Connor Hellebuyck

I'm not going to sit here and just throw every guy under the bus because honestly, I'm a goalie and I know goaltending really well.

I can't say, oh, this forward did this and that defense did that.

That's not my spot.

I believe in every guy and give them their A-plus effort every single night.

A lot of times, that's all you can ask is give your

give your all every single night.

And, you know, as a teammate, I can really rally behind that and really cherish those moments with those guys.

But, you know, to just put that same product on the ice, I just don't think it worked for a reason.

We took a vote.

of the team.

I said, anybody votes no, I'm not doing it.

So they stood there and they weren't about to say no because I've never seen a goaltender play as well as goalie Connor Halliburton.

Think of it, 46 shots on goal.

And I asked him, the one shot, the one where you put your stick in the back and it hit the neck of your stick and bounced off.

Do you practice that or was that a little lucky?

The members of this great hockey squad will be very happy to hear, based on their vote and my vote, and in this case my vote was more important, that I will soon be presenting Connor with our highest civilian honor, which we will be given and which has been given to many athletes over the years.

But when I say many, not too many, like 12.

It's called the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Yeah.

Yeah.