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# [Wednesday's FTB] Leafs Back in Action
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/wednesdays-ftb-leafs-back-in-action/
- Published: 2015-01-28T12:00:02.000Z
- Updated: 2015-01-28T12:00:02.000Z
- Description: Does absence make the heart grow fonder?
- Author: Phyllis Kessel
- Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:01

The boys are back in town (not our town, but a town nonetheless) after a hockey-less week (save for The Thrill, who dazzled during the All-Star break). How did you spend your Leafs-less week? Did absence make the heart grow fonder?

**Leafs Links**

[Game Preview--Toronto Star](http://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2015/01/27/maple-leafs-devils-wednesday-game-preview.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[Changing Faces-- Jeffler](http://theleafsnation.com/2015/1/27/changing-faces?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

A look at some of the bad, terrible, and embarrassing decisions made by Dave Nonis

[Which Maple Leafs do you want to see step forward in the final weeks of the season?-- Vintage Leaf Memories](http://www.vintageleafmemories.com/2015/01/which-maple-leafs-do-you-want-to-see.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Michael Langlois looks ahead to the rest of the season

[Cody Franson to captain the Leafs in Phaneuf's absence--National Post](http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/01/27/should-toronto-maple-leafs-cody-franson-be-the-teams-next-captain/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

This probably won't settle the Leafs Team Leadership debates.

[Why a Rebuild Will Be Difficult for the Maple Leafs--Sportsnet](http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/maple-leafs-fans-facing-familiar-pattern/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Can we please stop talking about the post-game salute?

**Around the League**

[Ratings Continue to Drop for NHL All-Star Game--Toronto Star](http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2015/01/27/ratings-continue-to-drop-for-nhl-all-star-game.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[](http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2015/01/27/ratings-continue-to-drop-for-nhl-all-star-game.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)Those are some pretty substantial drops in viewership.

[Brodeur Retires, Will Work for the Blues--New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/28/sports/hockey/martin-brodeur-to-retire-after-22-year-career.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Lamoriello expects he will be with the Devils next season.

[Mike Richards and the Downward Spiral--Puck Daddy](http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/mike-richards-and-the-downward-spiral-232429125.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

What happened?

[Pittsburgh Penguins trade Marcel Goc to St. Louis for Max Lapierre--Pensburgh](http://www.pensburgh.com/2015/1/27/7926469/pittsburgh-penguins-trade-marcel-goc-to-st-louis-for-max-lapierre?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The Penguins just got more annoying.