The reason why there shooting percentages are so low, is mainly because there is no traffic in front of the opposing goalie. Most goalies can stop shots that they can see. Get a big body on that first line, he will create space, dig in the corner, and get those garbage goals. Look at simmonds, hartnell in Philly, knuble before that, franzen and holmstrom and cleary in Detroit I can go on and on. Once the oilers get that I can tell you they will be a very scary squad
Until then, they will get the occasional beauty goal, and score on the pp, but they will continue to get out played in 5 on 5 situations.
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