Saturday’s FTB: I hate to rain on anyone’s parade...

There’s an outdoor game today.

The Leafs are in it.

And I can’t really be arsed.

Don’t get me wrong, I’ll watch it because it’s the Leafs. But given the warm, cloudy, maybe-only-a-SLIGHT-chance-of-rain-now weather it has the potential to be an ugly game that depresses offense and excitement. I’m just hoping none of our players get hurt because of shitty ice conditions.

For a while outdoor games were novel. Then the NHL started centering them around the Blackhawks every bloody year. Then the Leafs finally got into one, and hosted one, right around the time the NHL decided to have about a dozen of them every year instead of just one or two. Now it’s just... meh.

Anyways, it’s still a Leafs game and I still want them to catch the Bruins by some miracle so GO LEAFS GO!

ONTO THE LINKS!

Third quarter report: Why have the Maple Leafs been winning so much lately? | by Katya

Olympian Jocelyne Larocque returns to Markham Thunder | by Annie

Systems Analyst: Maple Leafs learn aggressive defending is good, but sometimes patience is better | by Justin Bourne, for you fans of his series.

Leafs Geeks Podcast – How Good Are The Leafs? | from Ian Tulloch and company at The Leafs Nation

Maple Leaf Hot Stove shared some quotes from the Loufather himself with some praise for the likes of Dermott and Kapanen.

What are you looking forward to in regards to the outdoor game?