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Reply To: | Andrew J. Weise |
Date: | Mon, 9 Mar 1998 19:24:49 -0500 |
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This happened last year in the final game of the RS with Union at Yale.
I don't remember the standings, but Yale felt they needed to win in
order to advance their playoff standings (probably to get home ice
for the prelim round). So, in a tie game in OT, Tim Taylor pulled
the goalie for the extra attacker with under a minute left.
The plan backfired (Union got the empty-netter for the win), but it
didn't hurt Yale. It helped Union jump into 5th place, though, earning
them the cross-town series with RPI.
-Andy
>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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