It is not often you see a team pull their goalie when they are down by 3. This was the case Saturday night in the Flames/Oilers game. Honestly I wasn't surprised when Renney pulled Dubnyk, I had actually joked around saying it was about time for him to do it right before the decision was made. I had a good laugh and didn't think much of it until after the game when Renney said
“I bet you if you asked him right now how he felt about pulling the goalie, he’d say I think it was the right thing. . .because it was the right thing to do.
“We’re not going to quit behind the bench, either. We have to coach the game, we have to coach to win, period.” - Tom Renney, Head Coach Edmonton Oilers.
I then wondered if he had done this before this year, if it was the right thing to do, then he must have pulled his goalie being down by 3.
The Oilers have pulled their goalie 20 times this year. 10 times when down by 1, and 9 times while down by 2. Never has he done it when down by 3.
There has been 4 other opportunities for Renney to pull the goalie when down by 3 (Boston, Detroit, New York Islanders, Ottawa) and not once has he tried to win with the extra attacker.
I really wonder about Tom Renney, he really doesn't make much sence
