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. 🎙️ linktr.ee/zubcast

In the last month, Linus Ullmark has 4 steals and 0 choked games ‼️ 📈 lb-hockey.com

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. 🔗: lb-hockey.com/2026/01/31/w...

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. 🎙️ linktr.ee/zubcast

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...

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. 🎙️ linktr.ee/zubcast

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! 🔗: lb-hockey.com/2025/08/13/d...

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. 🎙 linktr.ee/zubcast

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. 🎙 linktr.ee/zubcast

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 🎙: linktr.ee/zubcast

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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. 🎙 Out now: linktr.ee/zubcast

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 🏒 Out now: linktr.ee/zubcast

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. zencastr.com/z/_G_DNZ0w

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. 🎙: linktr.ee/zubcast zencastr.com/Elite-Sens-B...

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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. 🎙 Out now : linktr.ee/zubcast

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 🧵

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. 🎙 Out now : linktr.ee/zubcast

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. 🎙 Out now : linktr.ee/zubcast

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. 🎙 Out now : linktr.ee/zubcast

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. 🎙 Out now : linktr.ee/zubcast

In our most recent episode, Josh & Louis had to try & consecutively recall all 15 defensemen that played for the Sens in the 2018-19 season. How many can you name? 🎙 Listen here: linktr.ee/zubcast

In #113, it's time for the potentially most sinister edition of Obscure Trivia. Adam quizzes Louis & Josh on the dark times of the Sens rebuild, as they uncover the most mysterious pieces from those times like Oscar Lindberg & Jim Little. 🎙 Out now : linktr.ee/zubcast

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In #112, we have returned. We preview the upcoming Senators season by building our ideal lines, crowning a champion for last year's over/unders, and predicting new ones for the year ahead. 🎙 Out now : linktr.ee/zubcast

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In #111, Sens Obscure Trivia is back! 🥳🥳 Adam quizzes Louis & Josh on the stupidest, saddest, and funniest pieces of trivia from the 2023-24 Sens season, all culminating in a thrilling coin-flip finale. 🎙 Out now : linktr.ee/zubcast

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In #110, we recap the massive backlog of Sens news since we last recorded. We rejoice in the Ullmark trade, analyze the new free agency signings, and give scouting reports on all of Ottawa's draft selections including 7th overall pick Carter Yakemchuk. 🎙 Out now : linktr.ee/zubcast

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In #109, Josh has finally returned! To celebrate, we hold our yearly NHL draft preview episode, where Louis has selected 4 potential options to analyze at each of the Sens first 3 picks: #7, #25, & #39, including defenceman Zeev Buium. 🎙 Out now : linktr.ee/zubcast

In #108, it's time to recap the PWHL Draft! We analyze all 7 of Ottawa's pick from Serdachny, to Savolainen, Philips, Markowski, McMahon, Meixner, and Wethington. We also look at what they have left to do this off-season, and give an overall verdict for their haul. 🎙 Out now : linktr.ee/zubcast

In #107, we are proud to present our 2024 NHL Awards! We have filled and counted our ballots for 7 prestigious awards from the Selke to the Norris and even Most Improved Player, all while touching on this excellent Hart Trophy race. 🎙 Out now : linktr.ee/zubcast

In #106, @maudescho.bsky.social returns to the show to help give out our end-of-season grades to all Sens players. We touch on Sanderson's impressive sophomore outing, one player per position receiving an F, and Chychrun's collapse as the season went on. 🎙️ Out now : linktr.ee/zubcast

In #105, we give our thoughts on the Travis Green hire. We dive into a couple options for the Sens at #7 & for PWHL Ottawa at #2. Josh also provides the best travel segment of his career, and we speculate who will be the first Sen to puke at Green's training camp. 🎙 Out now : linktr.ee/zubcast

In #104, we cover a ton of ground. We evaluate how our NHL bracket stands so far, talk about the Sens exit interviews along with a mini Josh Norris case study, and look at the PWHL playoff picture and the frontrunners for the new awards. 🎙 Out now : linktr.ee/zubcast

We've hit the century mark! We recall the best moments from our first 100 episodes with Zubcast-themed trivia where Adam & Josh are quizzed by Louis about all our former guests, Sens leaders since we started recording, & Chris Tierney facts. 🎙️ Out now : linktr.ee/zubcast

We now have a hockey tic-tac-toe game with the Ottawa mascots vs the other NHL mascots

Hard to see them all in this pic but official mascot attendance for Sparty’s Birthday (from left to right): - Big Joe (RedBlacks) - OG (BlackJacks) - Sparty (Sens) - Stormy (Hurricanes) - SJ Sharkie (Sharks) - Youpi! (Habs) - Fin (Canucks)

First report of Sparty’s Birthday: O.G from the Ottawa BlackJacks and Youpi! return once again while we get a new appearance from SJ Sharkie

I (Louis) will be on the scene tmrw to report all things mascot for Sparty’s Birthday

In #81, NHL Career Comparisons makes its return! We debate whose career we'd rather have between a pair of former-superstars-turned-GMs, a trio of young promising defensemen, and more as Josh potentially incriminates himself. 🎙 Out now : http://linktr.ee/zubcast