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
I think he played really well in the first round. I know he's a very talented goalie and he can do the job for us, definitely.
We definitely played a much stronger game. From the defensive point, we did a good job. They only scored two goals.
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.
We've been struggling since Christmas. We played a good game, but unfortunately it wasn't enough for us to win it.
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.
They didn't give us anything. Even in the third period we had maybe one or two chances. They played a great defensive game. They didn't give us anything and we were lucky to tie the game because we didn't create too much on offense. They played a great game for 60 or 65 minutes.
We played a really strong defensive game. The 5-on-3s were the key. We killed them off and that was important for our success.
I think that with the way we played the first 40 minutes we should be happy to have one point. Anaheim played really well the whole 60 minutes. We were lucky to come back.
We were very focused, very concentrated before the game and you could see it on the ice. Today was one of the best games we played this year.
Our problem is that if we don't score five or six goals, we lose the game. We have to find a way to win these games. I think they worked a little bit harder than we did. It's very important to find a way to win the close games. In the playoffs, that's what it's going to be.
I talk to coaches a few times, but we never talk about who is going to be a starter. There is some talking that maybe in the preliminary rounds that we are both going to play and then the coaches will make their decisions. That's what I'm thinking.
When I saw him in training camp, he didn't look like a special player,
We gave up a two goal lead so we were lucky to tie the game. At least we won the shootout.
We have a lot of confidence on this team. We know we have skill players who can score the goals.