Patrick Lalime

50-Year-Old GoalieG
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$The Sabres re-signed Lalime to a one-year deal in July of 2010.
GFree Agent
July 20, 2011
Lalime has retired and will become an analyst on Senators television broadcasts, RDS reported Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
Lalime's play dropped off a ton after he signed with the Sabres three seasons ago. He played in only seven games last season, didn't get a win, and had an unsightly 2.96 GAA. Still, in his day Lalime was quite dependable for an Ottawa team that was good for a nice number of wins each season. He'll finish his career with a 200-174-48 record, 2.58 goals-against average and .905 save percentage.
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Lalime is the NHL version of the Maytag man. Lalime appeared in 16 games for the Sabres last season, and that was with starter Ryan Miller playing in the Olympics. Lalime will most likely only start on the front or back end of back-to-back games. He knows his role, and is the prototypical backup. Anything over 20 starts would be a surprise, unless Miller gets hurt.
With starting goaltender Ryan Miller most likely going to the Olympics this season, chances are Lalime will have a busy road ahead of him. At 35 years-old, Lalime shows little hope for improvement on his .900 save percentage and 3.10 goals against average from last year which could be devastating to a team that relies heavily on goaltending.
Lalime figures to start 14-to-17 games in relief of Ryan Miller this season. Lalime is a capable veteran backup; he went 16-12-2 with a 2.82 GAA and .897 save percentage in 2007-08 for Chicago.
Lalime was pegged as the backup goalie for the Hawks, but a back injury kept him out for the first few months of the season.
Playing for the Senators, Lalime put up some pretty impressive numbers (39 wins and a 2.16 goal against average in 2002-03, to name two) making some owners believe that Lalime is a top quality netminder. Don't be one of them. Ottawa, a Stanley Cup contender, gave him away for a song (a fourth-round pick) and remember he had one of the most talented defensive corps in front of him. With Zdeno Chara, Wade Redden and Chris Phillips, Ottawa could have taped a goal stick to the post and hung a glove from the crossbar and still not allowed more than three goals a game. A much better indicator of Lalime's skills are his less-than-impressive save percentages two of the last three years -- 0.905, 0.911 and 0.903. He will get a lot of starts, so expect some wins … but remember a poor goalie can cost your fantasy team the title. Don't give Lalime a chance to ruin your team's fortunes. He's a backup fantasy goalie at best.
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GFree Agent
June 29, 2011
Lalime, who appeared in only seven games for the Sabres last year despite being healthy all year, likely has seen the end of his days in the NHL.
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GBuffalo Sabres  Free Agent
Knee
March 9, 2011
Lalime, who is dealing with a sore knee, didn't skate Wednesday, Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News reports.
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GBuffalo Sabres  Free Agent
February 15, 2011
Rather than start Lalime on Tuesday night, the Sabres have recalled Jhonas Enroth from their AHL affiliate in Portland to start in Montreal, The Buffalo News reports.
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GBuffalo Sabres  Free Agent
January 21, 2011
Lalime came on in relief of Ryan Miller halfway through the first period and allowed two goals on 18 shots in Friday night's loss to the Islanders.
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GBuffalo Sabres  Free Agent
December 17, 2010
Lalime stepped in for two periods of play Friday and allowed two goals on 16 shots after the Panthers peppered regular starter Ryan Miller with four first-period goals.
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