‘”Ryan Miller is a very competitive person, he doesn’t like you to even score on him in practice,” said Daniel Briere, the pilot light of the Buffalo furnace. “So when people started to question his playoff goaltending ability, I knew he’d come back. I don’t think it was fair to criticize him, but at the same time it worked out quite well.”‘
Criticism ignites goalie's competitive spirit
Source: Hamilton Spectator