Patrick Lalime played his junior hockey with the Shawinigan Cataractes of the QMJHL.
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18 Facts About Patrick Lalime
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Patrick Lalime was recalled to the Penguins twice in December 1995 and served as a backup goalie for nine games, but never saw any action.
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Patrick Lalime served as a backup for the Penguins in the playoffs for four games and did not participate in Cleveland's playoff run.
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Patrick Lalime dressed as the backup to Ken Wregget during the Penguins five playoff games that year.
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On March 24,1998, the Penguins traded his rights to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for Sean Pronger, but Patrick Lalime stayed with the Griffins, and played in one playoff game, allowing four goals in an overtime loss.
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Patrick Lalime dressed for six playoff games against the Toronto Maple Leafs, but did not see any action as the Senators were put out in the first round.
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Patrick Lalime was second in the NHL in wins, shutouts, fourth in minutes and fifth in GAA.
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Patrick Lalime made 18 saves on 19 shots in 25 minutes, then he allowed three goals during the shootout and took the loss.
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Patrick Lalime struggled during the series, allowing the opening goal in every game, and despite the Senators heavily outshooting the Maple Leafs, the series was tied after six games.
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On July 1,2006, Patrick Lalime was signed by the Chicago Blackhawks to a one-year, $700,000 contract, likely to be the backup to Nikolai Khabibulin.
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Patrick Lalime ended up being injured just before training camp with a herniated disk.
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On July 1,2008, Patrick Lalime was signed by the Buffalo Sabres to a two-year, $2 million contract to play backup to Ryan Miller.
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On July 20,2011, Patrick Lalime retired from the NHL and became an analyst on Ottawa Senators television broadcasts on RDS.
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Patrick Lalime quit RDS in 2014 to become the primary NHL analyst for TVA Sports.
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Patrick Lalime is known for his distinguishing goalie mask theme - the use of cartoon eyes.
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When he played for the Ottawa Senators, Patrick Lalime's mask featured the Warner Brothers cartoon character Marvin the Martian.
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However, after a terrible St Louis start, Patrick Lalime came back to the lineup with a completely different goalie mask which still featured the Marvin the Martian theme.
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In 2010, Patrick Lalime signed a deal with the Buffalo Sabres and wore a mask featuring Marvin with the horns of a buffalo.
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