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Arvind, Acting the Fulemin

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

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01:09:06

Episode 47 - All Stars, Rants, and Bad Punditry

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2019/01/27

[3:00] NHL All-Star PR [12:00] Patrick Marleau's season [24:53] Burke and Nylander [37:45] Questrade commercials [40:37] The Islanders, Lou, and Hunter [58:00] The Oilers

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01:27:08

Episode 46 - What should the Leafs do (ft. Kevin...

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2019/01/20

William Nylander’s evident demotion to the 4th line [2:20] Whether the Leafs should match Kadri up to the opposing team’s top line again [14:35] If we’d be on board with trading Kapanen (plus more assets) to Carolina for Dougie Hamilton [26:00] Why I think the Leafs (and their fans) should not even come close to panicking [39:00] Various Leafs defense targets [50:24] Criticism of the Leafs’ system [56:01] Kevin educates us on the Marlies [1:04:00]

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01:21:14

Episode 45 - Bearing Down

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2019/01/14

On this episode, we discuss: The Trevor Moore contract - 3:25 The Leafs losing to the Bruins and the noise about them needing to be heavier - 9:06 The success of the Nylander/Kadri duo in doing everything but score - 32:07 Our mild concerns with Auston Matthews - 44:56 Mitch Marner's absurd play - 59:25

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01:14:52

Episode 44 - Upgrading the defense and looking around...

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2019/01/06

On this episode, we discuss: The Vancouver Canucks and how excited we are at the prospect of more Jim Benning moves - 1:15 The rumours surrounding the Carolina Hurricanes, and why they are so much worse than their shot metrics - 11:00 Can the Leafs make a competitive offer for Alex Pietrangelo, and should they? - 27:00 Is a cheaper option like Nick Jensen worth a shot? - 43:43 Fulemin makes fun of the Oilers again - 57:02 We talk about the rest of the division. - 1:01:01

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01:12:43

Episode 43 - Garret Sparks, and things we were wrong...

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2018/12/30

Welcome back to another episode of Back to Excited. On this episode, we discuss: 3:33 - Columbus and New York games 9:32 - Sparks stuff 21:20 - Things we were wrong about (Gauthier - 22:20, Marner - 29:16, Nylander - 42:30) 1:00:09 - The Oilers continual stupidity

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01:19:05

Episode 42 - Reviewing the fully formed Leafs, Kyle...

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2018/12/18

On this episode, we discuss: The last five games for the Leafs [1:20] How William Nylander has performed [5:50] The game vs Tampa Bay and the NHL's divisional setup [18:00] A rant about Troy Brouwer's hit on Kasperi Kapanen [23:00] Whether we're concerned about a series against Buffalo [30:11] The knock on effect of having Nylander in our lineup [38:40] More discussion of how stacked Tampa is [41:00] The Josh Leivo trade [47:30] Kyle Dubas' comments on Jake Gardiner and offer sheets [55:00] The

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01:10:34

Episode 41 - Leafs Meltdown in Beantown, Possible...

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2018/12/09

Today we discuss: The Leafs loss in Boston and whether this changes how we think of them or their tactics [1:30] The Alex Pietrangelo Rumours, and other possible deadline acquisitions, including Wayne Simmonds, Rick Nash, and more [38:04]

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01:03:14

Episode 40 - All Nylander, All the time

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2018/12/02

Episode 40 - All Nylander, All the time by Arvind, Acting the Fulemin

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01:14:52

Episode 39 - Real or Fake

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2018/11/25

On this episode we play a game of Real or Fake. Each of us make a claim about the season so far, and we determine whether it will hold over the rest of the year. Kasperi Kapanen is a first line winger - 2:30 Morgan Rielly is the Norris favourite - 14:57 Travis Dermott is the Leafs' 2nd best defenseman - 24:02 Frederik Andersen is the Vezina favourite - 39:40 Frederik Gauthier is competent - 51:30 Buffalo will be in the top 3 of the division - 1:02:00

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01:02:47

Episode 38 - Nylander News, Contract the Senators

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2018/11/11

Welcome back to another episode of Back To Excited. On this episode, we discuss: The latest on the Nylander contract dispute, based on the reporting from the Headlines segment of Hockey Night in Canada, and our thoughts on it, and the situation as a whole. [0:53] The otherwise strong week for the Leafs, last night notwithstanding [28:18] How do we feel about facing Boston in the playoffs? [29:45] Garret Sparks poor performance thus far in the season [32:03] Kasperi Kapanen’s emergence as a bona

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01:28:36

Episode 37 - Leafs and Lightning, with Alan Wells

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2018/11/04

1:08 - How have the lightning been? 3:08 - How are the leafs relative to them? 4:15 - How does this lightning team compare to last years 5:40 - How do you deal with the banality of the regular season when you’re a good team 8:20 - Fan psychology 16:45 - the frustration that exists in the leafs fanbase despite their success 19:00 - The Yanni Gourde signing, and what it means for the Lightning’s cap situation 29:00 - How good is Brayden Point 33:29 - How does this affect the Leafs (i.e

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01:07:12

Episode 36 - Leafs vs Jets, Matthews' Injury, and...

