Roberto Luongo Quotations

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.

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.

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.

We need two points at this point of the year. One point is not going to cut it anymore.

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.

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.

Every game right now for us is huge. It's fun.

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.

The worst part is he fanned on the shot. It's frustrating. I committed when he faked the slap shot and then I was in a desperate place. Stuff like that happens though.

I've already done it two weeks ago for the Olympics. It is a good thing. You want to make sure everybody's healthy and clean. There's no need for anybody to be on any sort of substance.

They said they wanted to make sure I was going to be at training camp this year. If they want to make sure I'll be in training camp this year, I'll be there, but I don't know what's going to happen with training camps in the future.

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.

This is the way we went to keep playing. We want to keep getting the key goals and put the points on the board. That's how we're going to make the playoffs.

It's one of my weak points, coming into a game when I didn't plan on it. But I don't think I did too badly.

It started out a little innocently, a couple bad bounces here or there and then guys started losing their confidence, including myself and it just escalated to bigger and bigger things. And then we got to the end of the games and guys were nervous. When you're in those kinds of situations and you don't have the confidence to do the job, most of the time it's not going to turn out your way.

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.

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.

It was one of those games. Sometimes you get into a rhythm and you play pretty good.

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.

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.

The guys played a great game for 65 minutes. It's nice to get rewarded with two points at the end of the day.

The game was a good workout. The last half of the first period, they were on the power play the whole 10 minutes. It was tough, but you have to battle through it.

Doing a good impression of a backup goalie the last few weeks.

I don't fear stopping a 100 mph slap shot. I fear not stopping it!

It doesn't matter how many times you get knocked down. The only thing that matters is how many times you get up.