There is no position in sport as noble as goaltending.
I don't fear stopping a 100 mph slap shot. I fear not stopping it!
Only a goalie can appreciate what a goalie goes through.
Goalies often react quickly to shots with no regard for what might happen to their body because we are trained to stop pucks first and ask questions later.
Half the game is mental, the other half is being mental.
Goalies almost never get credit for winning a game, but they always get blamed for losing a game.
How would you like it if, at your job, every time you made the slightest mistake a little red light went on over your head and 18,000 people stood up and screamed at you?
A goalies job is to stop pucks,.... Well yeah, thats part of it, but you know what else is?... Youre trying to deliver a message to your team that things are OK back here. This end of the ice is pretty well cared for. You take it now and go. Go! Feel the freedom in order to feel that dynamic, creative, offensive player and go out and score....That was my job. And it was to try to deliver a feeling.
Because the demands on the goalie are mostly mental, it means that for a goalie the biggest enemy is himself. Not a puck, not a opponent, not a quirk of size or style. The stress and anxiety he feels when he plays, the fear of failing, the fear of being embarrassed, the fear of being physically hurt, all symptoms of his position, in constant ebb and flow, but never disappearing. The successful goalie understands these neuroses, accept them, and put them under control. The unsuccessful goalie is distracted by them, his mind in knots. His body quickly follows.
Most fans go wild when they see a goalie make what looks like a great save, but the chances are what they are seeing is a save that was made from being out of position.
I've told you guys before, goalies don't think.
I'm not dumb enough to be a goalie.
If our goalies were in a divorce case, they could sue for lack of support and be millionaires tomorrow.
Playing goal is like being shot at.
OK, they fire the puck from the blue line. Chief usually yelling 'block the shot' at the defensemen. They doesn't have the goalie gear, but they have to block the shot. So who is more crazy, me or the defensemen? Who is more weird?
It is pretty tough for a goalie when you look at it. You're always the last line of defense. If you let a goal in, you can't go to the bench and hide between the guys or anything
For [Malcolm Subban] I know that he's the No. 1 ranked goalie in North America and the world right now, he's got a great opportunity. He's got to enjoy this whole process because it only comes once. Not that many players get the opportunity to walk up on that stage and get that jersey.
Wins are the most important measure for goalies, I think. Certainly it's a great accomplishment.
Your best penalty killer is your goalie.
I'm not a reflex goalie. I try to make as many stops as possible with with my stomach.
Hockey is the only job I know where you get paid to have a nap on the day of the game.
I'm not a pretty goalie and I don't ever want to be called one, to tell you the truth.
The goalie is like the guy on the minefield. He discovers the mines and destroys them. If you make a mistake, somebody gets blown up.
It's tough to look great as a goalie. Most of the time, you're the one either letting in a goal or losing the game, so no one wants to say anything or upset you, but at the end of the day you might need some talking to.
I can't hear what Jeremy says because my ears are blocked with my two Stanley Cup Rings.
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