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
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.
The guys played a great game for 65 minutes. It's nice to get rewarded with two points at the end of the day.
Roberto was a high pick (fourth overall in 1997), and he was supposed to be the franchise goaltender there, ... But it turned out good. We're both happy.
I think a lot of guys, including myself, feel like the pressure's been lifted a little off our backs because it was getting pretty tough. It's a big win, now we have to keep going.
To go 9-for-9 in my career, there has to be a little luck involved. So I can thank the Lord when I make the save. I know (Kovalev) has great hands, so I just wanted to be as patient as possible on him and wait until the last second to make a play.
We need two points at this point of the year. One point is not going to cut it anymore.
It was one of those games. Sometimes you get into a rhythm and you play pretty good.
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'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.
Every game right now for us is huge. It's fun.
We had some breakdowns. It was a tough game to be a part of.
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.
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.