Great goalscorers who couldn't shoot

[Nick Hansen]

Obviously a bit of hyperbole in the title, but what players do you think had bad shots relative to their goalscoring prowess?

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[The Panther]

I wouldn't say Ryan Smyth had "goalscoring prowess", but he did score 450 NHL goals with one of the worst shots known to man. I mean, I'm a lecturer who hasn't been on ice five times in the past decade and I think I can shoot better than him...

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Joe Pavelski wasn't your typical 40 goal marksman. He tipped a lot of pucks and was great in front of the goal.

 

[brachyrynchos]

For a guy that scored 608 goals, Dino Ciccarelli didn't seem like a marksman, at least from what I remember with Washington and Detroit, alot of "ugly" goals..rebounds and deflections.

 

[GlitchMarner]

My hometown boy Rick Nash.

On the flip side, Brad Richards seemed to have a good shot (one-timer especially) for someone who never scored 30 goals in a season.

 

[Michael Farkas]

Ryan Smyth immediately came to mind...

 

[Big Phil]

I had to look it up, no way Smyth scored 450 NHL goals. Granted, it still was within 2-3 years of him doing it with 386. But yeah, he qualifies.

Luc Robitaille comes to mind as well.

Ray Sheppard

Jason Allison was more of a passer, but I just don't remember him being a shooter at all, nor having a good shot

 

[Nick Hansen]

What about Esposito, Andreychuk and Tim Kerr? I might be totally off on some of these, I never saw them so pardon me.

 

[Nick Hansen]

My hometown boy Rick Nash.

On the flip side, Brad Richards seemed to have a good shot (one-timer especially) for someone who never scored 30 goals in a season.

Forsberg also had a very accurate shot that he seldom used.

 

[MaxV]

Mikhailov comes to mind instantly among non-NHLers.

Skilled, with very high IQ, but he wasn’t known for his shot.

 

[The Panther]

I had to look it up, no way Smyth scored 450 NHL goals. Granted, it still was within 2-3 years of him doing it with 386. But yeah, he qualifies.

Not sure I follow...? The stats I see show Smyth scored 422 RS goals and 28 in the playoffs. Is it incorrect?

Luc Robitaille comes to mind as well.

What? No way! Robitaille had a tremendous shot and scored a lot of his goals from considerable distances.

 

[crobro]

Makarov

 

[streitz]

What about Esposito, Andreychuk and Tim Kerr? I might be totally off on some of these, I never saw them so pardon me.

Literally all 3 of those guys had great shots lol. Especially Esposito.

 

[streitz]

Not sure I follow...? The stats I see show Smyth scored 422 RS goals and 28 in the playoffs. Is it incorrect?

When talking about goal totals usually people leave out playoffs unless discussing a player's specific prowess.

 

[Sentinel]

Oh, how I wish Datsyuk would shoot more!

 

[Khomutov]

Makarov

What

 

[Terry Yake]

ryan smyth for sure. corey perry too

i wouldn't put robitaille in this group. he had a nice shot. if there was a "great goalscorers who couldn't skate" group he'd be the first one that comes to mind

 

[Howie Hodge]

For a guy that scored 608 goals, Dino Ciccarelli didn't seem like a marksman, at least from what I remember with Washington and Detroit, alot of "ugly" goals..rebounds and deflections.

I have to agree with you here!

 

[Plural]

Selanne scored 684 goals but his shot wasn't anything spectacular. It was accurate but a muffin. It was his speed and puck handling that got him majority of his goals.

 

[Sentinel]

Selanne scored 684 goals but his shot wasn't anything spectacular. It was accurate but a muffin. It was his speed and puck handling that got him majority of his goals.

Good one. Hell of a hockey sense too.

 

[Plural]

Good one. Hell of a hockey sense too.

Safe to say he's got the worst shot out of anyone in the 600 club?

 

[sr edler]

Accuracy is a big part of what makes a shot a good shot, I would say.

Selänne probably had a better shot than both Ciccarelli/Andreychuk.

 

[Sentinel]

Safe to say he's got the worst shot out of anyone in the 600 club?

I'd say Cicarelli's was worse.

 

[Newsworthy]

Ray Feraro

 

[VMBM]

He was already mentioned, but Boris Mikhailov came immediately to mind. Very dangerous in the slot/around the net, but useless (as a goal-scorer) anywhere else.