Top 10 Worst Playoff +/- Amongst Active Players

[WarriorofTime]

Some surprising names

1. Joe Thornton -27
2. Tomas Plekanec -21
3. Barrett Jackman -18
4. Dion Phaneuf -18
5. Brad Richardson -17
6. Zach Parise -17
7. Radim Vrbata -15
8. Henrik Sedin -15
9. Ryan Suter -14
10. Brad Richards -13

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[DonskoiDonscored]

Again with this anti-Thornton crap? Give it up, no one takes +/- into account, and you didn't even consider GP.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Woulda thought Jack Johnson would have found his way onto this list somehow.

 

[Penguinator]

Plekanec once said after a serie that he "played like a little girl" so i'm not really surprised by his -21...

Some players tend to disappear when the going gets rough.

 

[Analyzer*]

Phaneuf has only played 32 playoff games.
Vrbata 36

Jack Johnson has only played in 18 playoff games. He's -8

 

[izzy]

Brad Richards, playoff king.

 

[PhoenyX]

Thornton at #1 is expected. The rest are surprising though.

 

[startainfection*]

Brad Richards surprises me a lot actually

 

[tarheelhockey]

Guys whose teams have lost a lot of playoff games.

 

[Binary Code]

1. Joe Thornton -27 -> 132 GP
2. Tomas Plekanec -21 -> 69 GP
3. Barrett Jackman -18 -> 33 GP
4. Dion Phaneuf -18 -> 32 GP
5. Brad Richardson -17 -> 45 GP
6. Zach Parise -17 -> 79 GP
7. Radim Vrbata -15 -> 36 GP
8. Henrik Sedin -15 -> 99 GP
9. Ryan Suter -14 -> 57 GP
10. Brad Richards -13 -> 118 GP

 

[FrontierPsyCHiatrist*]

Pleky often run out of gas come playoffs time. Rarely expecting him to step up when we need him the most.

 

[Sojourn]

Woulda thought Jack Johnson would have found his way onto this list somehow.

-8, in 18 games.

Just not enough playoff games, probably. Everyone on that list has quite a few more.

Guys whose teams have lost a lot of playoff games.

Pretty much, and winning in the playoffs requires a team effort.

 

[Cassano]

Wow Jackman has a terrible rating in the playoffs. On pace for -44 over an 82 GP season.

 

[viceroy]

Plekanec

I'm expecting to see a better Plekanec this playoff season since he's had Malhotra to shoulder a lot of the PK and defensive zone face-offs.

Hoping this leads to a more rested and sharper Pleky. You got the feeling that his heart was there for the run but his legs couldn't follow but as always Tomas never complained.

 

[ecemleafs]

all time worst playoff performer rick nash is only a career -2 in 41 playoff games.

 

[KingsHockey24]

Joe Thornton at #1 does not surprise me at all.

 

[weaponomega]

Joe Thornton at #1 does not surprise me at all.

Joe Thornton on any list that includes the words 'worst' and 'playoff' does't surprise me.

 

[deckercky]

Guys whose teams have lost a lot of playoff games.

Yup. Guys who get a lot of ice time, who have regularly been in the playoffs, and who almost always lose in the first two rounds.

 

[TheGoldenJet]

Not surprised to see perennial playoff chokers Thornton or Sedin up there.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

all time worst playoff performer rick nash is only a career -2 in 41 playoff games.

Considering he's 18-23 all time in the playoffs because even when his team was winning they were losing mostly max games in the series and when they were losing they lost 4-0, 4-1, and 4-1, that's especially impressive. I know +/- doesn't mean too much but -2 when you're 18-23 all time and play SC Finalists or winners (Detroit in 09, Boston in 13, LA in 14) in all 3 playoffs, is actually very impressive.

 

[SenzZen]

Wow Jackman has a terrible rating in the playoffs. On pace for -44 over an 82 GP season.

Not that surprising since he's terrible. Still the most shameful on the list, though. Others at least have PP scoring to partly counter their defensive deficiencies 5v5.

 

[Timo Time]

This sets up nicely into an obligatory "Thornton in the playoffs...." thread.

 

[Penguinator]

all time worst playoff performer rick nash is only a career -2 in 41 playoff games.

Interesting... He gets shut down but he shuts down opponents?