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> From: Duane Glass <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Pull the Goalie
> Date: Saturday, March 20, 1999 2:23 AM
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> I don't mean any disrespect, but it always amazes me how there are
> thousands of fans in the stands who know so much more than the idiot
> behind the bench.
 
I am not calling Walsh an idiot as a coach.  However, he seems more
hesitant to pull the goalie then other coaches in the league.  (Except when
there is three seconds on the clock before the end of the first period and
Maine has a face off at the other end of the ice.)
 
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> The reason why Shawn Walsh did the correct thing is because Maine
> was on the power play already.  To pull the goalie before it was
> over would be to allow free shots at the empty net without any fear
> of icing.  If you're already on the power play, the percentages are
> with you being a little patient in giving the goalie the hook.
 
Percentages ?  I would agree with this if Maine's power play unit was not
in such a slump.
 
Frank '92