Dominik Hasek Quotations

I am not afraid to stop the puck with my head. I try to do it sometimes even in practice; not everyday but once in a while, I say to my teammates, shoot me in my head and I'll try to stop the puck. I am not afraid at all of the puck, so sometimes, if the shot comes at my head, it's an easier save to make with your head. Maybe the people think a different way, but for me, I do it with my head.

I try to have fun. Sometimes I have more fun, sometimes I have less fun. But overall I still believe that this team can do it without me and when I'll be ready, I'll be ready.

Only Dunlop has seen more rubber than I have

My goal is to play again, but if I don't feel like I am helping the team, I won't.

One of the important things was when it was 0-0 and we killed the five-on-three and they didn't score. We scored after and it's always better if you score the first goal.

I don't know anything about it. He's a great guy, we were talking to each other a few times, but there are no plans. He wants to come, if I am going to play. He wants to see me.

I don't know the answer to why we beat Toronto so easily. It's probably because we are always ready for this team. It's a rivalry and we are always ready.

I don't know who scored on the first penalty shot but I know Kovalev a little bit and I know he has everything, a good shot and he can deke. Like I said before the season, during the season you win a few shootouts, you lose a few shootouts. Of course it's disappointing. There's nothing I can do. It's over, they scored a few goals.

I felt pretty good for the first time, but they didn't have their guys like Mario (Lemieux) and (John) LeClair in the lineup. So I'm not too excited about it,

I can't say I'm disappointed or pleased with the process. I'd like it to go faster, but unfortunately it isn't. I suffered an injury, and it is a serious injury.

He has a little bit different style than me, he's probably better at how he handles the puck, but we have different styles. I haven't spoken to him but I think he's saying the same thing, that the coach will decide who will be the starter.

He is a great goalie and the Czech Republic will be OK in goal with him.

He was a classy guy and it was always fun to be around him. He was saying whatever he felt, he didn't care. I can say he had the best wrist shot I ever played against. No doubt about it. His wrist shot was unbelievable.

He didn't tell me if I'd be the starting goalie or the backup goalie or what his plans are.

I talk to coaches a few times, but we never talk about who is going to be a starter. There is some talking that maybe in the preliminary rounds that we are both going to play and then the coaches will make their decisions. That's what I'm thinking.

I think that with the way we played the first 40 minutes we should be happy to have one point. Anaheim played really well the whole 60 minutes. We were lucky to come back.

I will be a little nervous before the game, ... It's my first time playing in Ottawa and I'm excited about it.

I went to make a butterfly and went down. He shot it top shelf, and my glove wasn't there. It was a goal scorer's move.

Our problem is that if we don't score five or six goals, we lose the game. We have to find a way to win these games. I think they worked a little bit harder than we did. It's very important to find a way to win the close games. In the playoffs, that's what it's going to be.

I think I'm embarrassed to get a shutout like that.

I think he played really well in the first round. I know he's a very talented goalie and he can do the job for us, definitely.

I'm still focused, I'm concentrating on what I am doing. I want to be back this month, definitely. I want to be on the ice and play some games before the playoffs start so I'll be ready for the playoffs. That's my goal.

We were very focused, very concentrated before the game and you could see it on the ice. Today was one of the best games we played this year.

We have a lot of confidence on this team. We know we have skill players who can score the goals.

We know that the Flyers always come out hard in this building. We made too many mistakes.

When I saw him in training camp, he didn't look like a special player,

We gave up a two goal lead so we were lucky to tie the game. At least we won the shootout.

To go up two goals in the third period doesn't mean your going to win the game. Two years ago maybe, but not with the new rules.

To go up two goals in the third period doesn't mean you're going to win the game. Two years ago maybe, but not with the new rules.

We played a really strong defensive game. The 5-on-3s were the key. We killed them off and that was important for our success.

We definitely played a much stronger game. From the defensive point, we did a good job. They only scored two goals.

Every win has a nice felling, and 300 is a nice number, but still far away from (career wins leader) Patrick Roy,

Finally we won a close game, it's a great feeling. However, it was frustrating because we gave up two goals sort of on two lucky bounces and then all of a sudden the game was so close.

There is some talk that maybe in the preliminary round we both kind of play and the coaches make a decision (for the medal round). That's what I'm thinking maybe, but I'm not sure.

What can I say about tonight's shutout? It was the easiest shutout I've ever had in the NHL. I know it counts in the statistics but for us it's an important win.

We've been struggling since Christmas. We played a good game, but unfortunately it wasn't enough for us to win it.

We just lost one game, we're not out of play. We have so many good players. I think we've got the team to be successful.

At this point, I am not very optimistic that I could start the next series. But who knows. It almost seems like the harder I work, it gets worse. I don't feel an improvement the last week or two. It's very frustrating. But I still try to do what I'm asked to do, and hope it's going to be better.

