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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Banking on a guy to continue shooting 25% is not a strategy, though.
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That's what the Canucks said when they gave up on him and traded him away. After that, he went right back to shooting 25%.
Daniel Wagner pointed out that Kuzmenko's high shooting percentage is partly the product of his deliberately not taking low-percentage shots. About half his goals in Vancouver came from tips and tap-ins: ‘If he doesn’t see a high chance of scoring, Kuzmenko simply doesn’t take the shot, much to the consternation of his coaches.’
If he started taking lower-percentage shots in addition to the shots he already makes, his shooting percentage would go down, but his total goal production could actually increase.