> ## 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: In praise of Auston Matthews’ sass - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-news-links-from-the-branches-in-praise-of-auston-matthews-sass-12-pts-in-5-gp/ - Published: 2018-10-13T09:00:01.000Z - Updated: 2018-10-13T09:00:01.000Z - Description: He’s not answering your dumb question again. - Author: Anne Boyd - Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:15 We’ve known for a while that despite the best efforts of whoever did his media training, Auston Matthews has a personality. (I mean, on top of the clothes, and the increasingly sassy goal celebrations, [this is his reaction](https://streamable.com/igicn?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) to winning a video game tournament. He’s a treasure.) This season, his third in the NHL, he’s leveled up—he’s started backtalking reporters in scrums, and it’s wonderful. > Sass is in mid season form [pic.twitter.com/tnQqGWVlJ8](https://t.co/tnQqGWVlJ8?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Spooky Juno 👻 (@junotheleafs) [October 12, 2018](https://twitter.com/junotheleafs/status/1050587565416439808?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Watching this clip, you really get the sense that Auston is relishing that nine goals in five games means no one can tell him shit. And he’s right! Please continue this behavior, Auston—both the goal-scoring and the sass. They’re both good for you, and we support it. > .[@AM34](https://twitter.com/AM34?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) has how many goals?! [pic.twitter.com/hHZNUnorDe](https://t.co/hHZNUnorDe?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) [October 12, 2018](https://twitter.com/NHLGIFs/status/1050566183148236801?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Also, in fun Leafs affiliate news, the ECHL’s Newfoundland Growlers won their first game yesterday! > OUR FIRST GAME & WIN![#StandOnGuard](https://twitter.com/hashtag/StandOnGuard?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/H8t66chAEd](https://t.co/H8t66chAEd?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Newfoundland Growlers (@NLGrowlers) [October 13, 2018](https://twitter.com/NLGrowlers/status/1050902744050139136?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Congratulations to them and their truly excellent logo. On to today’s links: ### ICYMI [Toronto Furies 2018-19 CWHL season preview: A new day dawns - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/cwhl-2018-19-season-preview-toronto-furies-sarah-nurse-natalie-spooner-shea-tiley-brittany-howard/) With lots of additions this offseason, is Toronto playoff-bound? [Toronto Maple Leafs fans to the rest of the NHL: We’re sorry - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-fans-nhl-news-hockey-twitter-leafs-news-not-actually-sorry-you-dummies/) An apology to every NHL team from deep in our hearts. [The five at a time process for the Maple Leafs: Episode One - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/the-five-at-a-time-process-toronto-maple-leafs-episode-one/) The days of shooting for six points in each five-game segment are gone. What’s the new goal? ### Stuff We Didn’t Write [Capitals’ Kuznetsov slowly finding the spotlight | The Star](https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2018/10/12/capitals-kuznetsov-slowly-finding-the-spotlight.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Kuzy is consistently one of the best quotes in the NHL, and this article is no exception. [Little Caesars Arena’s new seats are a black eye for Red Wings - Winging It In Motown](https://www.wingingitinmotown.com/2018/10/12/17965976/little-caesars-arenas-new-seats-are-a-black-eye-for-red-wings?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) If you build it, they will come, supposedly. [Can Kyle Palmieri Break Through to the League's Top Tier of Goal-Scorers This Season? - All About The Jersey](https://www.allaboutthejersey.com/2018/10/12/17962280/can-kyle-palmieri-break-through-to-the-leagues-top-tier-of-goal-scorers-this-season-montvale-native?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Kyle Palmieri has been a consistent producer of goals since his arrival in New Jersey and finds himself in the upper reaches of NHL goal-scorers over the past three years. Can he turn in a career year and break into the elite level of scorers in the league? [This week in Gritty - from loathsome to lovable - Broad Street Hockey](https://www.broadstreethockey.com/2018/10/12/17965166/this-week-in-gritty-from-loathsome-to-lovable?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Has anyone seen Phil Kessel lately? [Detroit Red Wings to Retire Red Kelly’s No. 4 - Winging It In Motown](https://www.wingingitinmotown.com/2018/10/12/17967206/detroit-red-wings-to-retire-red-kellys-no-4?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Leonard "Red" Kelly spent parts of 13 seasons with the Red Wings, winning four Stanley Cups, earning three Lady Byng Trophies and claiming the Norris Trophy in 1954 [What options do the Canadiens have with Nikita Scherbak? - Eyes On The Prize](https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/2018/10/12/17962006/what-options-do-the-canadiens-have-with-nikita-scherbak-nhl-roster-ahl-laval-rocket?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The Canadiens need to find room for the young Russian. Somewhere. The Maple Leafs are on Hockey Night In Canada tonight playing the Capitals. The game starts at 7pm, and we’ll have a preview up later today. Go Leafs Go.