I signed his half and he signed mine. I still have my half.

Probably, I'm a little bit excited and nervous. It's not just another pre-season game, it's the first one in this building for me

A shutout like that shouldn't even count. It was a great effort from my team. (Montreal) didn't get anything. The last two shots, the 11th and 12th, they were with one minute left and behind the blue line so what can I say. It was probably the easiest shutout I have had.

That shutout shouldn't even count. That was the easiest shutout I've ever had. My team played so well defensively in front of me. That was just a great effort. I don't think they got their 11th and 12th shots until the last minute and they were from the blue line.

They didn't give us anything. Even in the third period we had maybe one or two chances. They played a great defensive game. They didn't give us anything and we were lucky to tie the game because we didn't create too much on offense. They played a great game for 60 or 65 minutes.

It's extremely frustrating. Last week, or a week ago, I felt not bad. I had a few hard practices ... but the last few days I didn't even feel I could go down (to make a save).

It was a tough time. Eddie was the starter, I was the backup. Fortunately, Mike traded me to Buffalo and it was good luck for me. Finally, I proved to myself I could be a starting goalie.

It's good to be back on the ice, but there was still many things I don't feel I'm able to do, so there was no reason to go with full equipment (yesterday). I can feel there is some improvement. I feel stronger. There are certain things I couldn't do two or three weeks ago I can do now. But there are still a few things I cannot do on the ice. I have to wait a few more days, or a week or whenever I can do it.

It's frustrating. We gave up 10 goals in the last two games and we've scored only three. I don't know what is the reason, but we better figure it out as soon as possible because we have a game tomorrow.

It's tough to say right now long it will take to get better. My goal is to get back but if I don't feel I can play, then I can't play.

It's nice memories but for me it's a new season.

The biggest improvement I think is that we work hard as a team. You need five people on the ice. From a defensive point, they did a really good job in front of me. They scored only two power play goals. So defensively, I have seen a big improvement.

It's definitely a great feeling to win the game and to win in the shootout. You get the extra one point which is great, but I would rather win the game in 60 minutes or in the regular overtime,

It was a good workout for me, ... We scored power-play goals ? that was the big difference in tonight's game. We scored three and they couldn't score on the power play. My teammates cleared the rebounds. I made the first save and the whole game, maybe once or twice, they had a second shot.

They were the better team in the second 30 minutes and that's why they won.

So far, so good. Six games and 12 points. That's exactly what you want,

I'm not disappointed about the shutout. I was more focused on the win and putting the 300th win behind me,

I'm not crazy about shootouts but it's always fun when you win. We came back twice and won in a shootout. It's a good feeling.

I'm feeling good. I've been getting ready for this. I was on the ice until last March and I was on the ice for about 10 days before I came here. There are no doubts this time.

I just came to tell him something because I already had the puck in my glove and he slashed me. I came behind the net and he punched me, so he caught me by surprise. But I didn't want to fight. We were short-handed.

I'm focused on being ready to play. I cannot say it's going to be in five days, seven days or 10 days. My goal is to be ready as soon as possible.

I'm very worried, but on the other hand I don't want to give up.

I gave up two goals (to Tie Domi and Kyle Wellwood) and I didn't get much in the way of shots. I've got to keep working here to get ready for the season.

I had doubts. I didn't know for sure. I prepared better than anytime before. I worked very hard through the summer on my speed and flexibility. Overall, I'm happy with my performance thus far this season.

I had fun after I made a few saves, ... They were without a lot of their big guns. I didn't face the best shooters, so I'm not too excited about it. I'm sure it will be different with Mario (Lemieux) and (Sidney) Crosby in their lineup. Overall it was a good start for me.

But I know that this is a long season and you've got to play 82 games to get to the playoffs. We're not always going to win and we're going to go through parts of the schedule where things aren't going well. I don't really want to think too much about where I'm at right now. We will see where everything is at after 20 or 30 games.

I don't know if we've deserved to win every game but we've always found a way to win and that's what's important.

I don't know if he surprised me. I went to make a butterfly stop and went down. He shot it top shelf and my glove wasn't there. It was a goal scorer's move.

I don't know if he surprised me. I made a butterfly. I went down. He shot top shelf, my glove wasn't there. It was a goal scorer move.

I didn't quite feel comfortable with everything. I wanted to stay out there a little longer and take some shots, but I'm still having a little trouble going up and down. My goal now is to start practicing with the team a little more in the next few days, and hopefully that goes well.

Gary Bettman has only a marginal interest in the weaker teams. He only wants the NHL to make a bigger profit as a whole.

I definitely know a lot about this rivalry,

I don't think there was any extra motivation, ... It's my first win here, but it's only preseason.

I consulted with the doctors but unfortunately, it isn't good, I can't play for the rest of the tournament.