Now wait a minute... Coach Marsh got the word from Danzer that his team needed
to win?  Doesn't that violate some NCAA rule about who a coach can consult with
during a game?  Shouldn't that final SLU goal be disallowed, and the game
result changed to a tie?
 
PLEASE??? :-)
 
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.
 There seems to be a natural tendency to not risk giving up that one point,
even if the reward of a win greatly outweighs what would happen with a tie or
loss.  Anyway, congrats to the Saints, they did what they had to do.
 
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Bill Fenwick
Cornell '86 and '95                                             DJF  5/27/94
LET'S GO RED!!                                                  JCF  12/2/97
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