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FlamesAddiction · 11-16-2023, 02:54 PM

I don't disagree that playing him more could in theory be a way to helping him. It comes with risk though, as well, I am not sure how I would feel about being his line mates as part of that experiment.

Huberdeau is on pace for a -71. It is hard to describe just how bad that is. You would have to go back 30 years to the second year expansion Ottawa Senators (1993-94 season), just to find a player at -50. You'd have to go back to the 1980-81 season just to find a player with a -60 (Dave Babych - Winnipeg). You'd have to go back to the 1974-75 Capitals to find a worse +/- thank what Huberdeau is currently on pace for.

It's still early enough that he can bring that number up, but it could backfire substantially. If Huberdeau isn't contributing to the scoresheet, then he is liability. I know +/- isn't the end all, but when it is historically bad, that means something.

11-16-2023, 02:54 PM	#1103
FlamesAddiction Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vancouver Exp:	I don't disagree that playing him more could in theory be a way to helping him. It comes with risk though, as well, I am not sure how I would feel about being his line mates as part of that experiment. Huberdeau is on pace for a -71. It is hard to describe just how bad that is. You would have to go back 30 years to the second year expansion Ottawa Senators (1993-94 season), just to find a player at -50. You'd have to go back to the 1980-81 season just to find a player with a -60 (Dave Babych - Winnipeg). You'd have to go back to the 1974-75 Capitals to find a worse +/- thank what Huberdeau is currently on pace for. It's still early enough that he can bring that number up, but it could backfire substantially. If Huberdeau isn't contributing to the scoresheet, then he is liability. I know +/- isn't the end all, but when it is historically bad, that means something. __________________ "A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can." Last edited by FlamesAddiction; 11-16-2023 at 06:41 PM.