From the Branches: Movember

But first, there's a little more fallout from the new MLSE policy to stop video tributes. Apparently not everyone got the memo that the lack of tributes is a blanket policy, and thought MLSE was singling out Phil Kessel, including Kris Letang and SBN's own writer Pat Iversen. Iversen wrote, "Leafs don't deserve nice things because they treat their nice things badly":

The least the Leafs and their fans could do on Saturday was acknowledge his contributions when he returned as a Penguin for the first time on Saturday. The standard going rate for a returning former player with tenure is a video tribute and a polite ovation. Superficial things that still mean something on some level. (Source)As we know, Phil was the victim of unfortunate timing (which, hey, could be a metaphor). Shanahan and Lamoriello have simply decided to stop doing tributes. Also, I'm not sure that Leafs treat nice things badly -- from protecting the youth to protecting the players from media to protecting the front office, I'm pretty sure that this regime is doing things right.

Also, it's not like Toronto is Montreal, where patient fans are subjected to the ceremony of the day. I can't see Lamoriello sitting through that. "What is dis bullshit," I imagine him saying, "Just get to the f***ing hockey already."

And with that, on to the links.

Leafs News

Scouting Stars-Toronto: Trying to limit a notorious Stars killer | Dallas News

Ajax native Devin Shore gets NHL call-up to Stars in time for game at Leafs | NHL

Arcobello debut double seals Marlies win | UKHockeyFan

Maple Leafs, Flames, Canucks pursuing top Russian prospect | Sportsnet

Movember, NHL team to spread men's health message | NHL

Who will stay and who will go in Maple Leafs' rebuild? | Toronto Star

NHL Scores: Toronto greets Kessel with hostility, Stars and Kings continue impressive runs | SBN

Toronto Maple Leafs Prospect Update | PPP

Other Hockey News

Wheeler’s Top 60 Prospects for the 2016 NHL Draft by League (November) | McKeen's Hockey
Informative list from Scott. Guess who #1 is from the NLA, just guess!

Time to drop referees from NHL coach's challenge | Puck Daddy
"The problem is that referees have somehow found a way to use a mechanism designed to reverse their bad calls to make even worse calls."

Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin approaches NHL record for most goals scored by a Russian player | Washington Post

3-on-3 overtime providing exactly what NHL hoped it would | CSN Philly

NHL notes: Tie Domi’s son is a hit, too | Boston Herald

Teen celebrates beating cancer with NHL team | Local 12
"The next few months were spent in and out of the hospital. Hockey became a welcome distraction from the doctors. Games that couldn’t be watched in the hospital were recorded at home. The Villebrun’s didn’t miss a single game last season."