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Originally Posted by calgaryblood
Bo Horvat has never been a plus player in his three year NHL career. He's also a combined -37 in his last 2 seasons.
His defence is being over rated.
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Is Brodie one of the worst defensemen in the league? Cause his +/- early last season would've suggested that. It's a stat but it has its limitations. You have to look at who they play with and how good the team is. +/- is mostly a team stat. Those on elite teams will have crazy good +/-. Those on poor teams will have crazy bad +/-. Put Horvat on WSH and his +/- is probably amazing.
Pointing to one of the worst teams in the league and saying player X sucks cause he hasn't been a + player is stupid.
He's a young player with an awesome upside. Are the Canucks somewhat paying for potential? Yeah I suppose since his offensive numbers haven't been mind blowing yet. But Horvat is the most valuable and most desirable Canuck IMO. His numbers should spike in the next year or two