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Jonathan Quick, Kings Goalie

Photograph By Dustin Snipes for ESPN The Magazine

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"Taller goalies can sit back and wait for the shooter. They don't have to be as aggressive in finding ways to track the puck. But I'm not one of the bigger guysI'm 6'1". It's tougher for me to look over opposing players, especially if they have a bigger body, so I have to look around them. To find the puck, sometimes I have to get a bit lower and spread out for as much coverage as possible. My goalie coaches have helped me calm down and let the puck come to me. You still want that aggressiveness, but you don't want to be overaggressive. That's when you open up holes for the shooter. That said, there are going to be times when no instructions will help you stop the puck. You're going to just react." as told to Craig Custance