Fellow dev here (though I can't take credit for anything on the bot), but I'd say...maybe. Unfortunately I'm not all-knowing, nor was I in the room when any of this was discussed, but I wonder if it had to do with the addition of more advanced stats. My understanding is that the NHL is actually trying to make stats more publicly accessible, so I'd say "no" off the cuff, but your guess is as good as anyone's (i.e., I don't think anyone can say one way or the other with any certainty whatsoever).