Tonight the Maple Leafs take to the ice and show us what they can do for the first time tonight in not one, but TWO pre-season games vs the Ottawa Senators. Half the camp goes to Ottawa and half come home to the ACC. Most sections of the ACC are sold out or only have single tickets. Pre-season fever! Catch it!

Since this is the only split squad game I expect there to be cuts coming tonight/tomorrow morning.

From yesterdays FTB, some news on LeafsTV:

Anyone else have Leafs TV dropped from their cable package this week? Noticed yesterday that it was gone, called Rogers and was told it’s now a stand alone channel.
I asked why there was no warning of the change, and they said it was "in the news" but no notifications were sent to customers.
They offered it free for a year to make it up to me.
by J.S.King

And I checked, pre-season games are NOT on Game Centre Live

Here are some links for you today:

The NHL's war against female fans, and the media's complicity in it - Stanley Cup of Chowder

Chowdah, also just in it for the clicks.

NHL goalies ready for ‘nightmare’ of 3-on-3 overtime | Puck Daddy
NIghtmare or awesome?

Impressions from Pens training camp - PensBurgh
Phil!

Down Goes Brown: New season's resolutions for 2015
I resolve to quit caring about everything.

Todd Ewen (1966 — 2015) - Eyes On The Prize
Former Hab dies at age 49

More Ho-Sang details emerge: Wake-Up calls and Coliseum stair-climbing - Lighthouse Hockey

This is...odd....

The Oilers have signed Oscar Klefbom to a 7-year contract - The Copper & Blue

That is....a very Oilers contract

Enjoy your Monday!

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