On the Forecheck
Iggy catches O’Sullivan
by Forechecker on 12/15/08 at 12:14 PM ET
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This week’s update of the NHL Penalty Plus/Minus numbers show Calgary captain Jarome Iginla continuing his strong play of late, as he’s caught L.A.‘s Patrick O’Sullivan for the league lead at +17, a fair step ahead of four players who are all tied at +14. When it comes to leaving their teammates shorthanded, defensemen Mike Commodore of Columbus and Shane O’Brien from Vancouver hold down the bottom at -15, a notch below Nashville’s Shea Weber and San Jose’s Rob Blake at -13.
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Among those players who really shouldn’t be down at the bottom, Montreal’s Robert Lang and Olli Jokinen of Phoenix are spending way too much time in the box. At least the other forwards who rank low (like Rob Niedermayer, Ian Laperierre, and Raitis Ivanans) play a predominantly defensive or aggressive role, so penalties are a natural consequence of their work. Lang and Jokinen are there to help drive the offense, however, and they can’t do that while putting their teams on the penalty kill.
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