> ## 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: Preseason schedule? Remind me in a month - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/wednesday-ftb-preseason-schedule-remind-me-in-a-month/ - Published: 2023-08-09T10:00:48.000Z - Updated: 2023-08-09T10:00:47.000Z - Author: Hardev - Tags: From The Branches New North American sports franchises list has come out. The Toronto Raptors are now valued to be $1.2 billion more than the Toronto Maple Leafs. While this is all value for MLSE, I think it should come as no shock the Raptors are a huge franchise, and in fact the eighth most valuable franchise in the NBA. The Leafs are the top NHL team at just over a billion (lol, just). > Here's [@Sportico](https://twitter.com/Sportico?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)'s ranking of \*all\* 152 teams in the big five North American leagues: > > \- All 32 [@NFL](https://twitter.com/NFL?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) teams are in the top 40 > \- The [@NBA](https://twitter.com/NBA?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) teams in the Top 10 > \- Only two [@NHL](https://twitter.com/NHL?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) teams in the top 75 > \- [@LAFC](https://twitter.com/LAFC?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) above 17 NHL teams > \- Only five [@MLS](https://twitter.com/MLS?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) teams below Coyotes [pic.twitter.com/h6tXdFO2r4](https://t.co/h6tXdFO2r4?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Eben Novy-Williams (@novy\_williams) [August 8, 2023](https://twitter.com/novy%5Fwilliams/status/1688928448625135616?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The NHL's preseason schedule is out. Toronto and Buffalo will play each other in St. Thomas, Ontario for Kraft Hockeyville. Ottawa also plays a game against Florida in Sydney, Nova Scotia. The Leafs play seven more games in the way-too-long preseason. In total, play two games against each of the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, and Detroit Red Wings. [2023-24 NHL preseason schedule announcedThe National Hockey League announced today the 2023-24 composite preseason schedule, a 15-day, 111-game slate played across 44 NHL and neutral-site venues in North America and Australia from Sept. 23 to Oct. 7.![](https://www-league.nhlstatic.com/nhl.com/builds/site-core/8ece25796e51fb7eedd88cad619a01d35e1cb0fb_1688757396/images/iOS/apple-icon-144x144.png)NHL.com![](https://cms.nhl.bamgrid.com/images/photos/345543530/1024x576/cut.jpg)](https://www.nhl.com/news/2023-24-nhl-preseason-schedule-announced/c-345543306?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) A fighter for the WHL Calgary Wranglers, AHL St. Catherines Saints, and NHL Toronto Maple Leafs, Leigh Verstraete has passed away at the age of 61\. > We are saddened to learn that former Maple Leaf Leigh Verstraete has passed away. > > Our thoughts are with Leigh's family and friends. [pic.twitter.com/DrgCy0WBo0](https://t.co/DrgCy0WBo0?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) [August 8, 2023](https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1689046646041001985?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Let's be realistic, Karlsson was never going to fit on the Leafs cap. But Dubas spending some time deciding whether Karlsson is still a worthwhile player, definitely makes sense as something he would've done in Toronto. I'm excited to watch the Penguins, mostly because my partner is going to make me watch every game. > "It was a fairly lengthy process that goes back to my previous employment." > > Kyle Dubas admitted revealed he was in pursuit of Erik Karlsson while he was GM of the [#Leafs](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Leafs?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com). > > How would you have felt about Erik Karlsson joining the club had it happened?[https://t.co/hhrXhmGH5g](https://t.co/hhrXhmGH5g?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — David Alter (@dalter) [August 8, 2023](https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1688900535682813952?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > go back in time to …six months ago… and show me this [pic.twitter.com/NQNLo2WNZ3](https://t.co/NQNLo2WNZ3?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — jelly belly (@itwasfourone) [August 8, 2023](https://twitter.com/itwasfourone/status/1689018843945996288?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Counting, with PPP! [2023 T25U25: Mikko Kokkonen is 25thWelcome to the countdown for this year’s Top 25 Under 25 Maple Leafs prospects. The list opens with the 25th ranked player, Mikko Kokkonen.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/size/w256h256/format/png/2023/04/pension-plan-min.svg)PPP LeafsCathy Squires![](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1559812468-b322344ddda5?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDQ2fHwyNXxlbnwwfHx8fDE2OTA5ODYzNjV8MA&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&q=80&w=2000)](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2023-t25u25-mikko-kokkonen-is-25th/) [2023 T25U25: Artur Akhtyamov is 24thNext on our countdown for this year’s Top 25 Under 25 series is the Russian goalie Artur Akhtyamov. He had great numbers in the VHL last year, but does that mean much?![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/size/w256h256/format/png/2023/04/pension-plan-min.svg)PPP LeafsBrian S![](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1629550507498-adcd939792f5?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDI4fHwyNHxlbnwwfHx8fDE2OTEzNjkxNzJ8MA&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&q=80&w=2000)](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2023-t25u25-artur-akhtyamov-is-24/)