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[0:30] Fulemin’s crippling caffeine addiction [4:43] The Leafs poorer 5v5 play recently, whether we are concerned, and how it changes our opinion of Babcock, if at all. [15:01] The high standards we place on the Leafs top line [19:20] The frustration of Rielly-Ceci [28:43] Our thoughts on Babcock temporarily benching Nylander [49:19] Fulemin gets mad at Sportlogiq and bad stats [1:02:02] Fulemin g...

Episode 78 - Coaching Changes, Why Marner + Matthews Don't Work by Arvind, Acting the Fulemin

Today we discuss: [0:37] The Leafs game in Boston and the particular usage the forwards saw. We also discuss the Leafs usage over the course of the entire season, for both offense and defense. [36:50] We go over the first nine games of Alex Kerfoot and Tyson Barrie and discuss how they’ve performed relative to our expectations.

Episode 76 - Sandin Sent Down & Leafs Forward Lines by Arvind, Acting the Fulemin

Episode 75 - Early Thoughts & Depth Battles by Arvind, Acting the Fulemin

Today we discuss: [1:19] The Auston Matthews legal situation [16:53] The Leafs roster after preseason and the cap implications of keeping Rasmus Sandin on the roster. [52:34] Our optimism for the season

Episode 73 - Atlantic Division Preview with Alan (@loserpoints) by Arvind, Acting the Fulemin

Episode 72 - Marner Signs, Training Camp Battles by Arvind, Acting the Fulemin

Today we discuss The Leafs and the expansion draft [1:47] Allocating resources across various positions [7:40] The Leafs Top 25 Under 25 - specifically, Jeremy Bracco, Timothy Liljegren, and Travis Dermott [41:17]

We do a Twitter Mailbag

Today, we go through the NHL alphabetically and discuss the offseason activities of teams from Minnesota to Winnipeg

Welcome back to another episode of Back to Excited. Today, we go through the NHL alphabetically and discuss the offseason activities of teams from Anaheim to Los Angeles.

NOTE: We have some audio issues in this episode, where there’s some noise picked up by my mic when I speak — hopefully it’s not unlistenable. We’ll make sure it’s corrected for our next episode. The Maple Leafs made a big trade. Fulemin and I discuss it: [1:20] The Kadri - Barrie trade [4:35] Barrie as a player [18:57] Why we’re excited by Alex Kerfoot [35:35] The Zaitsev / Ceci trade [55:43] The...

We discuss 1:10 - The Patrick Marleau salary dump 13:05 - The reported Kapanen and Johnsson agreements 21:52 - The Leafs current cap situation, the options they have to address their defense, and their relative lack of options to do so 1:09:39 - the picks the Leafs made.

We discuss: The Raps winning and their takeover of Toronto [1:15] Viewership differences between the NBA and NHL, and the systemic differences in the sports that make the former more easily marketed, and how the NHL’s culture may be impeding it [6:54] The upsides and downsides of the NBAs heavy emphasis on stars/personalities above teams [20:15] Why NBA teams’ styles are more evident than NHL team...

Today, we discuss Mitch Marner and the continued leaks out of his camp [1:40] The possibilities in trading Nikita Zaitsev [21:15] The surprising news about Patrick Marleau being willing to move on [38:22]

[2:42] Fulemin rants about how people react to ‘playoff injuries’ [14:53] Our trust in Kyle Dubas [31:23] The Leafs are very young and very good [36:43] We defend Mike Babcock against some of the criticism he has received [51:55] William Nylander ripping up the World Championships (he got another assist as I wrote this) [57:32] Rasmus Sandin blowing away our expectations [1:02:50] Mitch Marner is...

Episode 62 - Leafs Free Agents (with Rahef) by Arvind, Acting the Fulemin

Episode 61 - Where do we go from here? by Arvind, Acting the Fulemin

Game 4 Thoughts by Arvind, Acting the Fulemin

Episode 59 - Game 2 Thoughts by Arvind, Acting the Fulemin

Today we discuss: [0:56] Bob Cole's last game, and our memories of him. [6:50] How people lie with stats [17:22] Previewing Leafs vs Bruins from all angles [1:10:40] Other playoff series

Episode 57 - Awards, Sparks, and Satisfaction by Arvind, Acting the Fulemin

We discuss: The Rangers/Leafs game [0:41] The supposed Babcock/Dubas rift [3:36] The Sens and Oilers continue to be embarrassments [41:10] Revisiting our Real or Fake predictions from Episode 39 [53:43] What have we learned about the Leafs this year [1:20:24]

On this episode, we discuss: [0:45] The allegations of Morgan Rielly directing a homophobic slur at a referee [8:40] The Leafs play within the last week [12:09] Jake Gardiner’s impact [14:46] The larger pattern of Leafs play in the past month [30:15] Our exhaustion with Zaitsev [32:56] Nylander/Matthews reunited [35:24] Babcock’s culpability [47:52] Sparks’ quotes I apologize in advance for the be...