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
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.
This is the way we went to keep playing. We want to keep getting the key goals and put the points on the board. That's how we're going to make the playoffs.
Doing a good impression of a backup goalie the last few weeks.
I don't fear stopping a 100 mph slap shot. I fear not stopping it!
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.
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.
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.
We had some breakdowns. It was a tough game to be a part of.
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.
Every game right now for us is huge. It's fun.
We need two points at this point of the year. One point is not going to cut it anymore.
From my standpoint it's disappointing. I think I could have played a little better.
First and foremost, we've been playing well defensively. The number of scoring chances are much lesser than the previous years I've been here.
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.