Ilya Bryzgalov Talks Goalies Playing in Contract Year, Las Vegas and More

Gotta love Bryz, right?

Former Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov was his usual humorous, unpredictable self in a recent interview with Sportsnet.ca's Luke Fox.

From what he's doing now to talking pressure as a goalie, here are some of the highlights ...

On a goalie's mental state when job security is up in the air (referenced to Flyers goalie Steve Mason)
"So many goalies take the job for a long time, so it's easy to be out of game. You worry. You want to find a long-term job, pay bills. It's not a secret. That's why when there's no [contractual] certainty and you don't see 100 percent confidence from your team, it might affect your game. If the season's not going well, you start thinking about it."

On his son playing goalie
"He chose it. He's the guy who gives his team a chance to win. Make some saves. But he plays as a player once a week, too. Shoots the puck on goalies every Wednesday pretty much."

On being a hockey dad
"I'm pretty calm. I only get upset when I see the referees make the bad calls. The kids work so hard and play so passionately, you can't take sides. Only when the referee's unfair."

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On being a pro hockey player in Las Vegas
"I'm family guy, settled down. I've never been too emotional or casino-addicted. For me, no problem. For the young guys to play there, it causes trouble, man. Difficult trouble. … The young ones with the cash? Las Vegas can provide lots of scenes, know what I mean?"

The rest is just as good. For the full Q&A, read Fox's article right here.

And side note: Bryz remains active on Twitter. And remains random as ever.

Just look at his last tweet ...

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