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# [Thursday’s FTB] A sign of things to come
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-preseason-nhl-news-mitch-marner-is-a-cheat-code/
- Published: 2018-09-27T10:00:01.000Z
- Updated: 2018-09-27T10:00:01.000Z
- Description: How did you feel about yesterday’s game?
- Author: Arvind S
- Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:27

### From the front page

[The Leafs can sort out their backup goalie dilemma with this one neat trick - PPP](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/the-maple-leafs-backup-goalie-dilemma-with-this-one-neat-trick-sparks-pickard-mcelhinney/)  
The endless discussion on who should be the Maple Leafs backup has been turned into such a tangled problem, it might be time to slice through it.

[Women’s Hockey: Team Canada, CWHL legend Caroline Ouellette retires - PPP](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/womens-hockey-wednesday-cwhl-olympian-caroline-ouellette-retires-nwhl-meghan-duggan-gillian-apps/)  
Caroline Ouellette comes off the ice and behind the bench.

[Toronto Furies announce their 2018-19 roster - Nafio](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/cwhl-news-toronto-furies-announce-2018-19-roster-sarah-nurse-natalie-spooner-shea-tiley-sena-suzuki/)

### Around the NHL

> Asked Erik Karlsson today about the time his new partner Vlasic speared him in Ottawa in 2016.  
>  
> Karlsson: "Oh fuck, I haven’t even brought that up yet.”   
>  
> (Turns to Vlasic): “(Remember) when you tried to end my life in Ottawa two years ago?”  
>  
> Vlasic: “Didn’t work.”
> 
> — Kevin Kurz (@KKurzNHL) [September 26, 2018](https://twitter.com/KKurzNHL/status/1045048092695752704?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> Corey Perry had knee surgery. Out up to five months.
> 
> — Elliott Teaford (@ElliottTeaford) [September 26, 2018](https://twitter.com/ElliottTeaford/status/1045021946843357184?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> Boucher made it clear the Smith/waivers decision was from up top. Seems quite clear the Sens tried to rid themselves of Smith's $3.25M annual salary. [https://t.co/cA4vgTs9Hx](https://t.co/cA4vgTs9Hx?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) [September 26, 2018](https://twitter.com/TheFourthPeriod/status/1044991958928830464?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[Blue Jackets all-star defenseman Seth Jones to be sidelined 4-6 weeks](https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets/news/blue-jackets-all-star-defenseman-seth-jones-to-be-sidelined-four-to-six-weeks/c-300423516?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Jones suffered a second degree MCL sprain of his knee last night vs. Buffalo