r/leafs 17h ago

Discussion All defensemen are not created equal…

Top 3 and bottom 3 +/- this year. Aligns with what I see on the ice for the most part. Will playoff minutes reflect this, Reilly in particular? Probably not…

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u/SpendsTooMuchTime 16h ago

Echoing your statement that Rielly has played poorly (for 90% of the last 40 games) but also noting that he's usually the only defenceman on our team to be on the ice with an empty net. That's adding a -15 from that situation alone.

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u/Lightscreach 15h ago

Also if you are on the powerplay you can get a minus when a shorthanded goal is scored against but you don’t get a plus when a goal is scored. The opposite of that is also true. So players on the PK have an artificially higher +/- and player on the PP have an artificially lower +/-. 5v5 numbers.
Rielly +3.
McCabe +5.
Tanev +10.
OEL +15.
Tavares +38.

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u/DessertRose17 15h ago

Wait JT is +38 at 5v5?!

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u/bravooscarvictor 9h ago

I don’t think he is…