Jason Orach

Do you like ballot stuffing for good? Do you like Chemmy created internet memes like "Throw the Snake" and "Run Vesa Toskala out of town"? Of course you do so it's time to carry your weight PPPers. Torontoist is having a contest to name

The crazy part about building a big community is how diverse our membership is. One of our members, sleza, is Finnish and doesn't care about the Leafs at all. However because we're lucky enough to have her she's kind enough to translate Finnish articles

This post contains baseball but it's not really about baseball; it's about being GM of a sports team. While in Anaheim Brian Burke talked to Bill Belichick, head coach of the NFL's New England Patriots and one of the most respected team builders in

[iTunes] [Direct Link] [Podcast RSS Feed] This is the sixth installment of the Pension Plan Puppets podcast. PPP is a Toronto Maple Leafs blog dedicated to amusing even non-Leafs fans. In this edition be sure to check out: - The Origins of "Throw the Snake"* - A reading

This was supposed to be up last night but I hurt my shoulder patting myself on the back for #ThrowTheSnake. Someone on Twitter told me my new found egomania was going to my head. New found? Moving along San Jose Joe Thornton how to save a choking victim Colorado BU

It should be a given that you're rooting for the underdog Coyotes. You would fee like some sort of monster who steps on baby chickens if you rooted against Travis Hair's favorite team and wished ill will upon Arizona's snake tossers. Just in case

I'm going to throw up eight almost content free posts  (the Pension Plan Puppets Playoff Prognostication Party) wherein I ask you guys who will win this series. It's like a playoff pool except we can win and lose as a community (and doesn't require

I once heard a story... "Whatever blooms from the Baobab is given back to the earth because the mighty tree never forgets its roots." Like the mighty Baobad McDonald's and I will not be moved. [iTunes] [Direct Link] [Podcast RSS Feed] In this episode of the

Dion Phaneuf sealed the deal in overtime on a beautiful pass by Christian Hanson (2G 1A , SHG) who played the best game of his life. JS Giguere stopped 34 of 37 in front of his hometown crowd and the Leafs grabbed two points from their oldest rivals and won the

Puck Drop: 7PM CBC The result of our season is set in stone and this will be the final game of a disappointing campaign. Tonight the Leafs play for one thing: hatred of the Montreal Canadiens. A Leafs win in regulation, a Rangers OT win tomorrow and a Bruins point

Puck Drop: 7PM TSN The Leafs played a completely lifeless game against a career backup last night. Tonight they'll face a very good goaltender motivated by two good reasons. In his last game against the Leafs Henrik Lundqvist let in a terrible goal by Tomas Kaberle to force

My Google Reader is woefully out of date and I'm ok with that. Here are the links I have, feel free to complain that I ignored your site in the comments and I'll add it. * Vintage Leafs cannot be stopped. More pics over at the site.

[ Direct Link ] [ iTunes ] [ Podcast RSS ] In this episode of our moderately well received podcast I tried to let PPP and MF37 talk more. They didn't disappoint and offered up plenty of awkward silences. This week we cover: * Being classy and drinking cocktails instead of beer while podcasting. * Bringing

Puck Drop: 7PM Sportsnet Phil Kessel may have injured his groin in Saturday night's professional insomnia curing seminar against the Boston Bruins. He attempted to get an MRI but couldn't due to the holidays and will be a game time decision. First off, how can a

Boston didn't show up until the second period tonight and though they left with two points I don't think squeaking by the Leafs on goals on two weird bounces should inspire confidence heading into the postseason. Good on them for playing a defensive style to make

The Toronto Maple Leafs have played five home games on a Tuesday night against a Southeast division opponent and are 1-3-1. Tuesday night games against Atlanta, Tampa, Florida and Carolina are usually soul crushing affairs where it looks like no one told the Leafs they had a game to play

[iTunes] [Direct Link] [Podcast RSS Feed] This episode of the podcast is shorter than the previous two, we're doing this intentionally to try and speed up our turnaround time, and sees us cover: * The Leafs beating the Habs on HNIC at home. * John Mitchell and what a team&

At least I think it's the Monster and Kessel show. Big ups to my boy Mickey Grabs and congrats to Jonas Gustavsson on his sixth straight win after stopping 19 of 20 shots (0.950). PPP: The Leafs coughed up the first goal after a stupid bench minor

North Korean finance minister Pak Nam-gi, whose attempts at currency reform failed, was executed by firing squad for being "a son of a bourgeois conspiring to infiltrate the ranks of revolutionaries to destroy the national economy." - The Guardian At least we're not North Korean.

Puck Drop: 7PM SNET-O Tonight. Seven pee em. It happens. Your Toronto Maple Leafs will host the red hot Florida Panthers in a game that will determine playoff lottery positions. Florida sits five points ahead of the Leafs but a win tonight narrows that gap to (carry the six...) about

We're slow around here at PPP Amalgamated Heavy Industries but one thing we don't do is make scapegoats out of undeserving people. With that said I present to you the real reason that our Podcast took so long to get into your Zune iPod: It'

Puck Drop: 7:30PM TSN Last night the Devils pasted Pittsburgh to take over the division lead in the Atlantic. SkinnyFish and I watched them generate two breakaways 20 seconds apart while penalty killing to score a shorthanded goal. New Jersey shut down Pittsburgh and dominated them all night. That

In case you've been living under a rock: a ton of us are going to Leafs - Habs on Saturday night. Because SkinnyFish and I are driving up from New York so that I can sleep on Archimedies' couch (thx bro) we're planning to do

In the season’s final chapter of the Battle of Ontario, the Senators might have managed to turn a sense of urgency into a city-wide state of panic. With just 12 games left in the regular season, the Senators’ post-Olympic troubles hit a new low Tuesday night with an ugly

Matt Frattin should probably already have the nickname Ogie for his being kicked off the UND Fighting Sioux and his rejoining the team after society at large refused to accept him. Frattin, Toronto's 4th round pick in 2007, is demolishing the NCAA right now. From Brad Elliott Schlossman&