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Originally Posted by AlbertaOiler72
let me guess...unsustainable shooting %? didn't the stats guys say that Eberle couldn't sustain it this year in OKC?
how's that working out for them
funny thing about simply looking at stats...you can manipulate them anyway you want
kinda like "corsi king" Shawn Horcoff
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So you think Eberle is honestly a 19% shooter moving forward? That would be by far the highest in the league based on career averages. The only guys in the neighborhood are really Tanguay (who's is high primarily because he only shoots when it's a high quality chance) and Stamkos (who is the best pure scorer in the league), but both are still in the 17-18% range.
No one is manipulating the stats - they're stating the obvious. Players simply don't score goals on 19% of their shots year after year. That doesn't mean Eberle can't be as productive. He'll likely just need to generate more shots & chances than he did in the past to compensate for the drop in shooting percentage.
Just because the stats say something you don't want to hear doesn't mean they're wrong.