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2018/10/28

On this episode, we discuss: The Leafs winning two in a row against the Jets [1:40] The HNIC commentators and how bad they are [3:40] Auston Matthews' injury [10:00] William Nylander (again) [13:50] Why sponsorship dollars for players like Nylander aren't a difference maker [17:40] How the Leafs will line up without Matthews [25:20] Freddie Gauthier and the surprisingly competent Leafs fourth line [29:00] Igor Ozhiganov making the 3RD spot his own [34:30] Jake Gardiner is coming around [40:15] Our

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01:05:04

Episode 35 - Deja Blue

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2018/10/21

On this episode, we discuss: Where do the Leafs stand, and is Babcock earning his money - 2:31 Matthews’ lines struggles and potential solutions - 20:42 Our resignation that the Gardiner Zaitsev pair doesnt work - 32:15 Assorted short chatter on other teams - 40:00 Nylander chatter - 43:20

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01:18:43

Episode 34 - Kappy Days

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2018/10/14

On this episode, we discuss: How Kasperi Kapanen has revived Auston Matthews' line at even strength [1:00] Whether Kapanen's play adjusts where we play William Nylander when he returns [5:30] or his value to the team [10:00] Auston Matthews' defense [21:00] How close Matthews is to McDavid [26:00] Why other teams hate us... we then proceed to tell them to fuck off for about 15 minutes [30:00] The Leafs' overall play and how good we think they are [43:00] The questions around Gardiner + Zaitsev

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01:11:01

Episode 33 - System's got me down

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2018/10/08

We discuss the first three games of the Leafs season and go into great detail on: [2:38] - Reviewing the overall level of play from the Leafs [6:33] - The Leafs' 'system' and whether it's holding the team back, and whether fans blaming it for the Leafs struggles are justified. [30:00] - A review of just about every player on the team

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01:16:56

Episode 32 - Leafs Preseason, Marner's Contract

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2018/09/30

1:30 - Leafs preseason talk and projected lineups 10:00 - Frederik Gauthier 12:00 - Leafs D pairings 17:00 - The ability of the Leafs to score against the run of play 19:20 - Our thoughts on the goalies 21:20 - Fulemin talks about offer sheets 24:52 - Should we be worried about Marner’s contract 45:50 - We swoon over the fact that we’re adding Nylander to this offensive group 48:26 - Are we still unconcerned with the Nylander situation 56:40 - Can Nazem Kadri win the Selke (no) 1:00:00 - Has Steven

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01:25:34

Episode 31 - Leafs Preseason Impressions

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2018/09/23

In this episode, we discuss the Leafs preseason including: Who impressed us [2:10] Who was just OK [30:10] Who disappointed us [33:00] We also talk about people galaxy braining the Leafs lineup [1:07:30] and why Buffalo will still be bad this season [1:16:30]

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01:25:46

Episode 30 - Karlsson trade, Leafs training camp

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2018/09/16

2:41 - Ottawa's bad decisions 4:29 - Is Hossa better than Alfredsson 6:28 - The Karlsson trade and the many, many mistakes Ottawa made throughout this process 19:19 - Fulemin disrespects Nikolai Kulemin 23:30 - the Melnyk video 28 - other assorted bad decisions 34:31 - should the Mens learn from the Jets 37:20 - Should we be worried about the Nylander deal 42:20 - Why using just Ehlers deal in arguing for Nylander’s contract is incomplete 49:58 - Leafs training camp battles 1:15:14 -

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01:18:22

Episode 29 - Lightning and Bruins and Leafs, oh my!...

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2018/08/28

We welcome Alan Wells (@loserpoints) from Raw Charge to talk about the Leafs, Lightning, Bruins, and make fun of the rest of the Atlantic. We discuss: Alan's take on the Lightning [2:35] The difficulty in rooting for a contender [6:48] The concerns Alan has about the Lightning [10:00] Whether the Lightning should be willing to give up Mikhail Sergachev for Erik Karlsson [13:02] How awful the Sens are [18:25] The state of the Atlantic Division [24:00] Alan's take on the Leafs [26:30] Whether the

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01:41:17

Episode 28 - Leafs Lines, the Future of Defense, and...

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2018/08/12

In this episode, Arvind and Fulemin take on questions from Twitter, including: The best lines for the Leafs How we'd set up Toronto's power play Whether Travis Dermott can replace Jake Gardiner after this season, and the argument against trading Gardiner now. How is the role of defensemen changing, and how does that impact team composition Who are our top 20 centres in the league

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