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Yes top line talent leaving has had an effect, but most teams have also had an influx of newly capped talent from the massive S46 Reddit class.

Two alternative theories for why scoring is down in the juniors .

1. Almost every team is now running a capped goalie, up from only 4 last season. 

2. GMs and coaches has struggled to figure out their best line combinations. This is due to everyone trying to do it at the same time .which means teams are changing in response to an old status quo and then finding results disappointing . This might be due to classic over thinking/simming rather than reliance on theory and coaching craft/experience.