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There was a press conference, all right, just not a lot of congratulating.
The beauty of our language -- once a word comes into use, it is retained long after the original meaning is gone. Just as ships that have never had a mast set sail or a motion picture shot in digital is called a film, even radio and television personnel can be press.
I fully agree that +/- leaves a lot to be desired as a measure of how effective a player is, not only because the caliber of opponents faced varies, but so do the offensive and defensive capabilities of the players skating with you. Over the course of a season, both a 1st or 2nd forward line or defensive pair will be out a lot against both the first and second line of other teams. I do think that when a player has the top number on the team, it is safe to conclude that they are contributing to the team's success. Regarding the 9/10/11 +/-, I think that the Schoullis line has a higher aggregate. However, I have been impressed by how conscious both Davis and Terry are of their defensive responsibilities as young players.
I am pretty sure we can expect a couple of sentences in the "notes" feature in the Pioneer Press on Saturday (but not before). The big city rag will probably do a complete paragraph, but again, not until Saturday.
They've largely ignored the team while they've been playing here, so I'm not surprised that they do so now that their home schedule is done.
