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
area clean coming
That's probably one area I'd like to clean up a little bit, ... A lot of pucks are coming right out.
games last played pulled worst
That's one of the worst things, to be pulled out of two games in a row. I don't want to make any excuses. The last two games I've played pretty bad.
definitely easier four mentally rough
It was definitely better for me. I think mentally it was easier. After a rough first four games, it was easier for me.
chance good score
When you score all of them, there's a good chance you're going to win.
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.
penalty save shot type
That penalty shot is the type of save I need to make to keep us in it.
definitely quit season year
Definitely this year will make me stronger. Everything about this season has been negative, but I'm not going to quit on it. I'll keep working hard.
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.
again guys kept panicked
When they scored their first goal, we panicked a little bit. Then they scored again and got back in the game. The guys kept us in the game.
game home job tough
I have to do a better job of controlling (the puck). I really wanted to do well. Home openers are usually a tough game to play.
five last
I like what the Blackhawks have done in the last five days,
blame puck
He's right. That puck shouldn't go in. I'll take the blame for that one.
dealing job position since time
The goalie position is a lot of pressure, but at the same time I like pressure. I've been dealing with it since I started playing. It's just a part of the job as a goalie.