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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
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.
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And I agree with the premise.
I just don't think plus minus is the stat to prove the point.
But Coleman would have worse numbers across the board (plus minus / expected goals) playing with say Kadri, and Huberdeau would have better playing with Backlund.
But that isn't to say it's all Backlund. Coleman is twice the player (three times?) defensively.