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The official podcast of PensionPlanPuppets.com. Arvind and Acting the Fulemin take you around the world of hockey and the NHL, with a focus on the Toronto Maple Leafs

Episodes

Episode 224 - Around the NHL (Part 3)

September 15, 2025 • 114 mins
Today, we talk about teams from Philadelphia to Winnipeg. Timestamps: * Intro (0:00) * Philadelphia Flyers (1:43) * Pittsburgh Penguins (16:01) * San Jose Sharks (29:38) * Seattle Kraken (38:40) * St.Louis Blues (49:44) * Tampa Bay Lightning (55:48) * Toronto Maple Leafs (1:02:00) * Utah Mammoth (1:05:08) * Vancouver Canucks (1:16:12) * Vegas Golden Knights (1:29:02) * Washington Capitals (1:37:32) * Winnipeg Jets (1:51:28)
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Episode 223 - Around the NHL (Part 2)

August 24, 2025 • 114 mins
Today we discuss the teams from Edmonton to Ottawa, and their offseasons. Timestamps: Edmonton Oilers (1:00) Florida Panthers (21:26) LA Kings (31:20) Minnesota Wild (49:51) Montreal Canadiens (58:44) Nashville Predators (1:08:44) New Jersey Devils (1:20:25) New York Islanders (1:30:17) New York Rangers (1:41:40) Ottawa Senators (1:51:25)
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Episode 222 - Around the NHL (Part 1)

August 4, 2025 • 175 mins
Welcome to another episode of Back to Excited! Today, we begin our survey of every team's offseason moves, going alphabetically from Anaheim to Detroit. Timestamps: 00:12:07 – Anaheim Ducks 00:38:31 – Boston Bruins 01:02:47 – Buffalo Sabres 01:16:48 – Calgary Flames 01:27:59 – Carolina Hurricanes 01:48:20 – Chicago Blackhawks 01:58:20 – Colorado Avalanche 02:09:35 – Columbus Blue Jackets 02:26:26 – Dallas Stars 02:42:54 – Detroit ...
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Episode 221: Leafs Free Agency Review

July 6, 2025 • 89 mins
[00:00] The End of the Core Four [10:25] Marner's legacy and perception in Toronto going forward [26:10] The devastating loss of Pontus Holmberg [34:44] John Tavares signs a team-friendly deal [41:35] Matthew Knies becomes a core player [48:38] Evaluating Steven Lorentz and fourth-line strategy [52:03] The Leafs take a flier on Matias Maccelli [1:03:20] Treliving finds a legit 3C in Nicolas Roy [1:09:27] Some depth contracts + team...
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Episode 220 - Leafs vs Panthers Review + What Happens Next

May 25, 2025 • 125 mins
We discuss the Leafs loss to the Panthers, and the major questions facing them this offseason
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Episode 219 - Leafs vs Senators Recap + Panthers Preview

May 3, 2025 • 89 mins
On this episode, we discuss the Leafs beating the Sens in Round 1 (1:30) and preview the Toronto / Florida series (1:01:45)
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Episode 218 - Leafs vs Sens Playoff Preview

April 17, 2025 • 73 mins
We preview the Leafs vs Sens series, talking about each teams' strengths, weaknesses, and give our predictions
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Episode 217 - Reviewing the Season So Far

February 8, 2025 • 77 mins
Episode 217 - Reviewing the Season So Far by Arvind, Acting the Fulemin
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Episode 216 - Around the NHL (Part 3 of 3)

October 6, 2024 • 169 mins
Welcome to another episode of Back to Excited. Today, we finish our look around the league, covering another set of 12 teams. Timestamps: Philadelphia Flyers [1:50] Pittsburgh Penguins [14:37] San Jose Charks [29:13] Seattle Kraken [43:15] St Louis Blues [56:02] Tampa Bay Lightning [1:03:20] Toronto Maple Leafs [1:19:05] Utah Hockey Club [1:40:22] Vancouver Canucks [2:00:45] Vegas Golden Knights [2:22:58] Washington Capitals [2:31:...
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Episode 215 - Around the NHL (Part 2 of 3)

