Swapping Goalies.
Why can’t we sub starting goalie out for back up goalies?
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EA_Aljo
Community Manager
Community ManagerIf someone is repeatedly taking shots from the same spot, that needs to be recognized so they can be defended. So, that can be a defensive issue. However, I definitely understand you might not be expecting the same shot right away again as opposed to someone repeatedly taking the same shot enough to recognize a pattern and defend it better. Regardless, swapping out your goalie for one with lower stats probably isn't going to help. Except in the case where their handedness changes and your opponent has a harder time scoring on from it.
Just in case you're saying there's some kind of momentum built into the game, there isn't. So, switching goalies isn't going to break that up.
I totally understand that just to be more authentic, you'd want to replace a goalie playing bad from the jump. I hope this comes back someday.
Didn’t say anything about momentum, and both my goalies are rated the same. One is 6’6 other is 6’4. I just want to be able to swap goalies to change things up if one is getting scored on easily. Really, it’s something that shouldn’t have been taken out of the game. That’s like MLB with out pinch hitters or pinch runners.
- EA_Aljo
Apologies. It was someone else that mentioned momentum. Hopefully, we'll return the ability to swap goalies in the future. Thanks for all the feedback!
