arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I read the article. In the case of Wilson, she seems more in the wrong than the fan, and everything else was about the Fever fans being toxic online, which to me has more to do with Clark being a lightning rod and having really weird stans. 000
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Genuine Q: in what way are the Fever MAGA besides Cunningham? 100
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Yeah, I don’t think this is without risk. Knies has more runway by virtue of being a couple years younger. But short of swindling a team, this seems like a good trade to me. 110
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Basically every stats model has like, a 4-5 goal gap between them at the minimum. It’s not a tiny difference 131
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I’m cautiously optimistic, but a lot depends on the deal they sign marchenko to and any throw in assets in either direction 110
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The way this makes the most sense to me is that the FO basically views player costs as not that relevant going forward because the cap increases are so large that every team will be more constrained by who they have on their roster than with how much they pay those players. 261
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 27/08/2026New podcast! @actingthefulemin.bsky.social and I go around the Atlantic division and review the offseasons of each team in it: soundcloud.com/back-to-exci...soundcloud.comEpisode 229 - Around the Atlantic DivisionToday, we go around the Atlantic Division to discuss the Leafs' closest competition Boston Bruins [1:12] Buffalo Sabres [8:56] Detroit Red Wings [21:22] Florida Panthers [32:07] Montreal Canadiens [45 3111
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I am not making any claims about those. Your original statement was that you found no valid claim that these models have real utility. My claim is that they have real utility to me in this specific way. 020
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I’ve been able to implement models and products at work that would have taken me 6 months to never in a pre-AI world. If it never gets better from here, it would still be extremely beneficial for my work. 110
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Extremely normcore opinion but The Odyssey in 70mm IMAX just absolutely rips. Fantastic movie and experience 030
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 12/07/2026New podcast! @actingthefulemin.bsky.social and I chat about the Leafs' offseason moves: soundcloud.com/back-to-exci...soundcloud.comEpisode 228 - Leafs Offseason ReviewThe 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 1233
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Thank you! And yeah, those two counters were amazing (Saka and Bellingham are absurd). I guess I viewed them as more self inflicted from Mexico, with Englands stars really taking advantage. 120
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Fantastic seems incredibly strong, no? They stayed compact for a while and had two great counters with very sloppy defending from Mexico. It’s not like they were consistently generating counter opportunities either 110
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Why would you say something so controversial, yet so brave 250
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 08/05/2026New pod! @actingthefulemin.bsky.social and I chat about the Leafs draft lottery win, and the recent hires of John Chayka and Mats Sundin. soundcloud.com/back-to-exci...soundcloud.comEpisode 227 - Leafs Win Draft Lottery Reactions & John Chayka Deep DiveToday, we discuss the Leafs stroke of good luck in their draft lottery win. We follow it up with a long deep dive into John Chayka's history as GM of the Arizona Coyotes, and what it might mean for hi 4263
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Yeah, trading down is kinda ludicrous IMO. McKenna seems like he probably has the highest upside. The stuff about bad details/motor makes me worry, and Stenberg being a genuinely excellent SHL player at his age is pretty wild. 010
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Basically everyone I’ve seen have put Stenberg in that conversation. I don’t think it’d be unreasonable to pick him, with the caveat that I’m not a prospect guy myself. 100
Reposted by arviActing the Fulemin @actingthefulemin.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Crazy how Canada's capital also featured an incompetent shooter tonight 1318235
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 26/04/2026I’m glad that as bad as things get for Leafs fans, the universe still allows us to make fun of the Sens 3454
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 24/04/2026He told his owner he wasn’t doing an interview for a new job, then took an interview for a new job, misrepresenting the role as well 100
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Right, any actual analysis has to reckon with him getting picks docked, and the team sucking every year. 010
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 24/04/2026If I was to steel man his tenure it would be: 1. Made good bets on Keller/Schmaltz/Chychrun 2. Limited huge problem contracts (though Goligoski was pretty bad) 3. Identified some good players early like Bunting (think Garland predates him) 4. Kuemper was a solid acquisition to my memory? 100
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Having met and interacted with a lot of people in the rough shape of Chayka (smart business focused people), my guess is that he’s a great interview. I bet he has reasons for why things in Arizona didn’t work out ideally, and they all sound reasonable. But I’m underwhelmed by the track record. 110
