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1200 points divided by 20 seasons = 60 points per. Good, but not great and the -2 is inexcusable. He played on some damn good teams and his +- numbers reflect his desire to be a factor at both ends of the ice.
+/- is one of the most useless stats in sports. Its a team stat with far too many variables. From a team mate turning over the puck,to a goalie giving up a bad goal,defensive systems,team qualityt,playing time on the PK.etc.....To equate a players individual performance on +/-. Is no different then a stat punishing everyone on the field when a QB fumbles a snap thats returned for a TD. If you look at Ciccarelli's stats compared to many of the past players people consider greats.And cross referenced with games played .As well as the attention those players received while playing with stacked teams.I would say he was under rated. But in the end its really all just a matter of opinion
He's in very rare company.For a player that really doesn't get the recognition so many of these past players perceived as greats receive.When you look at his stats and how high he ranks in several categories.He's actually on par or above a lot of the "greats" in several categories. What he accomplished was really quite amazing. Thats the definition of under rated imo
