If you were a GM, would you find this interesting?

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I was looking at the top 15 penalty leaders' statistics. Of those, they had a combined +/- rating of MINUS 103!!!! Only defenseman Shane O'Brien had a PLUS rating (+9).
Then I looked at their average TIME ON ICE--it was approximately just 9 minutes!
So, I am a GM...I've got a guy who plays barely 9 minutes a game, averaging 11 points (skewed -Davis Backes has 40, and that greatly alters the average), and who seems to be a liability (+/-).
Do I bother keeping someone like this? And how valuable ($$$) should he be (on contract)?
I like fighting as much as the next guy- give my Backes, Clarkson, Lucic, guys who can actually play. But I thought this was so interesting...
HOMES- in other words, - 6 is not good (minus never is) so in theory, these guys are barely out there (9 minutes) and they get scored on...of and fight and get other penalties which could cost the team as well.
I just looked quickly at all the team's stats and found that a -6 rating is bad/ near the bottom on most teams
ULAM- I did go through all the teams and saw that it was always the goons at the bottom of their team's +/- list
 
"Of those, they had a combined +/- rating of MINUS 103!!!!"
......that would be an average of -6. Not that big deal in my opinion. Maybe I am misunderstanding.

MySpace, I was thinking the same thing..."-6, hot damn....we are rocking!" lol.

Okay in all seriousness, and to answer your question dear, if I were a GM, it would depend if we were winning or losing games.
 
I agree with your distaste for players who are nothing more than thugs on skates. With that being said, how many of the goons in your calculation played for good teams? The quality of their teams will have a big impact on their overall numbers. If you are a goon and you play for the Islanders or Thrashers, you're bound to have a lousy +/- ratio. If you're a goon and you play for San Jose or New Jersey, you're probably going to have a decent +/-.
Add to the mix the fact a few teams don't really have a "tough guy" (like Detroit), and your numbers might look a little jaded against these players.
Still, I'd like to see guys like Boogaard, Orr and Brashear out of the league.
 
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