Today, it’s pretty simple. We just talk about the Habs, and the upcoming series between Toronto and Montreal. Enjoy!

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Episode 143 - Leafs vs Habs Playoff Preview

Today we go around the league and chat about some trends or storylines from the year (some of which are Leafs related) that we found noteworthy. In particular: How are the Sabres this bad [4:00] What went wrong for the Flames [16:56] What went wrong with the Leafs PP [30:10] Are people underrating Carolina [40:00] The Boston Bruins now have a second line [47:08] What made Zach Hyman become a bona fide first liner [52:46]

Episode 142 - Six Things Worth Noting

Today we discuss NHL awards. Timestamps: Hart Trophy - 4:18 Selke Trophy - 14:58 Norris Trophy - 30:15 Vezina Trophy - 46:23 Calder Trophy - 52:15

Episode 141 - NHL Awards

Today we discuss: Jets games and their chippiness - 4:45 Montreal floundering - 16:19 How has Nick Foligno looked - 27:58 What do we make of Rasmus Sandin - 45:20 Our confidence in Jack Campbell - 55:01 Adam Brooks with a dark horse run for a roster spot - 1:02:40 We think the Leafs are actually great - 1:10:22

Episode 140 - First Impressions of Nick Foligno and Rasmus Sandin

Today we discuss: The Leafs misfiring power play - 0:40 The ineffective play of Joe Thornton and Wayne Simmonds recently - 14:56 The pros and cons of re-signing Zach Hyman - 33:15

Episode 139 - Powerplay issues and ineffective legacy players

Well, that was fast. About 6 hours after our last pod went up, Kyle Dubas goes and makes a big trade, so we went to record another! Here’s a full hour of our takes on the Foligno trade.

Emergency Pod: Leafs Trade for Nick Foligno

Today we discuss: The Riley Nash trade [1:42] More bad takes [25:45]

Episode 138 - Riley Nash trade, and many bad takes

Today we discuss the profiles of the three likely Leafs Round 1 playoff opponents and what makes us eager (or not eager) to face them. Timestamps: Winnipeg Jets - 5:30 Edmonton Oilers - 18:46 Montreal Canadiens - 31:45

Episode 137 - Who do we want in Round 1?

Episode 136 - Making the grade by Arvind, Acting the Fulemin

Episode 136 - Making the grade

Today we discuss: The Leafs’ third line experiments with Hyman-Engvall-Mikheyev and Kerfoot-Engvall-Mikheyev [1:10] The future of Leafs goaltending [30:22] A very bad set of takes [1:10:12]

Episode 135 - 3rd Lines & Goaltending

Today we discuss: 3:50 - The Leafs week that was 14:30 - Auston Matthews wrist concern 21:51 - Darryl Sutter hiring 34:48 - Stop asking hockey players about analytics 40:05 - Zach Bogosian has been fine 46:10 - Stop trading Nylander for the love of god 55:55 - Our issues with the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Episode 134 - Highs and Lows

Today we discuss the North Division, including: Ottawa Senators [13:01] Vancouver Canucks [34:00] Calgary Flames [45:48] Montreal Canadiens [58:52] Winnipeg Jets [1:21:51] Edmonton Oilers [1:28:28]

Episode 133 - Around the Division

Today we discuss The Leafs win against the Habs [1:56] The Brodie - Rielly pairing generally [8:15] How essential is Morgan Rielly and should we explore trading him, in advance of his contract expiring in 2022 [11:15]

Episode 132 - Exploring a Rielly Trade

Today we discuss: Whether we were too negative on the Leafs in the early going, and whether our opinion has changed [0:40] Our thoughts on the Canadiens [31:54] The return of the bad takes segment! [42:11]

Episode 131 - Changing Opinions + Habs Discussion

Today, we discuss some trends around the league, and whether they are real or fake. These include: How bad the Canucks are [3:08] Whether the Habs are for real [20:48] How bad the Senators are (bit of a trend here) [31:41] Whether Auston Matthews is a Hart Trophy contender [37:01] Whether Alex Kerfoot is a good 3C [52:40]

Episode 130 - Real or Fake

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