Dear Panthers fans,
Last night was pretty crazy, right?
It was really great to return from the break and start off our road trip with an exciting win against a tough team like the Hurricanes, and I received a lot of nice messages from friends, family and fans after the game ended asking me about the stick save that I made during the second period.
Honestly, I thought there was no way that I was going to make it.
I just dove into the crease, he kind of fanned on the shot, and it hit my stick. After that, I was just on the ice and waving my stick around trying to keep the puck out of the net. I really had no idea I even stopped the second shot until later on. I couldn't believe it. It was a just a fun situation.
Afterwards, Bob said thank you and that he probably owes me a dinner. It's obviously fun to help the team like that. When I got back to the bench, I couldn't believe what had happened when I watched the replay on the jumbotron. It looked crazy - the play, my face, everything.