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Plus-minus doesn't add up

Found February 13, 2009 on msn.foxsports.com:
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.


Original Story: http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/92...
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