Both physical and mental strength are extremely important when playing a sport at the highest level. As a goaltender, Denebor Milasch, relies more on mental strength over physical strength. While having the strength to defend his crease and fight off slappers is a big part of his game, goaltending is mostly a mental game. Its why the old adage that goalies are weird is so true. Half of goaltending is mental, and then other half is positioning. If you are not mentally prepared to stand in front of shots then you will get scared, if you are not mentally prepared to give up a big time goal then you will crumble. Being able to shrug off a bad mistake or getting sniped is the difference between stemming the bleeding and letting an avalanche of goals in. Sometimes you will have your mentality broken and the ability to react correctly to being pulled or a string of bad games will be a major defining factor in a goaltender's career. It will sepereate the good from the great and will be difference between playing a whole career and washing out.