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Originally Posted by edslunch
Otherwise you'd have to believe that every player has the same average chance to score on the average shot and that all shot opportunities are equal, something that is patently false.
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Another thing is that some players won't shoot except as a last resort. For instance, look at Alex Tanguay's S% over the last decade:
03-04: 21.4%
05-06: 23.2%
06-07: 20.6%
07-08: 14.9%
08-09: 21.1%
09-10: 11.1%
10-11: 18.3%
11-12: 15.5%
12-13: 25.0%