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Originally Posted by GioforPM
It’s absolutely due to linemates. That’s how plus minus works. Almost nothing to do with individual play on the defensive side. Maybe offence. You can tell because the same player will have wild fluctuations year to year.
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No the point is that the stark difference in plus/minus between the two players can be more attributed to performance than linemates.
As I said twice, it's not a great stat but it is representative of the difference between the two players. And Huberdeau is getting the most offensive zone starts of any regular on the team and one of the highest in the league. Unfortunately he doesn't have the results to show for it.
Backlund's swing in plus/minus is a fair point. But I don't believe that player performance is consistent from year to year, nor is team performance including goaltending.