Dominik Hasek
Dominik Hasek
Dominik Hašek; born January 29, 1965) is a retired Czech ice hockey goaltender. In his 16-season National Hockey Leaguecareer, he played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings and the Ottawa Senators. During his years in Buffalo, he became one of the league's finest goaltenders, earning him the nickname "The Dominator". His strong play has been credited with establishing European goaltenders in a league previously dominated by North Americans. He is a two-time Stanley Cup champion, both with...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth29 January 1965
CityPardubice, Czech Republic
It's extremely frustrating. Last week, or a week ago, I felt not bad. I had a few hard practices ... but the last few days I didn't even feel I could go down (to make a save).
A shutout like that shouldn't even count. It was a great effort from my team. (Montreal) didn't get anything. The last two shots, the 11th and 12th, they were with one minute left and behind the blue line so what can I say. It was probably the easiest shutout I have had.
That shutout shouldn't even count. That was the easiest shutout I've ever had. My team played so well defensively in front of me. That was just a great effort. I don't think they got their 11th and 12th shots until the last minute and they were from the blue line.
It's frustrating. We gave up 10 goals in the last two games and we've scored only three. I don't know what is the reason, but we better figure it out as soon as possible because we have a game tomorrow.
At this point, I am not very optimistic that I could start the next series. But who knows. It almost seems like the harder I work, it gets worse. I don't feel an improvement the last week or two. It's very frustrating. But I still try to do what I'm asked to do, and hope it's going to be better.
I don't know if he surprised me. I went to make a butterfly stop and went down. He shot it top shelf and my glove wasn't there. It was a goal scorer's move.
I will be a little nervous before the game, ... It's my first time playing in Ottawa and I'm excited about it.
I had doubts. I didn't know for sure. I prepared better than anytime before. I worked very hard through the summer on my speed and flexibility. Overall, I'm happy with my performance thus far this season.
I can't say I'm disappointed or pleased with the process. I'd like it to go faster, but unfortunately it isn't. I suffered an injury, and it is a serious injury.
I signed his half and he signed mine. I still have my half.
It was a good workout for me, ... We scored power-play goals ? that was the big difference in tonight's game. We scored three and they couldn't score on the power play. My teammates cleared the rebounds. I made the first save and the whole game, maybe once or twice, they had a second shot.
I felt pretty good for the first time, but they didn't have their guys like Mario (Lemieux) and (John) LeClair in the lineup. So I'm not too excited about it,
He was a classy guy and it was always fun to be around him. He was saying whatever he felt, he didn't care. I can say he had the best wrist shot I ever played against. No doubt about it. His wrist shot was unbelievable.
I don't know the answer to why we beat Toronto so easily. It's probably because we are always ready for this team. It's a rivalry and we are always ready.