Roberto Luongo
Roberto Luongo
Roberto Luongois a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he is of Italian and Irish ancestry. He employs the butterfly style of goaltending and has previously played in the NHL for the New York Islanders and the Vancouver Canucks. Luongo is a two-time NHL Second All-Starand a winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy for backstopping his team to the lowest goals-against average in the league. He has...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth4 April 1979
CityMontreal, Canada
I think a lot of guys, including myself, feel like the pressure's been lifted a little off our backs because it was getting pretty tough. It's a big win, now we have to keep going.
It's one of my weak points, coming into a game when I didn't plan on it. But I don't think I did too badly.
This is the way we went to keep playing. We want to keep getting the key goals and put the points on the board. That's how we're going to make the playoffs.
First and foremost, we've been playing well defensively. The number of scoring chances are much lesser than the previous years I've been here.
It's huge. Guys are aware that this is probably the most important stretch for our team this year. ... We definitely wanted to get off to a good start tonight and have a good week.
From my standpoint it's disappointing. I think I could have played a little better.
It was one of those games. Sometimes you get into a rhythm and you play pretty good.
Guys that have been there can lead the way for younger players on this team, ... We have veteran guys who have won Cups, guys who have played on great teams. They know what it takes and know what it takes to put pucks in the net. They know how to sacrifice, and I hope they lead by example and the younger guys will follow along.
The worst part is he fanned on the shot. It's frustrating. I committed when he faked the slap shot and then I was in a desperate place. Stuff like that happens though.
It doesn't matter how many times you get knocked down. The only thing that matters is how many times you get up.
I don't fear stopping a 100 mph slap shot. I fear not stopping it!
Doing a good impression of a backup goalie the last few weeks.
To go 9-for-9 in my career, there has to be a little luck involved. So I can thank the Lord when I make the save. I know (Kovalev) has great hands, so I just wanted to be as patient as possible on him and wait until the last second to make a play.