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# From the Branches: Numbers game
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-news-links-from-the-branches-numbers-game-joe-thornton-tj-brodie-wayne-simmonds/
- Published: 2020-10-18T09:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-18T09:00:00.000Z
- Description: We’ve got new Maple Leafs, which means new numbers to learn.
- Author: Anne Boyd
- Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:27

> New numbers to know 👇[#LeafsForever](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/dzzy0DAcSH](https://t.co/dzzy0DAcSH?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
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> — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) [October 17, 2020](https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1317597711173079040?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> For those wondering, Jimmy Vesey is wearing No. 26\.   
>  
> Most recently, No. 26 was worn by Nick Shore, who you may remember as replacing Jason Spezza in the [#Leafs](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Leafs?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) lineup on opening night last season. [pic.twitter.com/6v5dSk4PsJ](https://t.co/6v5dSk4PsJ?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
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> — Kristen Shilton (@kristen\_shilton) [October 17, 2020](https://twitter.com/kristen%5Fshilton/status/1317602193697103872?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

With the Joe Thornton signing on Friday, the Maple Leafs have added a whole collection of new (or, er, old) faces in the past week, which means one thing—okay, it means a whole lot of things, but moving on—we’ve all got to learn a bunch of new jersey numbers. I very much appreciate Thornton and Brodie both picking sky-high numbers, especially Brodie, because let’s be real, the beard is going to be enough to identify Jumbo Joe on even the lowest-quality game streams. Meanwhile, I’m not sure I could pick T.J. Brodie out of a lineup yet. Also, blue jersey or not, re-adjusting to a world where Wayne Simmonds doesn’t wear 17 is going to be *annoying*.

Anyway, if you’ve been waiting with bated breath to buy a Jimmy Vesey Leafs jersey, now you have all the necessary information to do so. Follow your heart.

[Where the Stanley Cup goes, so do its Keepers](https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/where-the-stanley-cup-goes-so-do-its-keepers/c-319471390?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
The team of Keepers have set up in Tampa to help the Lightning share the Cup with the city

[Q&A: Brian Burke still roots for the Maple Leafs and defends the Kessel trade ... but wishes they’d played hardball with Nylander | The Star](https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2020/10/17/qa-brian-burke-still-roots-for-the-maple-leafs-and-defends-the-kessel-trade-but-wishes-theyd-played-hardball-with-nylander.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[Defenceman Cody Ceci signs one-year deal with Penguins - Sportsnet.ca](https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/defenceman-cody-ceci-signs-one-year-deal-penguins/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Defenceman Cody Ceci has signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

[NHL GM: Blues signing Faulk, Krug “vindictive” - St. Louis Game Time](https://www.stlouisgametime.com/2020/10/17/21520831/nhl-gm-blues-signing-faulk-krug-vindictive-athletic-custance?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
In what way?

[Matt Grzelcyk signed to 4 year contract - Stanley Cup of Chowder](https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/2020/10/17/21521025/grzelcyk-signed-to-4-year-deal-hockey-boston-bruins-nhl-hockey-defensemen?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Gryz Szn continues!

[Toronto Maple Leafs Offseason: Joe Thornton signing, the odd man out, and the next steps](https://mapleleafshotstove.com/2020/10/17/toronto-maple-leafs-offseason-joe-thornton-signing-the-odd-man-out-and-the-next-steps/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[Slap Shots: Minor leaguers hit hard, Rangers, Lafreniere thoughts](https://nypost.com/2020/10/17/slap-shots-minor-leaguers-hit-hard-rangers-lafreniere-thoughts/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
NHL players who were on a team’s “freeze roster” as of March 16 will be paid 8.1 percent of their base 2020-21 salary on Oct. 31.