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# Wednesday's FTB: Let's track every former Leafs player
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/wednesdays-ftb-lets-track-every-former-leafs-player/
- Published: 2026-09-09T10:00:48.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-09T10:00:47.000Z
- Description: Wait, it's Wednesday already?
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: From The Branches

People like nostalgia. People not me, that is. I get very little out of trips down memory lane (play the game in front of you is my motto after all), but the urge to track every former player seems to be widespread in sports, so have a bunch today!

Fraser Minten cashed in on a team with the open roster, the cap space, and the willingness to think long term: 

[Bruins Sign Fraser Minten to Seven-Year Contract Extension | Boston BruinsThe Boston Bruins announced today that the team has signed forward Fraser Minten to a seven-year contract extension through the 2033-34 season with an annual cap hit of $7.2 million. “We are excited to have signed Fraser to a long-term extension,” said Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney. “Since joining our![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/favicon-32x32-216b98a0-490a-43a0-a7af-32e42e576e74.png)Boston Bruins logoBoston Bruins![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/eiwjmyqa6u9seiz5hasj-c274c074-e1c8-4ce7-969f-9a49dd7a5d9b.jpg)](https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-sign-fraser-minten-to-seven-year-contract-extension?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Not an official PTO yet, but he's skating at the Capital's informal practices:

> Justin Holl is also skating with the Capitals today. [pic.twitter.com/i2j9495IKw](https://t.co/i2j9495IKw?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Sammi Silber 🏒 (@sammisilber) [September 8, 2026](https://x.com/sammisilber/status/2097319170262085749?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> ✍️ We’ve signed goaltender Ilya Samsonov.
> 
> — San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) [September 8, 2026](https://x.com/SanJoseSharks/status/2097414845381673296?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

I am ready for the new season, I'm very interested in the moves made in the Atlantic and will not even kinda try to predict it, but this is a pretty good quick sketch: 

[Best, worst scenarios for every Atlantic Division teamThe Atlantic Division is the NHL’s clear Group of Death, with multiple teams that could either win the Cup or miss the playoffs. So get a good grip on something solid and try to avoid whiplash while Ryan Dixon examines the best- and worst-case scenarios for each squad.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/sn_favicon-d396716a-b32c-4114-9eb2-9e5c71e8a837.ico)Sportsnet.caRyan Dixon![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/Matthews-Reinhert-5a27aa4d-fe9b-4ed6-99bf-a29f1a25b2be.jpg)](https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/best-worst-scenarios-for-every-atlantic-division-team/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

And finally, it is time now for the straggler UFAs to get contracts if they don't get PTOs.

> The [#Canes](https://x.com/hashtag/Canes?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) have signed defenseman Pierre-Olivier Joseph to a one-year contract ✍️  
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> Details » [https://t.co/835VQtcLp8](https://t.co/835VQtcLp8?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/3rkBi1Cfds](https://t.co/3rkBi1Cfds?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) [September 8, 2026](https://x.com/Canes/status/2097384485771723114?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> Tyson Jost will be joining [#Smashville](https://x.com/hashtag/Smashville?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) on a PTO (tryout)[https://t.co/hQCxzZao9w](https://t.co/hQCxzZao9w?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
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> — PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) [September 8, 2026](https://x.com/PuckPedia/status/2097435729748263415?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)