Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans! There wasn’t a Leafs game last night, so the Leafs news is a little light. However we do have something weird for you to start your day with:

James Neal scored four goals last night for the Edmonton Oilers.

James Neal has nearly outscored himself from last year in three games.

On the other side of that trade.....

When you’re getting dunked on by Ken Campbell, you lost the trade by a parsec.

In case you were kicked in the head by a mule and missed out on the glory of PPP yesterday:

Toronto Maple Leafs prospect report: The Peterborough Boys keep the points coming
Belleville Senators player suspended for elbow to the head of Kenny Agostino
Maple Leafs place Kalle Kossila on waivers

And then there’s other Leafs news:

The Toronto Maple Leafs are going to be on the road for Thanksgiving weekend, so they stopped by Covenant House to have an early celebration.

The former Leafs team dad goes back home.

Sharks bring back 40-year-old Patrick Marleau for 2nd stint

The new kids get all the attention.

Sandin’s strong outing vs. Blues gives Leafs plenty to think about

31 Thoughts mentions the Leafs briefly when talking about a Russian player, which some people looked too deeply into.

31 Thoughts: Fast hockey, big personalities define start of NHL season

Did you catch the new episode of Real Gud Pros on Monday?

S02E06: Achilles Level Hubris — Real Gud Pros

And for the boring, non-Leafs news...

The Jets* have a worse defense than the Flint Firebirds

Morrissey, Kulikov out tonight

Of course he’ll be back in time to play the Leafs

Brayden Point likely ready to return to Lightning lineup as Gemel Smith clears waivers

The Senators made a trade? Why?

Sens Acquire Namestnikov, Recall Abramov

Man, Ottawa can’t even tank properly.

On that thought, enjoy your day everyone!

From The Branches