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It's not just that he doesn't shoot enough, but also that he has shown poor shot selection when he does pull the trigger. We need Teuvo to be scoring goals in the 20s, not the 10s. The shortest route to getting there is for him to take better and more frequent shots.
- Teravainen has taken just as many shots this year as the past two. He had 23 and 21 goals with shot% of 12.4 and 12.6. His shot selection may be 30% worse this year or it could be a degree of puck luck.
- Per game, Teravainen was on the ice 39 seconds more at even strength and 3 seconds of power play time more than Svechnikov. Less than one shift per game. Svech took 320 shots Teravainen 317.
- Shooting more frequently would mean passing less often and/or not holding the puck looking for a better option. Aho's shooting % was 18.4 and Svech's was 13.1. The sound argument is to say those strong numbers are partly due to Teravainen's ability to pass.
- Other playmaking wingers seldom have shooting % above 11%. Voracek hasn't been above 10% in 7 years. Wheeler was under 11% for the previous 5 years, though he was above 12% this year. Even Gaudreau, who is definitely more of a shooter, has only been above 11% once in the past 4 seasons. Marner's career % is exactly 11%. In his 4 years as a Cane, TT's % is 10.5.
- The "better" shot point is really chicken/egg. It is easy to remember when he passed up what looked like a really good shot. His mentality is to look for better options, which makes him, and arguably his line mates, more effective.