The Noon Number

by Kristian Limas on Feb 10, 2012 11:57 AM EST in The Noon Number

-3 - The plus/minus rating for David Krejci, who is the only Bruins regular with a minus rating for the season.

Despite being fourth on the team in points, Krejci and his two regular linemates, Horton and Lucic, are three of the worst plus/minus performers for the Bruins. While the second and third lines are all in double digits, the first line is a -3 (Krejci), +6 (Lucic) and 0 (Horton.)

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Uh oh, here we go again

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by TomServo42 on Feb 10, 2012 12:06 PM EST reply actions

They keep playing the same way they did against Buffalo there is going to be a few more.

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by Dave Carignan on Feb 10, 2012 1:09 PM EST reply actions

Well, it does look like

Krejci has Jekyll and Hyde seasons. One season he is +37 then the next +8, last season he was +23, this year he is -3….

Could he be nursing an injury? He signed a 3 year contract earlier this year, but his numbers this year are not great…

by pemci on Feb 10, 2012 1:37 PM EST reply actions

Yet he is on pace for his second best season point-wise despite reduced TOI compared to the last two seasons and likely playing stiffer competition.

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by BobbyOrrsBastard on Feb 10, 2012 1:43 PM EST up reply actions

True....

But the -3 still looks ugly… :)

by pemci on Feb 10, 2012 2:04 PM EST up reply actions

+/- is a bad stat anyhow

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 10, 2012 2:27 PM EST up reply actions

Agreed. Though when comparing within the same team it’s not as ridiculous. Doesn’t account for the different responsibilities each player has but at least it doesn’t ignore team strength as it does when comparing across teams.

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by BobbyOrrsBastard on Feb 10, 2012 2:43 PM EST up reply actions

True enough but it’s not like Eric Staal is the worst player on the Hurricanes

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 10, 2012 2:57 PM EST up reply actions

Just like Ilya Kovalchuk. He has a miserable career +/- but the guy just has ridiculous skill.

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by Dave Carignan on Feb 11, 2012 10:07 AM EST up reply actions

By the way, in no way am I saying

run him out of town or trade him. He was so-so last year as well, but was an absolute force to contend with in the playoffs. :) Plus, he also has a couple of game winners on the shootout, which are not included in his stats…

by pemci on Feb 10, 2012 2:07 PM EST up reply actions

krejci for carter?

i’m only half joking

by delta on Feb 10, 2012 6:29 PM EST reply actions

Looooong deal even if the $ evens out. I guess that comes down to whether you want a shoot-first center rather than a playmaker. Certainly wouldn’t mesh with the current line configuration.

Though he would fit in nicely with brosefs Horton and Looch

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by TomServo42 on Feb 10, 2012 6:35 PM EST up reply actions