foligno - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/john-tavares-corey-perry-and-nick-foligno/) It’s not a joke, more a play in three acts that’s a very human drama. [Maple Leafs lose John Tavares, and Game 1 - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-lose-john-tavares-and-game-1-montreal-canadiens/) Hopefully John is okay. #### Stuff We Didn’t Write [Maple Leafs-Canadiens playoff matchup a no-fan zone in Toronto, but in Montreal? Maybe not | CBC News](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/leafs-canadiens-fan-attendance-1.6032887?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) It’s been 42 years since the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens last met in the playoffs. But fans are unlikely to lay their eyes on the two bitter rivals in person when they take the ice in their long-awaited post-season reunion. At least, not in Toronto. [Toronto Marlies end AHL season with 6-3 win over Belleville Senators | The Star](https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/ahl/2021/05/20/toronto-marlies-end-ahl-season-with-6-3-win-over-belleville-senators.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) OTTAWA - Gordie Green scored his first American Hockey League goal and Kalle Kossila had three assists as the Toronto Marlies ended their season with ... [Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice says losing streak prepared Jets for playoff hockey | The Star](https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2021/05/20/winnipeg-coach-paul-maurice-says-losing-streak-prepared-jets-for-playoff-hockey.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) \[Editor's note: I am biting my tongue hard enough to draw blood\] [Beleaguered Vancouver Canucks looking ahead after season marred by injuries, COVID-19 | The Star](https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2021/05/20/beleaguered-vancouver-canucks-looking-ahead-after-season-marred-by-injuries-covid-19.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) VANCOUVER - After a season punctuated by a COVID-19 outbreak and a grinding schedule, the beleaguered Vancouver Canucks are looking forward. ['I don’t feel the need to protect Auston from anybody' — Leafs coach Keefe gets final word on last change | Edmonton Journal](https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/i-dont-feel-the-need-to-protect-auston-from-anybody-leafs-coach-keefe-gets-final-word-on-last-change?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) If they can’t have 19,000 fans pack the house, the Maple Leafs can enjoy the home ice playoff perk of last line change. [The MLHS panel predicts the outcome of the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens series | Maple Leafs Hotstove](https://mapleleafshotstove.com/2021/05/20/the-mlhs-panel-predicts-the-outcome-of-the-toronto-maple-leafs-vs-montreal-canadiens-series/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [Return of the Malk? Geno primes for Game 3 comeback - PensBurgh](https://www.pensburgh.com/2021/5/20/22445872/evgeni-malkin-injury-geno-game-3-comeback-penguins-islanders-series?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Signs are pointing towards Evgeni Malkin coming back tonight to play in Game 3 against the Islanders [PWHPA, NWHL start talking about future of women’s pro hockey | The Star](https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/nwhl/2021/05/20/pwhpa-nwhl-start-talking-about-future-of-womens-pro-hockey.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) CALGARY - What it will take to take to get women’s professional hockey in North America out of a “slurve” seems to be more time, talk and trust. [Confidence in Aquilini-run Vancouver Canucks reaching an all-time low - Nucks Misconduct](https://www.nucksmisconduct.com/2021/5/20/22445513/confidence-francesco-aquilini-vancouver-canucks-reaching-all-time-low?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Never in 15 years of Aquilini ownership have the Canucks endured a season as bad as this. [The Montreal Canadiens’ path to victory is based on showing something new - Eyes On The Prize](https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/2021/5/20/22444957/the-montreal-canadiens-path-to-victory-is-based-on-showing-something-new-habs-maple-leafs-playoffs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) If the Canadiens from the regular season show up, it won’t be close. [Davidson returns to Blue Jackets as president of hockey ops | The Star](https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2021/05/20/davidson-returns-to-blue-jackets-as-president-of-hockey-ops.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) John Davidson left the Columbus Blue Jackets two years ago for his dream job running the New York Rangers after playing for them decades ago. [The Fourth Line needs to get serious if the B’s want to beat Washington - Stanley Cup of Chowder](https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/2021/5/20/22441407/boston-bruins-fourth-line-hockey-playoffs-game-three-kuraly-wagner-lazar-lines-lineups?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) It’s time the fourth line got its act together [Down Goes Brown: Every team wants to win. Some teams have to win. It’s the playoff pressure rankings](http://www.downgoesbrown.com/2021/05/every-team-wants-to-win-some-teams-have.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)