Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans!

Last night the Maple Leafs did not play, but there was still one game worth watching, as long as you weren't a fan of the Ottawa Senators.

Sens look pathetic in 5-0 drubbing by Panthers
A total of 13 players were ejected from the game
Silver SevenRoss Arnold

No, it's not just enjoying the blowout loss - that's fun too. Even Korpisalo was yelling at his defenders.

The big story though is how THIRTEEN players from the Senators were elected from the game.

It really started with a usual healthy scratch taking out his captains brother with a nasty head hit.

Then all hell broke loose, the Senators decided to quit hockey and just be jerks and they were left with ten guys on the bench.

So. I wonder what happens today in Ottawa....

Oh well. Here's some links.

We got some new lines in practice. Hopefully they stay for tonight's game.

Why now is the time to split up Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner
An offseason of change in Toronto was proceeded by an adjustment period for the players and coaches to start the 2023-24 season. A feeling-out process was likely inevitable as not only did the Leafs have a new General Manager in place, but Brad Treliving also turned over nearly half the forward grou…
Maple Leafs HotstoveAnthony Petrielli

The All Star Draft is back!

New NHL All-Star Thursday to feature player draft, PWHL 3-on-3 | NHL.com
Man of Year award in honor of 1967 Stanley Cup champion Maple Leafs also part of 3rd day of weekend
NHL logoNicholas J. Cotsonika

The PWHL is getting in on the All Star Game action as well.

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S HOCKEY LEAGUE (PWHL) PLAYERS TO PARTICIPATE IN 2024 NHL ALL-STAR THURSDAY
Canadian Tire PWHL 3-on-3 Showcase scheduled for February 1 TORONTO, ON (November 27, 2023) – Top Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) players will participate in NHL All-Star Thursday on Feb. 1 at Scotiabank Arena, in the Canadian Tire PWHL 3-on-3 Showcase™, part of 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend.…
PWHL NewsPWHL

The Minnesota Wild ditched their coach after he bought out two very expensive players and now can't properly build a team with so much dead cap space.

oh that wasn't him?

Dean Evason’s Firing Was About More Than Dean Evason
It’s shocking how fast things turned, but it’s not tough to see why the Minnesota Wild dismissed head coach Dean Evason and assistant coach Bob Woods on Monday afternoon. After dropping their seventh game in a row, a 4-1 clunker to the Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota now sits at 30th in the league,…
Hockey WildernessTony Abbott

Finally, while there is a lot to fix in hockey, there's still lots of good here too. When a Grimsby minor player suffered a terrible injury, everyone around him has done everything they can to help him out.

Grimsby teen breaks leg in accident at Peach King Centre
Fourteen-year-old Preston Lundrigan faces more than three months of recovery after his leg was broken in multiple places during a hockey game at Grimsby’s Peach King Centre. Since the accident, his family said they’ve received an outpouring of support from the community.
NiagaraThisWeek.comAbby Green, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Have a great day everyone, and remember. The Maple Leafs are playing the post-brawl Florida Panthers tonight.

Alright!

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