September 24, 2024 • 133 mins
Today, we go through the middle third of the league alphabetically, and review their offseason moves, along with their outlook. Timestamps: Edmonton Oilers [1:00] Florida Panthers [30:00] Los Angeles Kings [43:21] Minnesota Wild [1:02:24] Montreal Canadiens [1:11:55] Nashville Predators [1:24:34] New Jersey Devils [1:43:57] New York Islanders [1:52:35] New York Rangers [1:56:04] Ottawa Senators [2:03:43]
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Episode 214 - Around the NHL (Part 1)

September 8, 2024 • 152 mins
Welcome to Back to Excited's annual offseason review, where we go through all 31 non-Leafs teams, and discuss how they changed over the summer. In part 1, we go through teams alphabetically from Anaheim to Detroit. Timestamps below: Anaheim Ducks [4:09] Boston Bruins [17:27] Buffalo Sabres [35:05] Calgary Flames [59:10] Carolina Hurricanes [1:08:43] Chicago Blackhawks [1:28:30] Colorado Avalanche [1:43:44] Columbus Blue J...
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Episode 213 - Leafs Offseason Review

July 14, 2024 • 118 mins
Today, Fulemin and I do our deep dive of the Leafs' offseason, including the following: A recap of the players, coaches, and front office members who have left the team [0:55] The hiring of Craig Berube [26:43] The re-signings of Max Domi [33:38] and Timothy Liljegren [37:59] The acquisitions of Chris Tanev [42:58], Oliver Ekman-Larsson [59:31], Jani Hakanpaa [1:09:31], Dakota Mermis, and Philippe Myers [1:15:33] The Joseph Woll e...
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Episode 212 - Deja Vu

May 5, 2024 • 79 mins
Episode 212 - Deja Vu by Arvind, Acting the Fulemin
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Episode 211 - Mailbag!

February 25, 2024 • 113 mins
Episode 211 - Mailbag! by Arvind, Acting the Fulemin
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Episode 210 - William Nylander Extention & Defense Trade Targets

January 14, 2024 • 105 mins
Welcome to another episode of Back to Excited. Today we discuss the Leafs signing William Nylander to a contract extension, as well as some trade targets that might be of interest if the Leafs decide to bolster their defensive group.
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Episode 209 - Evaluating the Leafs After 20 Games

December 3, 2023 • 91 mins
Today, we discuss the Leafs after their first 20 games of the year, and where things have gone well, poorly, and everything in between.
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Episode 208 - Around the NHL (Part 3 of 3)

September 10, 2023 • 117 mins
Welcome to the final episode of our annual offseason reviews. Today we discuss the following teams: Pittsburgh Penguins [0:43] San Jose Sharks [40:24] Seattle Kraken [48:43] St. Louis Blues [1:05:16] Tampa Bay Lightning [1:11:21] Vancouver Canucks [1:22:50] Vegas Golden Knights [ 1:33:16] Washington Capitals [1:38:26] Winnipeg Jets [1:45:00]
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Episode 207 - Around the NHL (Part 2 of 3)

August 27, 2023 • 126 mins
Episode 207 - Around the NHL (Part 2 of 3) by Arvind, Acting the Fulemin
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Episode 206 - Around the NHL (Part 1)

August 6, 2023 • 147 mins
Welcome to another episode of Back to Excited, where we do our annual offseason review of every NHL team. We've split it up into thirds this year, and still managed to go for 2.5 hours on 12 teams! Timestamps are below: Arizona Coyotes [0:30] Anaheim Ducks [20:05] Boston Bruins [32:32] Buffalo Sabres [46:20] Calgary Flames [58:05] Carolina Hurricanes [1:09:41] Chicago Blackhawks [1:22:10] Columbus Blue Jackets [1:30:48] Dallas Star...
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Episode 205 - Leafs Offseason Moves Recap

July 16, 2023 • 86 mins
Today we discussed: The players who departed the Leafs this offseason [2:13] The new extensions and additions, including: David Kampf [20:30] Ryan Reaves [35:35] John Klingberg [47:55] Tyler Bertuzzi [1:00:26] Max Domi [1:06:16] Our overall assessment of the offseason
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