Joe did a super job for us. The Northeast really dominated that first period, and he held us in. All three goaltenders did well.
Quotes about goaltenders (16 Quotes)
Individually we're all struggling confidence-wise. It's hard for your team to be confident when you don't have a lot of individuals who are confident. We're fighting it in a lot of areas of our game. It's up to each guy to find his game, starting with the goaltenders out. And that'll be as contagious in a good way and this is contagious right now in a bad way.
It doesn't revolve around one person. Not everyone can remain hot for all 82 games. It's a combination of having that balanced attack as far as offense goes, along with two goaltenders Gerber and rookie Cam Ward we trust and have played well.
The goaltenders stood strong and kept it a tie. Give Brown a lot of credit for playing a great game.
It was a great hockey game. The goaltenders were tremendous on both sides and there was a lot of up-and-down action.
We need to do more offensively, ... If we're better offensively it will relieve a little bit of the pressure on our goaltenders so that they don't always have to pitch a one-goal game for us to get points. Our penalty killing and defensive play has always been strong, so more offense and more consistent goaltending are the two areas we are looking to improve.
Johnson has 13 goals and four assists this season. Kirby has excellent ball-control skills, ... He's very explosive with his ability to spin away, getting clear of defenders and going one-on-one with goaltenders. And if Kirby is going one-on-one with a goalie, the goalie is usually going to lose the point.
It's an opportunity to get him in and see what he can do. We have three NHL starting goaltenders. They all start for their teams, and they are pretty capable.
I think that helped me to take this step this year. I got to play against some very good goaltenders. I played against Theodore in the playoffs. It was good for my confidence to know I could play at their level.
We start from the goal out, (and) we've got goaltenders that have both won at the world championships and have both beaten Canada. We're pretty strong and physically savvy on defense, and I think we've got a lot of strength down the middle. We've got a lot of options at the center position, and playmakers on both sides of the puck.
Both of our goaltenders have been playing well and we're protecting the net in front of them. But we still have to work on our transition game, turning our solid defense into more offense.
Neither of these goaltenders has ever been viewed as backups, ... They indeed are at different stages in their careers, but we saw that as a positive. Curt has an impressive history but isn't content to rest on his laurels, while Boucher has every intention of creating more history. They both welcome the competition for minutes and don't expect to have anything handed to them.
Andrew has emerged as one of the brightest young goaltenders in the NHL. That was established when he won the Calder Trophy in 2004 and finished among the league leaders overall in goals-against average and save percentage.
You want your goaltenders to be good friends and want to work for each other and pull for each other. Competition is very good within a team, but it has to be the right competition. If two guys are battling and they don't want each other to do well, then it's not healthy for your hockey club.
He's one of the great goaltenders Canada has ever had. He didn't have a great start to the season but lately he's been on top of his game. He's a winner and the right guy to start.
It was a good up-and-down hockey game. Both goaltenders played very well, but we got a little careless with the puck in our own end and it cost us. I thought we had some great chances in overtime, but you have to take your hat off to Clarkson.