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
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.
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.
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.