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.

Dominik Hasek

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

— Dominik Hasek

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,

— Dominik Hasek

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.

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

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