Retirer le gardien en prolongation

C’est ce que Sergei Federov a fait en KHL. Et il a gagné.

Il paraît d’ailler que l’on devrait faire ça plus souvent.

This act is traditionally (remember that word) done with only a few seconds to minutes left in the game. Doing so at any other time is considered an odd and unpopular (remember this word too) choice. Gladwell anchors his discussion with economists and statisticians about if this decision is practical or foolish. What he finds is that from a mathematical standpoint, teams should pull the goalie MUCH EARLIER in the game, sometimes as early as 12 minutes left in the game. This brings up the question of..