I, like many here, am frustrated with this team. My current whipping boy is Krech, largely for reasons like we saw yesterday where he had 2 grade A scoring chances but opted to pass both times instead of shoot. Cassidy has called this out team-wide, saying they need to play with the "mindset of shooting".... But the Bruins are 4th in the league in shots per game, averaging 32 shots per game. Only Colorado, Montreal, and Florida average more shots than us. Yet we are 27th in goals for.
So what's the deal?
We are shooting, so the numbers say, but we're shooting worse. Here are some shooting % numbers, this year vs. career average:
Maybe the advanced stats folks can weigh in, but what has happened? So many of our players are shooting at a lower percentage than expected. Are we taking worse shots? Have our players aged and lost a step in their shooting? Is it mental?
So what's the deal?
We are shooting, so the numbers say, but we're shooting worse. Here are some shooting % numbers, this year vs. career average:
Current % | Career % | |
Marchand | 17.9 | 15.8 |
Bergeron | 10.1 | 10.8 |
Pastrnak | 13.7 | 14.6 |
Krejci | 2.5 | 12.3 |
Ritchie | 12.7 | 9.3 |
Smith | 8.1 | 9.5 |
Coyle | 11.6 | 10.7 |
DeBrusk | 7 | 12.9 |
Bjork | 9.5 | 11.9 |
Kuraly | 4.5 | 5.3 |
McAvoy | 5.3 | 7 |
Gryzelck | 4.5 | 3.6 |
Carlo | 6.9 | 3.3 |
Lauzon | 0 | 3.6 |
Maybe the advanced stats folks can weigh in, but what has happened? So many of our players are shooting at a lower percentage than expected. Are we taking worse shots? Have our players aged and lost a step in their shooting? Is it mental?