>I was wondering what prompted Marsh to pull the goalie.  Sure, his team
needed
>the win to have any chance of getting a playoff spot, but on at least
two other
>occasions, I've seen games go into OT in which one team has desperately
needed
>a win to clinch or move up in the playoff race (a tie would be no help,
and a
>loss wouldn't matter), and on both occasions, the goaltender has stayed
put.
 
Last year, Tim Taylor pulled the goalie in overtime even though he
already had a playoff spot locked up ... He was trying to get a more
favorable Tuesday matchup.
 
Union scored in overtime, which cost Princeton fifth place --
 
at the time, we howled because it meant playing Vermont instead of
RPI -- but Princeton won anyway, so what the hey.   And of course,
Princeton could've had home ice if they just held the lead in that last
game anyway --- gee, same as this year!!!!
 
AW
 
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