Plus-minus is a flawed stat. It’s a hill I’ve been willing to die on since I started writing about the New York Islanders every day since 2016. Another example of plus-minus becoming an “issue” has arisen due to prospect Noah Dobson.
In 28 games, Noah Dobson is a -30. People who value the stat, which measures how many goals you were on the ice for and against, will tell you it’s awful. Sure, on paper the number -30 is terrible but what does that mean in context?
Well, the Acadie-Bathurst Titan as a team is a -77.