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Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under
I agree with Bingo, +/- is definitely a stat that can be indicative of certain trends, but it generally reflects quality of team. Your top 20 +/- guys in the NHL right now are made up of 5 San Jose Sharks, 3 players from Anaheim, 4 players from Chicago, 2 from Pit/St Louis/Colorado. The point is the majority are just all from really good teams. Does it really mean much that Justin Braun leads the NHL at +19? I doubt he would have those numbers on the Flames or the Oilers, just like I doubt Stempniak would be a -13 on the Sharks or the Blackhawks.
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I see your point Russell was a team leading +6 on the Blues while on the Flames he has dropped to a team leading +3.
Stempniak would not be a -13 on a good team because he not be getting 18 minutes a game. He would be a 10-12 minute player a best and if he played like he has for the last 7-8 games he would not be dressing at all.
Do you think that maybe teams that win more games have better players that score contributed to scoring more goals than they let in?
Justin Braun leading the NHL at a +19 makes the Sharks a better team. He is playing 22 minutes a game... most of any Sharks player.... so while he likely would not be a +19 on the Oilers or Flames he would likely be the best even-strength defenseman on either team.