Martin Biron
Martin Biron
Martin Gaston Bironis a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth15 August 1977
asked bigger certain changes detroit guys halfway ideal knew maybe meeting needed pads pieces tried trust worked
I was in a meeting in Detroit where they asked about certain pieces of equipment, about certain changes that they wanted to make, and they listened. Making the nets bigger wasn't really an ideal situation, we all knew it. Going drastically down to like 10-inch pads was dangerous. Guys tried 'em. It was not right. With all the additions and all the new rules, you needed maybe to go just halfway and really trust one another that it was going to work. And it does. It's worked well.
advantage board knew mentioned rule start year
We didn't really use that as bulletin board material. We mentioned it once at the start of the year but we knew what we had. We wanted to use the new rule interpretations to our advantage and we did that.
adversity dressing dry faced few group knew leadership main major maturity objective people putting respond room seasons spell surprised three weeks
Our main objective as a group was to respond to any adversity that we faced all year. That's where I think our major accomplishment was, we battled injuries, we battled people putting us down, we battled a dry spell a few weeks ago. So it may have surprised other people but we knew in our dressing room that we had character, leadership - a lot more maturity than we had two, three seasons ago.
good inside knew played stress
I hadn't played in a while, and getting down, 2-0, is not a very good way to start, but I didn't stress too much about it. I knew we had something inside of us.
knew questions
I knew questions were going to be asked.
came exploded good inch quick shot
Sanderson's got a quick release, a quick shot. When he came in, he went to his forehand. I exploded over there. He shot it about an inch over my pad, a good move. He's got quick hands, a lot of speed.
coaches definitely honor season year
There's not a whole lot of coaches that can say they've got 300 wins. That's definitely a big honor, especially in a season like this year where it's a 100-point season. It's big. That's big all around.
ready saves three tough
I was ready to go. It's not easy. Shootouts are never easy. It's three saves for a win. You just have to tough it out.
dig expect hole ready
I was ready to go, but it was just one of those nights. You can't dig yourself a hole like that and expect to come out.
chance definitely feels good pipes
It feels great. I got a chance to play, and it was definitely good to be back in the pipes and good to play the way we did.
crashing game good kept marty played road saves
We played a very good road game for two periods. We were all over them. Marty made some big saves that kept them in the game. If we play like that on the road, defensively and crashing the net, we'll be OK.
coming intention top welcome whoever
I don't care. I want it. I welcome it. Whoever comes out on top is going to be the better for it. And I have all the intention that I'm going to be coming out on top of everything.
bit care legs practice shaking welcome
I didn't care one bit if my legs were shaking at the end of practice. I want it; I welcome it. That's how we're going to get better.
controlled fresh guys players running three time zone
We rotate a lot of players in those positions. The guys go out there 20, 25 seconds. The first time it's out of the zone we get a change, get some fresh legs. That allows us to get a lot of pressure, and it's a controlled pressure. When one guys goes, the other three know how to respond. It's not a free-for-all, running around.