For years not, at least 8 or 9 I have heard the discussions about how Ottawa always chokes in the playoffs, yadda yadda, and usually there is a constant theme that people point to...the goaltending...Patrick Lalime in particular. People always say he isn't a playoff goaltender and that he always blew it. I always tried to defend him but to no avail. I pointed to the series against Philadelphia where he had 3 shutouts and the Flyers spent a majority of the series running him in an attempt to injure him, including bodychecking him twice when he was out of his crease, or to the low scoring series between the Maple Leafs and Senators, that sure the Leafs always won, but never at the fault of Lalime. But people point to the game 7 against the Leafs one year where he choked letting in 3 soft goals, a few being to Joe Nieuwendyk, and then they stamp him as a guy who couldn't perform in the playoffs. Well I just read a trivia question and perhaps this will finally put to rest the idea that Patrick Lalime sucked, especially in the playoffs:
"Which goalie has the best Goals Against Average in NHL Playoff History with 1.77 (With a Minimum of 40 games played)?
ANSWER:
Patrick Lalime.
Go #40. Best goalie we have had between the pipes in Ottawa, and best goalie in playoff history!
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