Scoring in the juniors is way down this year due to all the top level talent leaving to the SHL this season.

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Let's be clear, the SMJHL lost a heap of elite talent to the SHL in S46, but there was only a difference of -105 goals between S45 and S46. That's not that much at all in the grand scheme of things. To place that lack of scoring solely on the shoulders of call-ups is very easy, but there are a variety of factors. Sometimes, scoring just goes down. Furthermore, the amount of shots taken was down in S46 compared to S45, surely if the lack of scoring was due to elite talent leaving, more shots would be taken due to less talented defensemen? Either way, the argument is asinine and it's important to consider that multiple variables effect scoring at the junior level.