Nikolai Khabibulin
Nikolai Khabibulin
Nikolai Ivanovich Khabibulinis a Russian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Known by the nickname The Bulin Wall, he spent the majority of his playing career in the National Hockey Leaguewith the Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning and Edmonton Oilers...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth13 January 1973
blame puck
He's right. That puck shouldn't go in. I'll take the blame for that one.
couple played
I thought we outplayed them, for the most part. We played well enough to win, but a couple of mistakes.
became core good guys matured players stayed
I think the most important thing was that the core of the players stayed the same, ... A lot of the guys matured and became very good players.
anticipate depends
It depends on who it is. If you don't know the guy, you have to be patient. Otherwise, you can anticipate his move.
needed save worst
That was a save I needed to make to keep us in it. I didn't make it, but the worst thing is to get frustrated.
goes tough unlucky
That's the way it goes right now. Those are tough to take. The only way is up now. How much more unlucky can we get?
blocked front good guys overtime played
When you play well right from the start, you feel better, ... I think guys in front of me played (well), especially in overtime they blocked a lot of shots. It was a very good effort.
best control great nice places trades turn until
Trades are part of the business. I have no real control over that. I don't want to go anywhere. It'd be nice to be here until the end of my career. This is a great place to be. I think we're going to turn it around, and when we do, this will be one of the best places to play in the NHL.
chance good score
When you score all of them, there's a good chance you're going to win.
totally understand
I was pretty bad. I totally understand the decision.
harder
I anticipated a little harder shot, maybe. I overreacted a little.
division game happen next win
This was a pretty big game for us because it was a division opponent. You want to win those games, but it didn't happen tonight. We've got to play better the next game.
blocking clearing guys
Tonight, I got to see the puck. When I didn't see it, guys were blocking it. If there were any rebounds, they were clearing them.
case coach knew might raised supposed tells
I was raised that if the coach tells you something you're not supposed to argue, ... If I knew that was the case I might have said something, but that's not how I was raised.