Plus minus is a result, it doesn't measure how a player is playing.
Over a big enough sample size how he's playing and what the results are should converge, but sometimes they don't.
Monahan is a plus player in expected results but has a lower save percentage when on the ice, and he and his linemates (Dube specifically) haven't finished well.
I don't think anyone wants a bad plus minus but we now have the ability to dig way deeper so it's become much less relevant.
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