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Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 5h

the face lift to their stats page worried me that I'd have to fix some of my scripts but im very happy to do it if it means proper API endpoints this time around!

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Aaron K @ladyotreesyrup.bsky.social · 8h

New season, new NHL EDGE landing page! The NHL has updated both the UI and the backend for their EDGE stats, converting the data transfer from a web socket message/response system to API endpoints

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Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 19h

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.

🔗 lb-hockey.com/2025/10/08/h...

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Offside News @offsidenewsco.bsky.social · 16h

"The real questions that surround the Ottawa Senators are not that much different than last season, but with the added pressure of proving that making the playoffs for the first time since 2017 was not a fluke."

@pearbea.bsky.social previews the 2025-26 #GoSensGo season: buff.ly/D3ovmFT

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Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 19h

That's fair but in my eyes he definitely outplayed Matinpalo who had quite the rough pre-season

Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 19h

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.

🔗 lb-hockey.com/2025/10/08/h...

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Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 20h

good point!

Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 20h

This better be because they still aren't sure if Jensen is 100%. You can't healthy scratch Jordan Spence.

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Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 21h

Like seriously, what a defenceman

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Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 21h

Great deal for the Oilers. The 4M AAV over 3 years comes in below both our signing prediction and projected worth of Ekholm's play throughout the extension.

He continues to hold some of the best play-driving numbers in our data, with strong microstats all over the ice.

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Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 21h

Winnipeg locks up Kyle Connor, keeping one of the best powerhouse offensive lines in the league together. Connor is arguably a top 5 scorer who blends a deadly arsenal of shots with a great feel for open pockets of space and individual creation skill with the puck.

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Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 1d

VLADDY. LOVES. YANKEE STADIUM

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Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 1d

Tom Kha Gai remains undefeated

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Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 1d

Nazar first goal of the NHL season you love to see it

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Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 1d

feels so good to be back

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Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 1d

Any time!

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Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 1d

Hughes vs Makar for the title of best dman in the league is so fun to watch. In one corner you have the best scorer from the back-end, with unrivalled hands and dynamism. Against the league's best passer from the blue line with unbelievably smooth skating and defensive metrics.

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Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 1d

Harley-Heiskanen could arguably be the best D pair in the league, and likely the most balanced too. Both guys bring dynamic passing qualities, excellent skating, and phenomenal results.

Pretty sure that's the highest chemistry boost for any 2 players actively on the same team too.

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Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 1d

You have been damned by the Curse of Unwoodo.
Continue at your own peril 👁️‍🗨️🪾👁️‍🗨️

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Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 1d

MacDermid unfortunately didn't play enough in either of the last 2 seasons so he's out of my multi-year dataset. So here are both his and Hamonic's most recent single-season cards.

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Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 1d

The NHL season starts today! Let's take some lb-hockey.com player card requests to celebrate 🏒

Got any skater, goalie, comparison, team, line, or matchup on your mind? Now's your chance so drop em below 👇

LB-Hockey

In-Depth Hockey Analytics, Made Stylish

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Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 1d

Top 50 Projected Players for 2025-26 by SPAR: 1 to 10

At long last, our pre-season posting is complete with the top 10 projected players for 2025-26. Do the Hart, Norris, and Vezina stay within this group by end of season? Or is there an upset coming?

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Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 1d

And here's what the playoff picture would look like 🏒

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Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 1d

Late to it because I was making some updates to the Contract Projector yesterday, and they seem to have been worth it! A 7x7 extension is very close to the model's prediction, with 7 years being the likeliest term at 68.2%, and the cap coming in just 0.5M under the actual.

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Louis Boulet @louisboulet.bsky.social · 2d

still home ice in round 1!

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