1. How was your trip to Edmonton and the Top Prospects game?

It was cool. I got to meet a lot of cool people, and I got to see my competition for the draft this year. I’d never been to Edmonton, I got to see a new city and a new rink, and we got to go into the Oilers’ dressing room. It was neat.

2. Talk about the dynamic on this team the rest of the way out, having basically co-No. 1s in your draft year.

It’s definitely going to be whoever is the better goalie from here out. If I have a chance to shine, I’ll take it. I’ve been working really hard in practice, and I want to show the coaches that I’m ready to play whenever they put me in there.

3. Who’s the best goalie of all time?

Of all time? That’s a really tough question.

3a. OK then, the best goalie of your lifetime?

Probably Brodeur, although I did like Patrick Roy when I was growing up, even though I can’t really say that anymore. He was the guy who started doing the real style that everyone kind of follows now.

4. OK, now back to the present … Brodeur or Luongo?

For sure, Luongo. I think Luongo is amazing. He’s huge in net, and he’s so fast. I think Brodeur is a little old-school now. One-on-one, I’d say Luongo.

5. How much does knowing the history of goaltending help you in what you do between the pipes every day?

You really appreciate what the guys before you did, playing the game. Guys who didn’t wear helmets and those old, brown pads. My dad was a goaltender, too, and he was back in those days. If I got a shot in the shoulder or something, and I’d kind of baby it, he’d tell me, ‘Oh, be quiet, I used to come home covered in purple bruises.’ He still has his old pads, his old brown blocker with the circles. He’s the reason I learned the game.