Goaltenders Quotes

You watch these guys in practice every day, and they both want to be out there, both want to play every game. It's like a professional rivalry. They're both great goaltenders. - Leo Golembiewski

You can thank the two goaltenders for the score being 2-1 tonight. - Sergei Samsonov

When I was in the IHL there were a few teams that used to do that. Some goaltenders just have a knack for breakaways and it can give your team a little bit of a boost. You have to know your personnel before you can make those changes and obviously Craig thinks Morrison is the guy on breakaways. - Dave Tippett

We've had a great case of ham and egg this year. When the goaltending has given up three or four we've scored the right number to win a game, and when we haven't been able to score too much our goaltenders have kept them down to one or two. - Lindy Ruff

We've got 10 forwards and four defenders, so we'll be all right. The guys have to be smart. The goaltenders have to step up, and my job is to motivate the guys we have. - Jeff Pyle

We're very happy to have this done. He's a terrific goaltender. He wanted to be here. That's what drove this. He wanted to stay in Boston and play on a team that he thinks is going to be very good. Andrew has emerged as one of the brightest young goaltenders in the NHL. We expect that he will continue to build on that and remain among the core of our team for many years to come. - Mike O'Connell

We start from the goal out, (and) we've got goaltenders that have both won at the world championships and have both beaten Canada. We're pretty strong and physically savvy on defense, and I think we've got a lot of strength down the middle. We've got a lot of options at the center position, and playmakers on both sides of the puck. - Ben Smith

We need to do more offensively... If we're better offensively it will relieve a little bit of the pressure on our goaltenders so that they don't always have to pitch a one-goal game for us to get points. Our penalty killing and defensive play has always been strong, so more offense and more consistent goaltending are the two areas we are looking to improve. - Lindy Ruff