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Originally Posted by AC
The point being, why are you bringing up stats as old as 40 years ago to try and prove something relating to Calgary vs Winnipeg in 2020?
Talk about grasping for straws.
Please look into the overall summed +/- for each team in the 1980s next for reference. I'm sure it will be compelling stuff.
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We were discussing whether the Jets and Flames were good teams or mediocre or bad teams based on shot-based stats. The Oilers were great but had mediocre shot based stats.
On the other hand the Oiler dynasty teams had 107 skaters play for them with a combined +/- of +3,066
The Flames over the 1982-1990 time period where they may have been the 2nd best team in the NHL had 92 players skate for them and had a combined +/- of +1,749
There is a far greater correlation between +/- and success than shots on goal and success.
Seems self evident that if you have a bunch of players on your team that are on the ice at even strength when your team score than when the other guys score you will win a lot more games and be a better team.
Having a lot of players players that deliver better results than the guys they are playing against will consistently win games.