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
best close felt games played three
Of the three games I've played so far, I thought I felt the best tonight. Obviously, I'm not close to where I want to be.
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.
best points
I don't think it was my best game, but we got the two points and that's what matters,
five last
I like what the Blackhawks have done in the last five days,
blocking clearing guys
Tonight, I got to see the puck. When I didn't see it, guys were blocking it. If there were any rebounds, they were clearing them.
division game happen next win
This was a pretty big game for us because it was a division opponent. You want to win those games, but it didn't happen tonight. We've got to play better the next game.
found game points
Another game that we found a way to lose. Two points wasted.
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.
totally understand
I was pretty bad. I totally understand the decision.
harder
I anticipated a little harder shot, maybe. I overreacted a little.
case coach knew might raised supposed tells
I was raised that if the coach tells you something you're not supposed to argue, ... If I knew that was the case I might have said something, but that's not how I was raised.
early game start
It's not the kind of start you want, but it was still early and we had the whole game to play.
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.