Plus minus is such a wonky stat to put so much emphasis on. People are aware it’s influenced by teams, right?
Like -5 James Neal on the Flames was actually a worse player than -16 James Neal on the Oilers. -11 James Neal on Vegas was playing better than either of them.
But if plus minus means more to you than a Hart trophy and putting up almost a near point per game average, then yeah, you should hate Hall. But it’s a really genuinely silly thing to put a ton of stock in when you refuse to take team stats into consideration. It’s completely narrative driven.
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