Do some of you argue with the mirror? Your reflection in a puddle of water? The wall?

Holy poop.
- potvin05

Do some of you argue with the mirror? Your reflection in a puddle of water? The wall?

Holy poop.
- potvin05

Does it work or help????

Do some of you argue with the mirror? Your reflection in a puddle of water? The wall?

Holy poop.
- potvin05

Oh yeah?! What's your point, buddy???!!!

Do some of you argue with the mirror? Your reflection in a puddle of water? The wall?

Holy poop.
- potvin05

You have some kind of problem or something buddy?

Oh yeah?! What's your point, buddy???!!!


- JohnScammo

Damn it! Almost word for word

ya...+/- is a dumb stat
- LetsGoIsles

It's an imperfect stat. Over the course of a game or even a few games, it is unreliable.

Over the long haul, it can be a useful stat, because some of the imperfections tend to even out over time.

For example, it is no coincidence that Brian Strait has the worst +/- on the team this season.

Damn it! Almost word for word
- Cptmjl

Great minds.....

Great minds.....
- JohnScammo

Going tonight. My track record isnt good considering their record

So here is my dumb Theory. Feel free to kill me on this..

In my dealings with people from the Boston area in my work they have always had an insane loyalty to anyone from that area. I don't know how do describe it if you have not dealt with it firsthand. It's very frustrating to deal with if you are involved in it as an "outsider".

I bring this up b/c most of our Capuano issues with playing time over the past few years seem to be with Boston Area guys. Mattau, Strait, Pandolfo, Colin MCd.. are all from that area and our Coach seems to not let Reason get in the way of playing them in absurd situations or minutes. It is something I have noticed and just never bothered to mention in the past... but the Strait nonsense is just glaring. Anyway, I feel like it's a Boston thing with Strait which is why I don't want him an option for this moron to play. ever.. again.
- niteislander

You speak of the Massachusettes Mafia. It is not a theory. It's a fact. Don't forget Humpty39 is a Mass native too and Dunham went to Maine, so..... You're not the first here to point that out. We have noticed the tendency as well. Starts with Gaath, who hired and continues to employ Cappy, who does his masters' bidding to the letter.

Do some of you argue with the mirror? Your reflection in a puddle of water? The wall?

Holy poop.
- potvin05

Dead facking on

It's an imperfect stat. Over the course of a game or even a few games, it is unreliable.

Over the long haul, it can be a useful stat, because some of the imperfections tend to even out over time.

For example, it is no coincidence that Brian Strait has the worst +/- on the team this season.
- JohnScammo

i hear what youre saying but i disagree.

just taking a look at last years numbers...these are the worst +/- over the course of the full season last year:

876 Jason Spezza OTT C 75 23 43 66 -26
877 Cody Hodgson BUF C 72 20 24 44 -26
878 Tyler Myers BUF D 62 9 13 22 -26
879 Dmitry Kulikov FLA D 81 8 11 19 -26
880 Christian Ehrhoff BUF D 79 6 27 33 -27
881 Sam Gagner EDM C 67 10 27 37 -29
882 Mike Weber BUF D 68 1 8 9 -29
883 Nail Yakupov EDM R 63 11 13 24 -33
884 Alex Ovechkin WSH R 78 51 28 79 -35
885 Steve Ott BUF, STL C 82 9 14 23 -38
886 Alexander Edler VAN D 63 7 15 22 -39

some of these guys arent very good...some ARE very good.

what is a constant is that all these players play for bad teams...

You have some kind of problem or something buddy?
- Cptmjl

Yeah. I love Brian Strait. Absolutely love the guy. PK or PP or even strength, I can never get enough Brian Strait. Since day one too. Five year contract? (frank) that. Make it 10 years.

I got a fever. And the prescription calls for more Brian Strait.

You speak of the Massachusettes Mafia. It is not a theory. It's a fact. Don't forget Humpty39 is a Mass native too and Dunham went to Maine, so..... You're not the first here to point that out. We have noticed the tendency as well. Starts with Gaath, who hired and continues to employ Cappy, who does his masters' bidding to the letter.
- jmo16

I agree, and would even say it dates back to Mike Milbury, a Massachusetts native, who dumped Roberto Luongo, a Canadian, and got Rick DiPietro, another Mass. native, as his goalie of the future, and Garth Snow, a fellow New Englander, as his goalie of the present. Milbury hired another Mass. guy, Peter Laviolette, as his coach..............etc.

You speak of the Massachusettes Mafia. It is not a theory. It's a fact. Don't forget Humpty39 is a Mass native too and Dunham went to Maine, so..... You're not the first here to point that out. We have noticed the tendency as well. Starts with Gaath, who hired and continues to employ Cappy, who does his masters' bidding to the letter.
- jmo16

Whitey effin Bulger, man. Whitey Bulger.

Yeah. I love Brian Strait. Absolutely love the guy. PK or PP or even strength, I can never get enough Brian Strait. Since day one too. Five year contract? (frank) that. Make it 10 years.

I got a fever. And the prescription calls for more Brian Strait.
- potvin05

Now ur talking about a good remedy......

Now ur talking about a good remedy......
- Ur Not Me

Yeah. I love Brian Strait. Absolutely love the guy. PK or PP or even strength, I can never get enough Brian Strait. Since day one too. Five year contract? (frank) that. Make it 10 years.

I got a fever. And the prescription calls for more Brian Strait.
- potvin05

Anybody get a line up?

Would've been funnier if he said I curled Hagelin's hair
- rangerdanger94

Who?

XxNYIxX

Not even close. Nobody likes strait
- Vukota

Not even his family!!

XxNYIxX

Anybody get a line up?
- Cptmjl

I believe its the same except Cizikas is in for Grabs.....

new blog

i hear what youre saying but i disagree.

just taking a look at last years numbers...these are the worst +/- over the course of the full season last year:

876 Jason Spezza OTT C 75 23 43 66 -26
877 Cody Hodgson BUF C 72 20 24 44 -26
878 Tyler Myers BUF D 62 9 13 22 -26
879 Dmitry Kulikov FLA D 81 8 11 19 -26
880 Christian Ehrhoff BUF D 79 6 27 33 -27
881 Sam Gagner EDM C 67 10 27 37 -29
882 Mike Weber BUF D 68 1 8 9 -29
883 Nail Yakupov EDM R 63 11 13 24 -33
884 Alex Ovechkin WSH R 78 51 28 79 -35
885 Steve Ott BUF, STL C 82 9 14 23 -38
886 Alexander Edler VAN D 63 7 15 22 -39

some of these guys arent very good...some ARE very good.

what is a constant is that all these players play for bad teams...
- LetsGoIsles

You make a valid point. I would suggest that this sort of data over the course of one season is most useful comparing players on the same team. That would tend to eliminate variables such as a crappy goalie, because he would theoretically be crappy for all the skaters on the team.

To reiterate, it is an imperfect stat, but can be somewhat useful if used carefully.