I think we have as good of a chance for gold as we did before today. This doesn't put you out of the tournament. |
I was as surprised as everybody. |
I wasn't too busy (last night), ... They were missing a few of their guys but I thought I did pretty well. |
I would have liked to have had it, but it wasn't the one play that decided the game. |
I'll try to do what I can to help the team. Mace has certainly helped me the past few years, so this is his chance to show everyone in the NHL he can play. |
I'm definitely going to fight for the job. It's up to the coaches, we'll see what happens. I definitely feel I have a chance. Usually in this tournament it's whoever is playing better at that moment when it comes to the starting goalie. |
I'm just trying to stop the puck. There's nothing fancy about it. |
I'm obviously pleased that we're in a really good position. I really like our team and that hasn't always been the case. It's still going to take a lot of work to get in the playoffs, but that's where you have the fun. |
I've watched him play since I was 7-years-old. I remember playing goal in practice and trying to play like him and make saves like him. Then you grow up and realize that everybody is different. Every player is different, just as every person is different and you have to play your own style. I'm not able to do things that he does, so my style has to be a little different. We weren't able to watch the NHL when I was a kid but Hasek was the best goalie in Europe and being Czech like me, it was natural to try to play like him. |
In a 2-2 game, there's no way their guy should be walking down the middle of the ice with 10 seconds to shoot, deke or do whatever. Breakdowns like that kill you. |
In the past, if a guy comes up to the net, you can cross-check him and push him out of the way. Now you can't do anything. He just stands there. You have two of their guys there and two of our guys there and it's really hard to see the puck. That's the hardest part about the rule changes. |
It could have been a lot worse. If they didn't detect it, the blood clot could have got loose, and then I would have been in big trouble. |
It is not every night you are going to have a 40-shot shutout, ... It is fun to play and I am really enjoying playing right now. It's an unbelievable feeling. |
It seems like I get asked about it twice a day from Czech journalists and from here, really asking me what I don't have answers for. It gets old after a while. I think it would be better for everybody if we knew, but I'm not in charge, so I just go with the flow. |
It should be something that gets addressed, but it doesn't seem like it is. It's tough to win when you take so many penalties. The Kings were desperate and they were better than us in every area of the game. |