I don't disagree with anything you're saying HOWEVER what I was getting at is that the team stat is just the individual stats all added up.
The Kings are -40 whatever goals vs expected... but Moore, Arvidsson and Roy are -20 combined (all situations)
Context needs to be added in multiple directions for it to properly be "context"
I agree 100%. I do think, looking at the team stat though, it illustrates that the Kings are not good at finishing. If you start listing the players based on their shooting ability, you'll see a sharp drop off very quickly.
AA - He has a very fast release and accurate shot. If he's not No. 1, he's No. 2.
Kaliyev - He's still refining his game, but he was considered the second best shooter from the 2019 class after Caufield. Nothing has changed.
Arvidsson - His mixture of skill and confidence is great. He's had a history of being a legitimate scoring threat, but he has had consistency issues the past few seasons.
Kempe - His confidence has gone up substantially this season. However, it's still early to say if this is a "new Kempe" or if he'll revert back to averaging 14 goals a season (he had 53 goals the previous four full seasons combined)
Kopitar - As always, he never shoots enough, even if he has more talent than Arvidsson and Kempe.
After Kopitar, there's a tier of players who are more muckers whose scoring acumen is more from hard work. This doesn't make them BAD players, but that they will in general create a lot more chances than they can finish. This includes Danault, Moore, and Iafallo when he's not slumping.
Then there are forwards who you typically don't expect to score, but it's always a nice bonus: Grundstrom, Lemieux, Lizotte, Brown, etc.
Then there's a tier of skilled prospects, such as Vilardi and Byfield, who we've seen their ability to shoot, but this has been such an up-and-down season, we can't set any expectation.
On defense, it gets much worse as far as scoring output. Durzi is our most offensive-minded blueliner. But he hasn't scored a goal in almost a month (last was 3/26). I still like Spence's overall game and intelligence more, and he scored last week. But what expectations are we putting on these rookie defensemen as far as goals? Roy is not a finisher. Maatta isn't a finisher. Bjornfot isn't a finisher. I would even say Doughty isn't a finisher. He's immensely talented, but he's often had a very hard time getting pucks through traffic, which is a requisite to defensemen scoring goals.
So, yes additional context in all directions is important. But it coincides with what we're seeing: the team creates opportunities and chances, but they don't finish.
