In this episode, we go through the positives and negatives of the Leafs season through the first six weeks of their campaign
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)
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)
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 Red Wings
[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 overview
We discuss the Leafs loss to the Panthers, and the major questions facing them this offseason
On this episode, we discuss the Leafs beating the Sens in Round 1 (1:30) and preview the Toronto / Florida series (1:01:45)
We preview the Leafs vs Sens series, talking about each teams' strengths, weaknesses, and give our predictions
Episode 217 - Reviewing the Season So Far by Arvind, Acting the Fulemin
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 [2:31:23] Winnipeg Jets [2:41:10]
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]
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 Jackets [1:52:18] Dallas Stars [2:02:23] Detroit Red Wings [2:13:14]
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 extension [1:18:40] and Anthony Stolarz signing [1:22:45] The RFAs the Leafs still need to sign (Nick Robertson, Conor Dewar) [1:27:45] The Marner trade the Leafs didn't end up making [1:39:25] Is this team better? [1:48:16]
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.
Today, we discuss the Leafs after their first 20 games of the year, and where things have gone well, poorly, and everything in between.
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]
Episode 207 - Around the NHL (Part 2 of 3) by Arvind, Acting the Fulemin
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 Stars [1:39:19] Detroit Red Wings [1:49:07] Edmonton Oilers [2:07:59] Florida Panthers [2:15:28] You will notice that we completely forgot to do the Colorado Avalanche... we'll add them into one of the future versions.