Author: Louis Boulet
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Why (else) is Ottawa’s data not matching their results?
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 results & data-driven expectations
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2026 Olympic Guide: Which Snubs Should be Going to Milan?
Diving into the Finnish, Swedish, American, and Canadian Olympic men’s hockey rosters to determine which snubbed players deserve to skate in Milan
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Capturing Playing Styles & Contributions in the Modern NHL
How we built a model that blends publicly available hockey analytics data to obtain eye-test-sturdy playing styles and contributions in the form of standings points
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How Ottawa’s 2025 additions will look to contribute in the upcoming season
Walking through each of this year’s new Senators and analyzing what they should bring to the roster in 2025-26, supplemented with plenty of clips, visualizations, & metrics
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Summer 2025 Patch Notes
From a new SPAR model, to plenty of additions in the player cards, and tons of more content, we cover all the changes & improvements here at LB-Hockey over the last few months in our Summer 2025 edition of Patch Notes.
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Defining Physicality and Skaters’ Ability To Play Through It
Showcasing players’ willingness to engage in high-contact areas and succeed when pressured, along with how it correlates to team success and player development
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The Areas That Will Define Every Round 2 Series
Using our new Matchup Engine to find the potential inflexion points that could flip every series either side within this year’s second round
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Norris – Cozens Swap Analysis
Two core pieces on complex trajectories swap places in a surprising & creative move between Atlantic division rivals
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Rantanen & Necas Blockbuster – Quick Analysis
An overview of the high-profile pieces involved in this massive three-way trade, and how it sets up the Avalanche & Hurricanes heading into this year’s trade deadline.
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Using Calculus to Quantify Consistency in the NHL
Defining a new way to measure player consistency from game-to-game through integral calculus and decayed averages