> ## 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. # Wednesday FTB: Changes coming to CBA - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/wednesday-ftb-changes-coming-to-cba/ - Published: 2024-10-02T10:00:03.000Z - Updated: 2024-10-02T11:29:25.000Z - Description: The NHL is talking about expanding the regular season. - Author: Hardev - Tags: From The Branches The NHL and NHLPA are discussing changes to the new CBA (the current agreement runs until 2026). One change that has been discussed is replacing two preseason games with two regular season games, bringing the regular season up to 84\. This number is good in the sense it creates a very nice breakdown of opponents. I also learned yesterday about the GM executive committee. > An even 84 game schedule will allow for a perfectly balanced schedule of.. > > 4 games against your division > 3 games against other division within conference > 2 games against other conference opponents. > > With 82 games, there are two division opponents you can only play 3 times. [https://t.co/2ozbjq1VNi](https://t.co/2ozbjq1VNi?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — David Alter (@dalter) [October 2, 2024](https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1841278102145572910?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > Correction: the GM’s executive committee also includes Lou Lamoriello from the beginning of its creation. My bad. > Je m’excuse [https://t.co/WobWzixuN1](https://t.co/WobWzixuN1?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) [October 2, 2024](https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1841296228778217740?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Happy birthday, Rodion Amirov. Wish we were debating where you fit in the lineup this time of the year. > Happy heavenly birthday to our dear friend Rodion Amirov! [#WeAreGoldStar](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreGoldStar?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)! [pic.twitter.com/ohd0DTPYAK](https://t.co/ohd0DTPYAK?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Gold Star Hockey (@GoldStarHockey) [October 1, 2024](https://twitter.com/GoldStarHockey/status/1841191473808884116?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) What does a Matthew Knies extension look like? [What would a Matthew Knies extension look like?Millions for years!![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/PPP-Goalie-Logo_RGB-2.png)PPP LeafsCathy Squires![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1554475025-787dd4309d6b)](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/what-would-a-matthew-knies-extension-look-like/) PWHL preseason is going to be in mid November. The Sceptres are playing two games at the Ford Performance Centre against the Minnesota Frost and New York Sirens. [PWHL TO HOST PRE-SEASON MINI CAMPS IN MONTRÉAL AND TORONTO NOVEMBER 19-22![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/cropped-pwhl-512-270x270.png)pkrotz![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/League-Headline-MINI-CAMPS-16x9-1-1024x576.png)](https://www.thepwhl.com/en/pwhl-to-host-pre-season-mini-camps-in-montreal-and-toronto-november-19-22/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Here are the people in the NHL under the most pressure. Two of them are Marner and Shanahan. > Pressure is a privilege of life in the [#NHL](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHL?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com). Some can handle it, others get eaten alive by it. > > Here are [@DailyFaceoff](https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)'s 10 players and people under the most pressure ahead of the 2024-25 season:[https://t.co/HHhVJWLMez](https://t.co/HHhVJWLMez?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Frank Seravalli (@frank\_seravalli) [October 2, 2024](https://twitter.com/frank%5Fseravalli/status/1841290040300773855?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Here's an interview piece on Steven Lorentz. > Steven Lorentz had other offers. He could have signed elsewhere for more money and better security in free agency. But the Ontario-born dreamer took a PTO with the Maple Leafs for a chance to repeat.[@lukefoxjukebox](https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) has the story. [https://t.co/50CHY4xNfb](https://t.co/50CHY4xNfb?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) [October 1, 2024](https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1841153808149418174?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Patrik Laine is out 2-3 months with a sprained knee. > The Montreal Canadiens announced Tuesday that forward Patrik Laine sustained a sprain to his left knee that will not require surgery and his rehabilitation period is expected to be from two to three months: [https://t.co/rO2KCEV8E6](https://t.co/rO2KCEV8E6?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) [October 1, 2024](https://twitter.com/TSNHockey/status/1841223351622078928?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) He's in good spirits, though. > Patrik Laine on his IG story just now. [pic.twitter.com/cVoUGAzl4m](https://t.co/cVoUGAzl4m?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Arpon Basu (@ArponBasu) [October 1, 2024](https://twitter.com/ArponBasu/status/1841260789488836708?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Meanwhile, the living embodiment of the opposite of "good spirits" > Arber Xhekaj received a major and a game misconduct for this hit on Tim Stützle [pic.twitter.com/zWlRtTdGjt](https://t.co/zWlRtTdGjt?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — B/R Open Ice (@BR\_OpenIce) [October 2, 2024](https://twitter.com/BR%5FOpenIce/status/1841274152868602014?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)