"Just like Tavares can't win the Calder with Duchene leading the scoring race, Michael Del Zotto of the New York Rangers (6-22-28) can't win the Calder with Myers dominating in ice time and with Del Zotto anchored by that minus-20."
...+/- has to be the most over-rated stat in hockey. Marek Malik had a +32 in 2006-2007. Nuff said. However, Wyshynski is right, Del Zotto can't win the Calder with a -20.
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Marek Malik wasn't as terrible as most Rangers diehards make him out to be and Tom Renney's defensive strategy meant the Rangers were a solid + team at even strength. Plus/minus just needs to be taken in context. If you want to pick on a stat that Wysh mentions, pick on Giveaways where he has Myers ranked 4th but neglects to mention his company (Thornton @ 3rd, Crosby @6th, etc.). High giveaways can mean a player is bad or just that he handles the puck much more as in the case of Myers, Crosby, Thornton.
+/- isn't overated at all. Its a very good display of team play and almost always the best teams have the best +/-'s and the worst teams the worst. Currently, players from Chicago, San Jose, Washington and New Jersey sport the best +/-'s
I meant more as an individual statistic. But I see your point.
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