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 24/04/2026His job is also to manage the relationship with the owner! Sometimes you can’t, but it also can’t just be hand waved away 100
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 24/04/20265. He had a tough hand in terms of ownership and resources. But part of his job is to deal with ownership, and it’s hard to argue he did a great job there. 6. I said this with Dubas and I stand by it: it’s not enough to not fuck up. You need to make actively good moves. I don’t see a ton of those 190
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 24/04/20263. His trades are a really mixed bag; trading a first for Stepan was terrible, but he did weaponize cap space for assets. Unfortunately, we’re in a world where I care way more about the former, because the latter is less relevant for the Leafs and in today’s NHL 4. He was an ethical disaster 290
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 24/04/2026It seems increasingly likely it’s going to be Chayka as Leafs GM. My main thoughts on him are: 1. He made excellent picks in the 2016 draft. Keller at 7 and Chychrun at 16 were both great value. 2. His overall draft record is mid, because he also threw away a 5th overall pick on Hayton 1174
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 23/04/2026What, you’re not convinced by the record number of business partnerships the Coyotes recorded in his tenure? 010
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 23/04/2026He also breached draft rules for a really dumb reason: taking measurements of players! The risk reward there is just insane 010
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 17/04/2026There’s a terrifying amount of sanewashing on Chayka IMO. 140
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 08/03/2026New podcast! @actingthefulemin.bsky.social and I discuss the Leafs trade deadline, the outlook for the remainder of the season, and where they go from here. soundcloud.com/back-to-exci...soundcloud.comEpisode 226 - Leafs Trade Deadline RecapThe 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 3211
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Not to crap on an otherwise fantastic game from Matthews, but this was kind of an optimistic angle to take, and every team now has top players who take advantage of that. 000
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 15/02/2026The American broadcast has genuinely spent about 3 minutes praising Matthew Tkachuk for passing it back to the point on the Faber goal. 130
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Should also mention that Q. Hughes and Werenski are a ridiculously good pairing, and combine really well with the star forwards 020
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 15/02/2026And on cue, Matthews line forces an icing, Eichel line piles on pressure, Matthews line gets a goal. They’re good enough for this to work against everyone, but the top two lines are dogs to carry play like this against Canada. 110
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 15/02/2026The Americans are a real top 6 / bottom 6 team now, which is shocking given the talent they have. 150
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 22/01/2026How is Domi both failing by being too low as the third man on a contested faceoff, and being late to get back on D? 041
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 13/01/2026One of the most frustrating things about Max Domi on the top line is that the opportunity cost of his “fuck it, someone’s in the slot” passes goes way up. 041
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Imposter syndrome as a concept has done immense damage to society. As it turns out, some people feel fraudulent because they are, in fact, frauds. 2100
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Everything the Leafs do makes sense when you realize they are utterly terrified of being proven wrong by acting too early. 151
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 22/12/2025The Leafs are an organization that employs people who show the competence of the kids from Succession 161
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 16/11/2025New pod! @actingthefulemin.bsky.social and I chat about the start of the Leafs season, including what's gone well (not much), poorly (quite a lot), and worse than we could have imagined (a distressingly large number of things) soundcloud.com/back-to-exci...soundcloud.comEpisode 225 - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Through Six Weeks of the LeafsIn this episode, we go through the positives and negatives of the Leafs season through the first six weeks of their campaign 1182
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Lotta nice things in that Leafs win, but my concern level over Matthews is not zero. 010
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 18/09/2025In 23/24 he took 800 draws and his most regular linemates were Kolesar and Carrier. That doesn’t seem so different than what will be asked of him here? 010
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Not that I totally disagree with your point, but Roy has absolutely worked on a 3rd line before. He’s has multiple years where he was between 7-9 among Vegas Fs in ice time. 110
arvi @ashrivats.bsky.social · 15/09/2025New pod! @actingthefulemin.bsky.social and I chat about teams from Philadelphia to Winnipeg, wrapping up our offseason recap podcasts! soundcloud.com/back-to-exci...soundcloud.comEpisode 224 - Around the NHL (Part 3)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. 061
