Here's a couple of examples ( using the same image ) of why I think dropping for a shot below the angle of the faceoff dots is generally not a good idea.
Here is the original pic, unedited. Lots of targets to pick from, goalie is not squared up and is off angle to his right... leaving lots of open net to his left.... AND the entire top of the net as he is way too deep.
So, let's square him up a bit, bring him out to take away more angle, and center him on the shot.... and he's STILL leaving too much up top. If he were standing up there would be virtually NO net to aim for, he'd be blocking all of it AND would be able to move laterally faster had there been another pass across the slot.
