I don’t understand the Panthers decision

[theograce]

It’s not hard. Sometimes you’re dominating 5on5 with a push so you might wait. Sometimes you’re struggling to generate so you look to switch it up a bit earlier.

There’s parameters but it’s based on variables and gut/feel

[Bubble4427]

Was watching the end of the Florida / Detroit game and Florida was down 2-1. They pulled their goalie (at even strength) with over 3 minutes to play. I don’t get that strategy at all. Maybe with 90 seconds left but 3 minutes?
If they truly feel their odds are better scoring that way then why not just start the 3rd period with no goalie.
Maybe down 2….but just down 1 goal? Dumb coaching decision IMO.

Honestly, there are so many instances of pulling the goalie, it's done pretty often. Unless I'm missing saomething in your question, it's not really that unusual. I'm an old fart, been around since the biginning, so as someone indicated earlier. I might look at this from a different perspective. But as far as the time remaining, it's a coach decision that might be made on experience or the flip of a coin. Your team is only losing by 1 goal. But you're still losing. How much does it really matter if you lose by one more goal. Just my opinion.

I think the majority of time that a goalie gets pulled for an extra attacker….the result is an empty net goal.
I realize that sometimes it works but the majority of time it doesn’t. So why pull them when there are still 3+ minutes to go when you are only down 1 goal.

I’d pull the goalie with 90 seconds to go (like the old days). If you’re really trying to score and you feel it’s the best way to get a goal…then why not pull the goalie with 6 or 7 minutes to go….

I just thought 3 minutes was way too early. If they were down two ? OK. If they were on the man advantage…fine.
I just disagree with the decision.

"I’d pull the goalie with 90 seconds to go (like the old days"

statistically teams tied the game when trailing in last 4 minutes far less when they always waited til 80-90 or less seconds in the olden days than they do in modern times with pulling goalie earlier

"If you’re really trying to score and you feel it’s the best way to get a goal…then why not pull the goalie with 6 or 7 minutes to go…."

ignorant question.. it is the best way to get a goal but its also gonna heavily increase ypur opponents odds of getting a goal by even more- but at 6-7 minutes theres still plenty of game left for you to get a goal naturally that ypu dont risk giving opposition an easy goal. at less than 3 minutes your opponents can easily kill chunks of clock passing to each other and skating away from trailing team with puck any time they get possession cuz they dont have to try to score which limits how much time the trailing team will get with the puck posession. a fast goal passing team could easily kill the rest of the clock withozt giving up possession since they dont have to try and do anything but not let you score.

yourbodds of tying the game are so low anyway at less than 3 minutes that you are willing to take a risk. usuaoly you will give up an empty net goal- but you were probably gonna lose anyway
losing by 2 doesnt mean anything more than losing by 1. every once in awhile they tie once of those games though that thwy proba ly wouldnt have if they didnt pull goalie.


the key factor is you are underestimating how muchan opposing team can just turtle or pass arpund to kill clock. most offensive chances come off a turnover or counter strike to a teams offense leading to a fast break- but when a team is winning, a well coached team isnt gonna risk letting one of those happen cuz they dont have to try to score.

I agree with everything you stated, I just don't share the same opinion on when to pull a goalie.
To me, 3+ minutes is still a lot of time on the clock. Florida was not having horrible issues generating offense. I just would have waited another 60-75 seconds to pull the goalie. You are right saying that whether you lose by 1 or 2 goals...it's still a loss. But I would counter that by saying that its easier to come back from being down 1 goal than 2 in the closing minutes. (Unless you're Winnipeg and you're playing the Blues in the playoffs )

[rezero]

Last night Blues should have pulled goalie heading into the third period