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
I don't know. It's tough. I would think we'd want Atlanta to win so we can get close to the eighth spot.
In both games, we had clutch goals in the third period. We were able to hang on and play well defensively. That makes my job a lot easier.
Everybody's aware of where we're at and how many points behind. We know we can't falter anymore at this point of the year.
It was one of those games. Sometimes you get into a rhythm and you play pretty good.
It's huge. Guys are aware that this is probably the most important stretch for our team this year. ... We definitely wanted to get off to a good start tonight and have a good week.
It was a big pressure situation, the most I've ever been under in my career, and the tournament was in Canada so the fans and the media were intense. It wasn't an easy situation but it's the end result that counts.
It was nice to get good support. You know, 7-0 in the second period. I had to check the clock to make sure it was right.
We had some breakdowns. It was a tough game to be a part of.
Every game right now for us is huge. It's fun.
There's something about it. We know when we step on the ice now that we're expecting to win, as opposed to on the road (where) we're more tentative. It makes a big difference.
The worst part is he fanned on the shot. It's frustrating. I committed when he faked the slap shot and then I was in a desperate place. Stuff like that happens though.
I've already done it two weeks ago for the Olympics. It is a good thing. You want to make sure everybody's healthy and clean. There's no need for anybody to be on any sort of substance.
They get a goal and it seems as though we get away from our game. We put our heads down or something. I've never went 12 games without winning. That's new for a lot of guys.
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.