Flames coach Darryl Sutter explains why he doesn’t like pulling the goalie
Calgary Flames head coach Darryl Sutter said that he never thought about pulling goalie Jacob Markstrom during his team’s 7-3 lopsided loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.
“Not for one shift, second, minute, anything,” Sutter told reporters post-game. “Every team I’ve ever coached, I do not pull the goalie. I hate pulling the goalie.”
Well then.
“It’s like benching somebody.”
“I believe that [goalies] stick with their teammates and I believe that they fight their way out of it just like everybody else. It’s basically a trust thing because I think [Markstrom] is an awesome goalie but he has to be able to battle too.”
Markstrom let in seven goals on 30 shots in the game, and had a terrible third period that saw the 31-year-old allow four goals in under nine minutes. After the loss, his record for the season dropped to 11-8-2. His save percentage is .903.
“It was a sh*t night by me,” Markstrom said. “Obviously, today wasn’t pretty on my part and I have to be better to help the guys… It’s very frustrating and it pisses me off. I gotta work harder, that’s it.”
The loss against the Oilers was Sutter’s first since he was brought back as head coach following Geoff Ward’s dismissal a couple of weeks ago. The Flames are 3-1 under Sutter this season and 14-13-3 on the season, good for sixth in the North Division.
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