Patrick Roy pulls goalie with HOW MUCH time left??
Trailing 5-1 in the 3rd, Islanders coach Patrick Roy decides to pull the goalie at an unconventional time.
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22 comments
I mean they’re down 5-1 why not
I'd be more inclined to pull the tendy early if you're ona PP …
It's time to consider contracting the Icelanders from the league. This franchise is abysmal, an absolute embarrassment to the game and irrelevant for over 4 decades now! The league should be cut down to 28 teams, remove the minor league franchises starting with the Icelanders. I have grown to hate this team I loved as a kid!
If you want to make an attempt this is the right move for sure. A lot of research shows that most pull the goalie too late
Love it
Roy has no business coaching, or fighting, he sucks at both
snipers can plug it from their own end
Bro the sabres winning a game, I must be dreaming
It didn't work and I would usually think it's a stupid thing to do. But given it's against Buffalo and the way they've been blowing leads and losing games, it was worth a shot to try
No surprise. He has a long history of this.
Pat’s done this his whole coaching carrer he did it with the Remparts before and after Colorado
You know you got issues if you cannot beat buffalo lol
I hope we see more of this. Underrated strategy
Something to consider is that they've already lost the game at this point. It's a way to get some real-world practice of their 6-5.
I feel like Roy has a learning disability.
Leafs: we beat Buffalo.
Sabres. We beat the Isles.
Isles: We beat the Leafs.
stanley cup winner Ville Nieminen did this in the exact same situation in the second highest finnish league in the playoffs and won the match. not 100% sure of all the details but quite close to the same.. and ofc I recognize the difference of this being nhl and all that but it was still crazy how it worked out.
It's really smart! Something most wouldn't do. Just need to get the team to capitalize!
Well it doesn't matter if you lose by 5 or 6
So basically the islanders ran up the score on themselves hahaha!!
you let the sabres pump 5 goals on ya, your real special
What else did he have to lose at that point besides pride? Also, was Buffalo not in a slump? It seems crazy, sure. But, at the same time, might as well get the 6 on 5 practice like the commentator said. Islanders did okay on it, for someone who has barely followed the season. Sure, they could have made more shots on goal. But, they got rebounds, did pretty well stopping the first rush from getting the empty net. They definitely could have gotten more shots on net, which is a given. Is Roy going to get heat for this? Maybe. But, for knowing majority of how the game operates, it's not the worst thing I've seen this season. All sports have become laughable, don't get me wrong. I just don't see anything to laugh or be outraged at here, and more of an interesting move.