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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
Definitely more coaches pulling earlier these days, and advanced game modelling says it should happen even earlier yet.
But Roy didn't pull his goalie down 2 goals on the PP with 6 minutes left. That really should be a no brainer for anyone.
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Ehhh....I actually think from a different school of thought on that one.
If you're DESPERATE...okay. But generally the benefit of the powerplay is space. If you pull the goalie you negate that advantage, sure, you have more people to pass to...more traffic, that advantage depends on the makeup of your team.
And also...that ability to ice the puck to an empty net? Thats playing with fire.