Shayne Gostisbehere assisted on all three Flyers goals in Sunday night’s 3-2 victory over Vancouver and his plus-minus didn’t move an inch. He’s still a team-leading minus-22, and if you saw the goal Vancouver scored on his watch, you saw one of the reasons why.
He’s not big and he’s not physical. He’s listed at 5-11, 180 pounds, and both may be generous estimates. This is not a criticism, just an observation. Currently fifth on the team in scoring, Ghost’s skill set is more akin to a potent NHL sniper, and wouldn’t you know it, the low-scoring Flyers could sure use one, or two, or three of those.