We're back! In #127, it's time for our Sens Round 1 playoff preview.
Here we break down how Ottawa & Carolina match up against each other, the goaltending battle, Pinto's important role, and some Jack Adams talk.
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In the last month, Linus Ullmark has 4 steals and 0 choked games ‼️
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New article up on LB-Hockey! 🚨🏒
Unearthing reasons behind Ottawa's underwhelming season outside of the obvious, and why their strategy when attacking in transition could be the root of disconnect between actual results & data-driven expectations.
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New article up on LB-Hockey! 🚨🏒
How we built a model that blends publicly available hockey data to obtain eye-test-sturdy playing styles, and contributions in the form of standings points.
Capturing Playing Styles & Contributions in the Modern NHL 🔗: lb-hockey.com/2025/12/05/c...
I've been longing for a Chabot-Spence pair ever since we traded for him.
For the lb-hockey.com Sens Season Preview piece before the season began, I wrote about how both dmen's offensive profiles could complement each other very well thanks to their tendencies when moving the puck ✍️
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In #125, it's time for our favourite yearly segment. After crowning a winner for last year, Louis & Josh go head-to-head in predicting this Senators season through 11 over/unders, including a 75.5% team win percentage line for when Shane Pinto scores.
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New article up on LB-Hockey! 🚨🏒
The Senators season starts tomorrow so it's time for our season preview! We analyze all of Ottawa's 2025 additions with plenty of clips & visualizations. And one thing's for certain, these new guys can SHOOT.
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In #124, it's been so long we almost forgot to hit record. In this one, Louis-Adam-&-Josh are all back to vibe out about the Sens, how they feel regarding the state of the team's forward, defence, & goalie corps, along with competition in the eastern conference.
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New article up on LB-Hockey! 🚨🏒
We showcase players’ willingness to engage in high-contact areas and ability to succeed when pressured, along with how it correlates to team success & player development. It also introduces a new free visualization: the Battle Grid!
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In #123, we are back to review Ottawa's off-season happenings. We evaluate Logan Hensler's game, rejoice in the Jordan Spence trade, talk about all the new Sens contracts, and even take a peek at the newly released 2025-26 schedule.
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In #122, it is time for the NINTH edition of Sens Obscure Trivia. How will Louis & Josh perform this time as they try to recall the season's overtime winners, dig up historical playoff records, and are challenged by what Adam calls his most diabolical question yet.
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Super excited to announce that next week I’ll be presenting (remotely) at the Linköping Hockey Analytics Conference!
I’ll be covering my work blending shot data to evaluate offensive flow and player roles in team passing systems 🏒
Here is this year’s LINHAC program: www.ida.liu.se/research/spo...
In #121, Adam & Louis embark on a 2-hour gauntlet assigning grades to every Senators regular from this season.
Featuring:
- a duo of A-minus-minus tallies
- a phenomenal outing on the goalie side
- and a day of celebration for Thomas Chabot
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I am frightened yet unbelievably excited for this @zubcast.bsky.social recording
In #120, we conduct our yearly playoff bracket prediction.
This episode has everything:
- CAR getting swept in the conference finals again?
- A disagreement in our ranks over WSH-MTL?
- Josh's dreams crossing over into reality?
Well, hopefully not that last one.
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Sens. Playoffs. Welcome Back.
Reviews are pouring in! Check out our playoff preview crossover with Elite Sens Brain to get ready for this Senators playoff run 🏒
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THE PLAYOFF PREVIEW YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!
We have joined forces with @zubcast.bsky.social to deliver a massive crossover episode, where we preview the Sens' grand return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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Welcome to episode 119 of the Zubcast AND episode 40 of @elitesensbrain.bsky.social! In this crossover playoff preview, we reflect on the rebuild, ponder the most embarrassing way for Toronto to lose, and hand out some Sens playoff superlatives.
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In #118, Josh returns with some travel advice. We dive into remaining schedules for teams in the eastern wildcard hunt, some advanced analytics on Cozens's first two weeks as a Senator, and ranking the ideal first round opponents for Ottawa.
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It’s LB-Hockey’s 1st birthday! So what better time to cover all the tools hosted on the website 📈
As a thank you to all who support the site, everyone who reposts this thread will receive a free 1-month trial to lb-hockey.com!
Now let’s explore some visualizations 🧵
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For more visualization-filled analysis of the Cozens-Norris deal: lb-hockey.com/2025/03/09/n...
In #117, it's time for a trade deadline recap!! We provide an in-depth look on what Dylan Cozens & Fabian Zetterlund bring to Ottawa's forward group, analyze the now-completed Rantanen saga, and talk about our Walk-to-the-CTC fundraiser with the Sens Foundation.
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We've always been big BMO fans 😤
In #116, we go over the massive (NHL) trade news from the last couple weeks. We also relish in the Sens finally holding a divisional spot, and explore potential forward acquisitions at the deadline.
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In #115, it's time for our yearly mid-season update. We're handing out grades to all Sens regulars from Ullmark's excellent play, to disagreements within our ranks regarding the bottom 6, and all-around praise for the Chabot-Jensen pairing.
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In #114, we lament the worst month of the year. We review the performance of the new additions, explore potential options on the trade market, and unveil Josh's Nostradamus-like powers with his prediction against the Sharks.
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