The book on Ian Scott, the Toronto Maple Leafs fourth round draft pick at 110th overall, is that he’s got great fundamentals but you should ignore his stats because his team was really bad.
I’ve heard that line before, and for the same reason. You’re not supposed to look at Tyson Barrie’s stats; you’re supposed to know he’s good and his team is terrible. You’re not supposed to pay attention to Mitch Marner’s very high Corsi Against; you’re supposed to know that’s Tyler Bozak’s fault.
With a skater, it’s often possible to delve a little deeper into the stats, rather than ignoring them, and figure out what those results mean about the player as opposed to the team.