> ## 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: Gameday! - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/wednesday-ftb-gameday/ - Published: 2024-10-09T10:00:20.000Z - Updated: 2024-10-09T12:22:05.000Z - Description: We're off to see the Habs. - Author: Cathy Squires - Tags: From The Branches Good morning everyone, today is gameday, and that means a trip to Montréal. Your preview is coming later today, for now, some newsish things: > Leafs Ice Chips - Before setting off to Montreal, the Leafs shared some of Craig Berurbe's implementation of a direct style of play. More from [@markhmasters](https://twitter.com/markhmasters?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), as well as who impressed the most during shootout practice: [https://t.co/GPSOXiQpCP](https://t.co/GPSOXiQpCP?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/aMtRmOVY7z](https://t.co/aMtRmOVY7z?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) [October 8, 2024](https://twitter.com/TSNHockey/status/1843754082953212358?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Insider trading discusses a John Tavares extension. Pierre LeBrun describes it as a mutual desire, but the team may not be in a rush. > INSIDER TRADING… > > \- [#NYR](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYR?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) grind away on Shesterkin extension > \- Swayman impact on Oettinger’s next deal > \- Leafs and Tavares’ extension talks > \- CHL concerns over looming NCAA vote > \- Luchanko and other teens on NHL rosters > > MORE: [https://t.co/cB74xcKuay](https://t.co/cB74xcKuay?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/K4ucnVg0xb](https://t.co/K4ucnVg0xb?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) [October 8, 2024](https://twitter.com/TSNHockey/status/1843775764694741230?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The long-running saga about changes to the NCAA rules carries on as colleges are said to be recruiting already: > Regarding the impending CHL-NCAA news: Not only are schools already calling agents to gauge interest on their young clients, they're also calling CHL teams right now to get phone numbers for kids. > > — Ryan Kennedy (@THNRyanKennedy) [October 8, 2024](https://twitter.com/THNRyanKennedy/status/1843711475963269244?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) However, no currently contracted CHL players are moving south this season. > Further to what we reported in Insider Trading….here’s the latest from today’s meeting. This states there will be a vote in November with implementation expected August 1, 2025\. [https://t.co/9uEMbFpDUC](https://t.co/9uEMbFpDUC?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) [October 8, 2024](https://twitter.com/DarrenDreger/status/1843802502799733012?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > Dermott is 2 way: > > NHL 775K > Minors 500K[https://t.co/HmjRfMV6iQ](https://t.co/HmjRfMV6iQ?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [https://t.co/xAyTD9wlJz](https://t.co/xAyTD9wlJz?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) [October 8, 2024](https://twitter.com/PuckPedia/status/1843769579409158617?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > Mitch Marner's message to Easton Cowan: > > "'Go & have fun. Do your thing. Be the leader that you can be & keep trying to achieve great things with [@LondonKnights](https://twitter.com/LondonKnights?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)' ... You can only get better & learn more things, especially under the Hunters"[https://t.co/See7GKhJ5k](https://t.co/See7GKhJ5k?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Mark Masters (@markhmasters) [October 8, 2024](https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1843753566873497805?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) My thoughts on this are pretty similar to Marner's. I think Cowan can focus on improving his shot selection, that he can forego the "works in junior" plays a lot more and go for a higher level of offensive game. He can be the line driver, possibly centre a line more. He can improve on the power play and not just rely on his aggressive PK game. He can improve defensively. He already has a pretty impressive level of play away from the puck in the offensive zone, but there is no reason to think he can't improve that too. \[Note: an earlier version of this article contained a sentence that didn't really make a lot of sense.\] Be the guy who draws defenders to you, and open up lanes for the other players all the time. A lot of rhetoric has been about his junior accomplishments, as if awards and point streaks are the thing you're there for. There's a lot more to it. One aspect is making the players around him better, and I think he can do that. Let's see him become a dominating presence in the OHL in a way that transcends his points. > It's prediction time. 👀 > > Our NHL insiders and on-air personalities pick who they think will win the Stanley Cup this season. 🏆 [pic.twitter.com/nX2kr3Tea9](https://t.co/nX2kr3Tea9?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) [October 8, 2024](https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1843749349794426983?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Ah bless their hearts. My prediction is whichever Eastern team gets there. Thoughts are definitely to all PPPers in Florida. Hope you're sorted out for safety. Did you watch a game last night on opening night? Was it good? > It was a historic night in the [@NHL](https://twitter.com/NHL?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) as [@utahhockeyclub](https://twitter.com/utahhockeyclub?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) won their inaugural game, the [@FlaPanthers](https://twitter.com/FlaPanthers?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) tallied six goals and raised their first [#StanleyCup](https://twitter.com/hashtag/StanleyCup?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) banner and the [@StLouisBlues](https://twitter.com/StLouisBlues?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) overcame a multi-goal deficit to secure a victory.[#NHLStats](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLStats?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com): [https://t.co/S9P4XaNKYT](https://t.co/S9P4XaNKYT?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [#NHLFaceOff](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLFaceOff?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/5qAiyk1Ld8](https://t.co/5qAiyk1Ld8?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — NHL Public Relations (@PR\_NHL) [October 9, 2024](https://twitter.com/PR%5FNHL/status/1843887297684439050?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) That's all for now, see you at preview time.