Steven Stamkos is the best shooter of the salary cap era. There. I said it. I know right away some Washington Capitals fans will be screaming about Alex Ovechkin. And Toronto Maple Leafs fans screaming about Auston Matthews. And Winnipeg Jets fans screaming about Patrick Laine. I hear you.
But if we look at all the evidence, much of it points to Stamkos being the best shooter since the salary cap was instituted in the NHL. Ovechkin is without a doubt the best goal scorer in that time period but he’s done that with a high volume of shots, not with elite accuracy.