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Originally Posted by Jacks
Agree that +/- isn't a great stat and can be misleading but it is somewhat useful in the larger picture. If a player is consistently a + or a - there usually is a reason.
Agree or disagree OP took the time to lay out an opinion with some facts to back it up. Glad to see you took 20 seconds to offer your detailed rebuttal.
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It's a thinly veiled bash Engelland/Smid/Bollig/Raymond thread. The fact he concludes his summary by saying sometimes +/- tells the whole story is nothing short of a farce because +/-
NEVER tells the whole story.
The one part of the story being ignored is goals scored when these guys (Engelland/Smid) are on the ice. Smid for instance has only been on the ice for 8 goals for all year, Engelland has only been on the ice for 12 all year. Each of the top 4 defensemen have been on the ice for a minimum of 50 goals for.
When this team's offensive game is driven from the backend it shouldn't take much more than a passing thought to realize the 3rd pairing which contains 2 guys that are lacking on offensive ability are going to struggle in +/-.