Andersson's +/- is a combination of playing below expectations to his standards and bad luck. When Bahl went down, it took a big hit, he was on the ice for lots of empty net goals against as well. He also had some bad luck with expected goals being much higher than some teammates when on the ice, but actual goals was low in comparison.
He is not a bad player because of the +/-. He is a second pairing dman who had to play more minutes because of our depth. I also think he was dealing with an injury.
Ideally, he is a good 2nd pairing guy when paired with another solid defenseman. I don't think he is a washed player, but I also don't believe he is a 1st pairing on most teams.
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