mrhockey193195
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Looking at Johnny Gaudreau's stats, I found something pretty intriguing. He has obviously failed to live up to expectations in Columbus after finishing his tenure in Calgary on an elite note. But very specifically, the difference in +/- between his last year in CGY (2021-22) and his first year in CBS (2022-23) was eye opening. Across those two seasons, he goes from a league-best +64 all the way down to -33. That swing amounts to a delta of 97.
I'm not here to comment on the usefulness of +/- as a measure of player performance (I personally think it's an extremely flawed metric), but I'm more just curious about the statistical absurdity of it.
Has any other player in NHL history experienced a larger difference in +/- across two consecutive seasons? Has anyone come close?
I'm not here to comment on the usefulness of +/- as a measure of player performance (I personally think it's an extremely flawed metric), but I'm more just curious about the statistical absurdity of it.
Has any other player in NHL history experienced a larger difference in +/- across two consecutive seasons? Has anyone come close?