The issue of point shots and the amount defencemen shoot has been coming up a lot as the Maple Leafs put up a lot of shots this season, with a high pace of offence, but produced very low quality.
(Shots in the post refers to Corsi unless otherwise indicated.)
By Corsi For %, the Leafs are fourth in the NHL right now with 53% (all numbers from Natural Stat Trick), and have been in the top few teams all season. They’ve had no difficulty drving play on average. Their troubles have also not been offensive pace, where they are currently second in the NHL with 63 Corsi For, which is the same ranking they held last season with a very small drop in the rate itself.