Julian Sanchez

You've likely noticed by now that Chemmy, SkinnyFish, and I have been plying our trade over at The Leafs Nation (we wanted to call it Leafs RAUP but the name was already chosen). Or as we call it "PPP2: Electric Bugaloo". In addition, Slava Duris has

James Reimer returned to the Toronto Maple Leafs' net but it wasn't enough to keep them from losing 2-0 to the Tampa Bay Lightning. In addition to three breakaways by Martin St. Louis, Reimer faced a first period that seemed like it was played on tilted ice.

The NHL Guardian Project just released Toronto's superhero: The Maple Leaf. Befitting the largest fanbase in the NHL we have the biggest Guardian. Bangin Panger has a great post on the Guardians and their superhero inspirations but I think he'll have his work cut out for

Eighteen months ago the Barilkosphere was rocked by the news that media watchdogs Godd Till and Kim Jorn would be riding off into the sunset. It is always painful to watch someone leave the game at the acme of their skills. Fans of the site rued the impunity with which

Flashback to January 22, 2011 when four rabblerousers almost started a brawl with the Washington Capitals.

In light of the TMZ Sports report this morning detailing the allegations that Mike Komisarek punched a woman in a night club in Los Angeles, the editors at Pension Plan Puppets felt it important to release an official statement. The alleged details are as follows: ...the 28-year-old defensive powerhouse was

The Toronto Maple Leafs are a frustrating team. One night they lose 7-0 to the low-scoring New York Rangers and the next they win 5-2 over the Anaheim Ducks. Jean-Sebastien Giguere gave up a weak opener but held the game close with some big saves before the Leafs' offence,

An unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, the 33-year-old conceded Thursday morning that he would consider waiving his no-trade clause if the possibility arose. "I haven’t asked. I haven’t waived my no-trade. I haven’t talked to Burkie at all about it and I’

Editor's Note: A special thanks to Kevin Woodley and David Hutchison of InGoal Magazine for facilitating this interview with James Reimer, Ben Scrivens and Jussi Rynnas. Thanks to everyone who submitted questions on the site. Topping the list in today’s Part 2 of a two-part series here

Editor's Note: A special thanks to Kevin Woodley and David Hutchison of InGoal Magazine for facilitating this interview with James Reimer, Ben Scrivens and Jussi Rynnas. Thanks to everyone who submitted questions on the site. InGoal Magazine and Pension Plan Puppets teamed up to delve into the world

CT and Forklift were gracious enough to have me on their Puckcast last night. Chemmy was supposed to be on but, as Michel Therien would say, he's 'soff'. This Puckcast takes a much more meandering path than the PPPPodcast which I enjoy. We talked about the

Toronto Maple Leafs fans suffer like no one else. Whether it's because of terrible teams, jealous opposition fans, or the reality of pursuing a title in a 30-team league we've had more downs than ups. The truth is that being a sports fan with even a

As per Jonas Siegel, who everyone should be following on Twitter, the long expected move has finally come: Ron Wilson tells the Bill Watters Show that James Reimer has been assigned to the Marlies. That also answers the question of whether Bill Watters, who was recently canned from Sportsnet (as

David Hutchison of InGoal Magazine, which brought us the first shots of Jean-Sebastien Giguere's new mask, is going to be interviewing the Toronto Marlies goalies tomorrow (I assume Jussi Rynnas and Ben Scrivens but maybe James Reimer too) and he's invited the members of PPP to

The Toronto Maple Leafs rode a scorching hot James Reimer and his 40 saves to a 4-2 win over the struggling San Jose Sharks. Ron Wilson picked up the 600th win of his career in the process while Clarke MacArthur surpassed his career-high in points with a two goal performance

The Toronto Maple Leafs, improbably, strolled into the Staples Center and picked up a hard-fought 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings. It certainly was not pretty. The first period was one way traffic and as much as the Leafs led the shots on goal race for most of the

The last two years have been difficult for Maple Leafs fans. At least, moreso than usual. A team with high-ish hopes, relative to previous years, has crashed and burned. There have been bright spots within individual games but far more often than not the games as a whole have been

There is and will only ever be one top rival for Canada and that's Russia. After a short hiatus, the Russians are back in the gold medal game against Canada. One big reason I think Canada stomped on the Russians so badly in Vancouver was because so many

Last year in Saskatoon, the illiterate John Carlson failed to read the script and scored the overtime winner to give the US their second ever goal medal in World Juniors history. Fun Fact: Canada has won gold five times in a row two times. Canadians are generally demure in touting

I'm guessing that most Leafs fans will be watching Canada smite the jumped-up Unites States team for the greater glory of the True North Strong and Free while most Bruins fans will be figuring out who they love more: Wes Welker or Danny Woodhead. I tweeted this the

Watching the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 in front of a pro-Toronto crowd (read: in Ottawa) is a hell of a way to kick of the 2011 portion of a terrible 2010-2011 season. Thanks to the strong game from the Phil Kessel - Joey Crabb - Tyler

The Toronto Maple Leafs managed to let a 2-1 first intermission lead slip away to the Columbus Blue Jackets in what turned into a 3-2 loss. As has become a Christmas tradition, I took in the game with my sister and we're now 0-3. She may not get

Just kidding. Only good teams have trap games. The Leafs have mid-week games against Southeast division opponents. Throw in the snow delay in Newark, the depression of having to spend a night in New Jersey, and the self-satisfaction the team must be feeling after reeling off one win in a

On the twelfth day of Leafsmas Burkie gave to me... Twelfth In The East! Eleven Effort Level Ten Players Swapping Nine Forwards Dangling Eight Brents-A-Renting Seven First Round Draft Picks Six Years of Cheering Five In A Row! Four Years of Brad, Three Luke Schenns, Two Special Teams and A

On the eleventh day of Leafsmas Burkie gave to me... Eleven Effort Level Ten Players Swapping Nine Forwards Dangling Eight Brents-A-Renting Seven First Round Draft Picks Six Years of Cheering Five In A Row! Four Years of Brad, Three Luke Schenns, Two Special Teams and A center for Phil Kessel