February 13, 2009

Plus-minus doesn't add up

Is there a more useless statistic anywhere in sports than the plus-minus calculation that dominates so many hockey discussions?

If their plusses are so great, how come the Senators struggle? Al Strachan says the NHL's plus-minus stat is a joke.


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