Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans!

It's Thursday, November 14th, 2024. An important day.

My new washing machine is being delivered today.

My current one died, bearings or something, and the repair call would have cost more than I paid for it, and it's my second used washer in this house so now it's time to go shiny, new, and under warranty.

Now this isn't related to the Maple Leafs in anyway, but I'm so very excited. When I was a young lad working at hockey games for my local public access TV station, we would go out for pizza and wings afterwards. Two producers were talking about dishwashers and one turned to me and said "one day you'll be excited about appliances."

He was absolutely correct. Did he think I'd be so excited I would subject millions of internet people to it? No. That would be a weird thought in the year 2000, but here we are.

Oh, also the Leafs played last night.

John Tavares beats the Capitals in Overtime
A distinct kicking against the bad way they lost the prior game helped them get to overtime.
PPP LeafsCathy Squires

Congratulations to Oliver Ekman-Larsson for his 1000th game!

Maple Leafs sport custom T-shirts, hats for Ekman-Larsson’s 1,000th NHL game | NHL.com
Veteran defenseman celebrated by teammates before career milestone
NHL logoAnna Kulesa

The Maple Leafs also got a new defender. Kinda.

Maple Leafs activate Jani Hakanpaa from LTIR
The Toronto Maple Leafs activated defenceman Jani Hakanpaa from long-t…
TheLeafsNationArun Srinivasan

Yeah no kidding. It took until the 90s to get them all into helmets.

NHL reports only 55 players wearing neck guards despite no shortage of ‘close calls’
Other topics of interest at the GM meetings included wish lists for the next CBA, tampering and more.
Daily FaceoffFrank Seravalli

Probably to the bottom of the standings, then bankruptcy, then they get saved when the NHL gifts them a generational talent.

32 Thoughts: Where do the Penguins go from here?
The Pittsburgh Penguins made a trade on Tuesday, but that won’t be the last move for the struggling team. In this week’s thoughts, Elliotte Friedman writes about the possibilities for the Penguins, Auston Matthews’ injury, upcoming CBA negotiations, and more.
Sportsnet.caElliotte Friedman

Well, based on Steelheads attendance we knew Mississauga didn't care for hockey, this is just doubling down.

Mississauga, Ont. upholds ban on street sports, including hockey and basketball
Mississauga city council has voted to keep its residential street sports ban in place, meaning hockey and basketball on the road will remain out of bounds.
Toronto

Man, I'm just waiting for my back to stop hurting in my 40s.

93-year-old N.S. man inspires hockey teammates as he continues to lace ’em up - Halifax | Globalnews.ca
Bob Bennett, 93, has been playing hockey all of his life, and he’s still playing with guys decades younger than him.
Global NewsRebecca Lau

Enjoy your day everyone!

I know I will, with my clean laundry.

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