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Originally Posted by BlackRedGold25
Yes because the player Karlsson is now is EXACTLY the same as the player he was when he entered the league. Or the same player he was when he was recovering from a sliced Achiles tendon. He has had three minus seasons - his first two in the league on a team with horrible goaltending and the season where he was still recovering from his Achilles injury and couldn't pivot but still lead dmen in point while not winning the Norris which some fools believe is only given to the blueliner with the most points.
Also +/- is not just a 5 on 5 stat. It is also affected by short handed goals which will affect Karlsson more since he plays much more on the PP (usually as the only dman) than the PK. It is also affected by empty net goals.
You proclaim Doughty better because of his team's record yet Karlsson was playing in the playoffs last season unlike Doughty. Ottawa is not one of the worst teams in the league - they're in the middle third. And head to head this season against each other Karlsson is a +3 and Doughty is a -4.
You may or may not watch a lot of hockey but I don't think you watch it intelligently.
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So his bad +/- is due to early in his career. Okay well he's still not a plus player so I don't know how his early career stats are relevant. What is funny is that a minus player won the Norris trophy 2 times and is well on his way to winning a 3rd.
I'd also be quite concerned if his poor +/- was due to letting in shorthanded goals. Not sure why a self proclaimed intelligent person would bother bringing that up as it's a negligible stat at best.
Head-to-head over the course of 1-2 games is also a stat-picking joke. If that's what your leading with to prove me wrong than your already grasping at straws.
You may or may not watch a lot of hockey, but I don't think you remember what you've watched old man.
I can be an insulting little twat as well.
