Quotes about goaltender (16 Quotes)

Our goaltender won this game. We were out-shot 13-5 in the first period and came out of it ahead 2-0.

I think their team was designed for clutch-and-grab, tight defence and good goaltending. I don't think Paul Kariya will be the answer by scoring enough goals to make a difference. In 2004, they made the playoffs for the first time and a lot of it was their goaltender. Can he be as good night after night after night I don't think so.

Cory in goal gives us great presence. In my estimation, he's the best goaltender in college hockey.

Leonsis also said the team plans to retain its veterans, adding that the contract of 35-year-old goaltender Olaf Kolzig won't be bought out. Kolzig is in the final season of a five-year contract that will pay him 4.94 million this season. (Clubs have a one-time opportunity this week to buy out players for two-thirds of their remaining contract and not have it count against their salary cap.) Out of the gate . . . we are keeping our veterans, ... My goal is to ice a competitive team this year.

Louis Chabot has demonstrated to the team and the coaching staff that he is a capable Division I goaltender, ... Unfortunately, he is behind one of the best, if not the best goaltender in the nation. It's a very difficult situation, but Louis has handled it very well and has improved a lot over his first three years at Cornell. We have a lot of confidence in him, and he has the ability to do the job.

I think young John is doing things right for the Maple Leafs, ... At times he will ask me for my opinion, but will not necessarily follow my advice. He is his own man. He knows well that you build a team from the goaltender out. Once you have the goaltending situation solved, then you can begin to worry about the rest of the team.

Tomas isa great goaltender, but he just doesn't get enough respect around the league. He's one of the great stories we have. To see where he's come from to where he is now is wonderful. When you are coaching, those are the stories that you love. Because he wasn't in great shape, his attitude was off center a little bit, but now he's the hardest working, most fit, most professional guy. And he's still young.

Fields had some great stretches where he was invincible for us in big games ... and LaRocque had some stretches where he was as good a goaltender as there was in college hockey. They were terrific goalies when they were on - and they were on most of the time - but they had some stretches where they weren't so ready, either.

It was more of a confidence-level boost than increasing his ability. He's a good goaltender, but more importantly he's a good person and a great student.

He's got a great attitude. He loves to play. He loves to be out there. He loves to be the guy that's stopping the puck. He's a real competitor out there. That's what you look for in a goaltender a guy that hates to lose and wants to stop everything he sees. Andy's that type of goalie.

We have such a young team. At one point in the second period we had on the ice five skaters and a goaltender with an average at of 17.7 years.

It sure is nice having a goaltender, ... Eddie was phenomenal. His mental toughness after their go-ahead goal ... to stay with it and keep things going, he's a rock for us.

He was a good goaltender and we liked him a lot, but the bottom line was we we did what we thought was best for the hockey club at that time.

That's a calm influence from the goaltender on out, and that does feed out through the team.

They have a very good goaltender (Mike Mahoney) and if he is on it's going to be a tough night. They don't do anything special but they are hard working, disciplined and they take the body so we are going to have to be ready. They know they can play with us. It's going to be a battle.

It's the easiest thing in the game of hockey, and I was a player, that you always turn back and try to blame the goaltender. There's no excuse there. Curtis will be fine. It's not Curtis' fault that we got beat 8-4.