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01-27-2012, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Damaged Goods View Post
No. +/- is based on your TEAM goals when you are on the ice, and you can't get a - on the PK or a + on the PP. So you get a + when your teams scores ES or SH, and you get a - when your team is scored upon PP or ES.

Giroux's +/- is his + for all Flyers goals scored ES and PK, and his - for all opponents goals scored ES and Flyers PP, when Giroux is on the ice.

So you can't draw any of those conclusions from +/- .
And that is why +/- for a player is the worst indicator for defensive ability

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