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
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.
Every game right now for us is huge. It's fun.
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.
We had some breakdowns. It was a tough game to be a part of.
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.
From my standpoint it's disappointing. I think I could have played a little better.
Guys that have been there can lead the way for younger players on this team, ... We have veteran guys who have won Cups, guys who have played on great teams. They know what it takes and know what it takes to put pucks in the net. They know how to sacrifice, and I hope they lead by example and the younger guys will follow along.
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.
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.
If you let their best players take one-timers from the slot, they're going to go in. Five-on-three is a tough situation for everybody.
I just tried to weather the storm. That's going to happen often when you play on the road. Teams come out strong.
It was one of those games. Sometimes you get into a rhythm and you play pretty good.