Few athletes throughout the annals of sport have managed to raise the bar of excellence for on-field play to legendary heights, the likes of which mere mortals can only dream — fewer still have done the same for the pre/post-game interview, arguably professional sport’s weakest link.

Enter Ilya Bryzgalov: interview superstar (or super-tsar, if you will).  Proving to be equally adept at delivering both saves and quips, Bryz treats the Score to a few gems regarding the Canadian climate.  Also note that during the interview, he transitions from one voice to another.

Hit the break to see Bryzgalov and Jean-Sebastien Giguere describe the designs featured on their respective masks.

Prophetically (although perhaps less so given that he had already made it to the NHL at the time of the following interview), Bryzgalov points to [the Walt Disney character] Scrooge McDuck on his mask and intimates, “that’s a rich guy… rich duck.  I want to be.”

(Sidebar: Look for this video to surface again in the not-too-distant future when Quacked runs a feature on the pictorial history of Ducks goalie masks.)

To be honest, it is a little disappointing that McDonald’s hasn’t contacted him yet to do some voiceover work for them.

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