Player Discussion Lukas Dostal

[Goose of Reason]

Good for Dostal, i was surprised that was his first though. Pretty crazy to have multiple 50 save games and no shutouts, but that's a testament to our world class defense.

 

[Kalv]

 

[Static]

Came in second for male Czech athlete of the year yesterday.

 

[Kalv]

Came in second for male Czech athlete of the year yesterday.

Who was first? Chuck Norris?

 

[DuckTech]

Who was first? Chuck Norris?

Nah, his cousin Czech Norris!
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I'll show myself out!

 

[Static]

Who was first? Chuck Norris?

Pastrnak

 

[GermanRocket7]

Nah, his cousin Czech Norris!
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I'll show myself out!

I was going to say Czech Mate, but that's a good answer as well.

 

[Arthuros]

I was going to say Czech Mate, but that's a good answer as well.

I think Czech Mate is one of those mail order bride services from the 90s.

 

[Mr Rogers]

Lukas Dostal sighting at Wimbledon! I noticed him in Krejcikova’s box after she had just won. (They are from the same region)

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

We will post about this man in all his glory, even if I get banned for being creepy about it. Inject a monster year directly into my veins

 

[KelVarnsen]

Not bad tonight for a no namer.

 

[Mr Rogers]

His composure is off the charts. A lot of like his friend and fellow Moravian, Krejcikova haha.

Lukas is the real deal. Doesn't mean he won't have rough outings here and there but i love the idea of having him as the starter on a contending team.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

His composure is off the charts. A lot of like his friend and fellow Moravian, Krejcikova haha.

Lukas is the real deal. Doesn't mean he won't have rough outings here and there but i love the idea of having him as the starter on a contending team.

I think most goalies with his level of athleticism, struggle to remain as positionally sound and composed, end up over pushing and forced to flop around much more. To both Dostal's credit and that of whoever coached him at a young age, he is incredibly refined in terms of commanding the crease with controlled movements. Then he just seems to have that ice water in his veins quality that you want, where he doesn't lose track of technique or position when the arena temperature/volume cranks up. He's built for a big stage

 

[Anaheim4ever]

I know it's only one game but since last season it's felt like the team plays better with Dostal and Dostal wants to earn the starter role by playing his best while Gibson is just on cruise control.
Gibson can take his time recovering and maybe do rehab games in San Diego) so that Dostal can keep starting games to prevent Cronin from playing Gibson more than Dostal.

Reminds me of the 2008 Giguere/Hiller situation where it becomes clear the younger goalie should be the starter and the veteran needs to be the back up until they can find a way to trade the veteran.

 

[HanSolo]

It does feel like Dostal has hit that next level needed to be a high level starter. Wouldn't go crazy and say he's ready to be an elite goalie, but it's not out of the realm of possibility. The blend of composure, athleticism, and puck tracking is going to serve him well.

 

[ZegrassyKnoll]

His untangibles are off the charts. Seems like a super nice guy.

 

[Vipers31]

His untangibles are off the charts. Seems like a super nice guy.

Especially for a goalie. From my own experience, all the way down to the recreational level, goalies are either complete headcases or the nicest guys ever. Having one of the latter kind does make it easier for the locker room when the results aren’t there for a while, at least.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Especially for a goalie. From my own experience, all the way down to the recreational level, goalies are either complete headcases or the nicest guys ever. Having one of the latter kind does make it easier for the locker room when the results aren’t there for a while, at least.

Which one is Bryzgalov ? He might be a category of his own lol.
He's not really a Russian anymore given he still lives in the USA and his draft eligible son has only played for American teams.