From The Branches
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From the Branches or FTB as it's known, is the daily links and chat post for Pension Plan Puppets.
FTB: Pre-season ends this week and the roster cuts are coming
The pre-season is now more than half over and the first big wave of roster cuts is coming.
FTB: Once again, CHL, I ask you to behave
Let's find something nice to chat about today, eh?
FTB: Montréal Weekend Starts Tonight
The Leafs kick-off back to back games against the Habs tonight.
Wednesday's FTB: The Leafs head to elephant country
The Leafs preseason continues today with a game against the Buffalo Sabres in the town famous for an elephant, St. Thomas.
FTB: Can hockey coaches stop being embarrassing for just one week?
Chat about bad coaches, corrupt leagues, and the Maple Leafs!
FTB: The games-ish have begun
Your place to chat about the Leafs upcoming season for Monday, Septeber 25th
Sunday's FTB: Maple Leafs hockey this afternoon
It's here! Pre-season hockey begins today for the Maple Leafs with a Sunday matinee game in Ottawa against the Senators.
Saturday FTB: Preseason is almost here, I swear
It's that time of the year again... Almost.
Friday FTB: We're Back!
Summer is nearly over, but don’t fear — Leafs hockey is almost back! Yesterday was the first day of training camp, and though it was relatively uneventful, we did get some pictures and video of the new guys in Leafs’ gear.
Thursday's FTB: Leafs hit the ice
The season is really starting. Summer is really over.
Wednesday FTB: Martin Jones has a new mask, do you like it?
Potential Leafs backup goalie (I think odds-on favourite), Martin Jones, unveiled his historical Maple Leafs mask yesterday. He included the "easily identifiable iconic looks of Ed Belfour, Curtis Joseph, Felix Potvin, Doug Favell, Mike Palmateer, Wayne Thomas and Michel “Bunny” Laroque, as well as the old school white fiberglass masks
FTB: A draft occured, a camp begins
Chat about the draft from yesterday, the camp for tomorrow, and whatever today is.
Monday's FTB: Happy Birthday, Auston
Auston is old, Babcock is out, the prospects are done, and the draft is today.
Weekend FTB: Soon
We've had the kids go back to school, now the Leafs are going back to work.
Friday's FTB: More Traverse City
If 12 minutes of hockey from Traverse City wasn't enough for you, there's another game today.
Thursday FTB: Matthew Knies childhood idol just retired
Baby Leafs go to Traverse City.
FTB: Only one more sleep until Leafs-ish hockey!
Something resembling Leafs hockey is better than no hockey, right?
FTB: An honour for Amirov
Your spot to chat about hockey, the Maple Leafs, kittens, cargo shorts, and the appropriate temperature for an outdoor swimming pool.
FTB: One of the last quiet weekends
It's the final hockey-less weekend around here, so enjoy it, hate it, talk about it.
Friday FTB: and the top Under 25 is...
Catching up on the T25, the PWHL, and some Leafs prospects.
<edit day> FTB: Always check your drafts before publishing
Here is your hockey news for Thursday.
Wednesday FTB: we want hockey, not heatwaves
We start with the PWHL, where it's being reported that the Toronto team have signed Sarah Nurse, Blayre Turnbull, and Renata Fast to be their first three players. The next question is, who will be the goalie?