Patrick Lalime Patrick Lalime ( born July 7 , 1974 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey broadcaster and former player . Lalime played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) with the Pittsburgh Penguins , Ottawa Senators , St . Louis Blues , Chicago Blackhawks and Buffalo Sabres . Lalime retired from playing in 2011 to join the Réseau des Sports ( RDS ) television network covering the Ottawa Senators . Pre - NHL years . He played his junior hockey with the Shawinigan Cataractes of the QMJHL . In 1992 – 93 , Lalime posted a 10 – 24 – 4 record with a GAA of 4 . 67 and a . 863 save percentage as the team failed to make the playoffs . In the 1993 NHL Entry Draft , Lalime was chosen by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the sixth round , the 156th overall pick . In 1993 – 94 , he returned to the Cataractes and posted a solid 22 – 20 – 2 record with a GAA of 4 . 22 . In the playoffs , Lalime struggled badly with a 1 – 3 record and GAA of 6 . 73 . In 1994 – 95 , Lalime moved to the Hampton Roads Admirals of the ECHL where he posted a very solid 15 – 7 – 3 record , a GAA of 3 . 35 and save percentage of . 898 until January 1995 . Then on January 26 , Lalime signed a contract with the Penguins , who then assigned him to the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the IHL . He struggled with the Lumberjacks , with a 7 – 10 – 4 record and a 4 . 44 GAA and save percentage of . 882 . In 1995 – 96 , Patrick remained with the Lumberjacks , and helped lead the team to the playoffs with a 20 – 12 – 7 record , 3 . 86 GAA and save percentage of . 893 in 41 games . He was recalled to the Penguins twice in December 1995 and served as a backup goalie for nine games , but never saw any action . He also served as a backup for the Penguins in the playoffs for four games and did not participate in Cleveland ' s playoff run . NHL years . First debuts . Lalime went back to Cleveland for a third season in 1996 – 97 and remained with the Lumberjacks until early November . The Penguins then called him up and Lalime made his NHL debut on November 16 against the New York Rangers , as he replaced Ken Wregget midway through the game , allowing three goals on 14 shots in an 8 – 3 loss . Lalime ' s next appearance was on December 6 , replacing Wregget after the first period down 2 – 0 , but Lalime made 16 saves and the Penguins rebounded for a 5 – 3 win , giving him his first career victory . Lalime was given the start the next night against the Anaheim Mighty Ducks , and he responded with 30 saves in a 5 – 3 victory . Lalime would go on to set an NHL record with the longest unbeaten streak to begin a career ( 16 games with a 14 – 0 – 2 record ) before suffering his first defeat on January 23 , a 4 – 3 OT loss to the Colorado Avalanche . During the streak , Lalime recorded his first shutout , a 4 – 0 win over the San Jose Sharks on December 13 , and had a 49 save performance against the Calgary Flames on January 21 , a 4 – 2 Penguins victory . After the streak ended , Lalime cooled off for the rest of the season and finished off with a 21 – 12 – 2 record , 2 . 94 GAA and a save percentage of . 913 . With Cleveland , Lalime was 6 – 6 – 2 with a 3 . 24 GAA . He dressed as the backup to Ken Wregget during the Penguins five playoff games that year . In 1997 – 98 , Lalime and the Penguins could not agree on a contract , and he spent the season with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the IHL , appearing in 31 games and posting a 10 – 10 – 9 record with a team leading GAA of 2 . 61 and . 918 save percentage . On March 24 , 1998 , the Penguins traded his rights to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks for Sean Pronger , but Lalime stayed with the Griffins , and played in one playoff game , allowing four goals in an overtime loss . In 1998 – 99 , he failed to make the Mighty Ducks team during the pre - season , and the club assigned him to the Kansas City Blades of the IHL . Lalime rewrote the team ' s record book with a 39 – 20 – 4 record , a 3 . 01 GAA and a save percentage of . 900 . He was named IHL goaltender of the month for March and earned a first team all - star selection after leading the league in wins , minutes played ( 3789 ) and saves ( 1708 ) . In the playoffs , Lalime went 1 – 2 with a 2 . 08 GAA as Kansas City lost to the Long Beach Ice Dogs in the first round . Senator fame . The Mighty Ducks traded Lalime to the Ottawa Senators for Ted Donato and Antti - Jussi Niemi on June 18 , and he opened the 1999 – 2000 NHL season as a Senator as he and Ron Tugnutt would split duties . Lalime began his Senators career with a 3 – 0 shutout victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on October 2 . He would go on and have a solid season with a 19 – 14 – 3 record , a GAA of 2 . 33 and save percentage of . 905 . The Sens would trade Tugnutt to Pittsburgh in March for Tom Barrasso , and Lalime would serve as his backup for the remainder of the season . 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 . The Senators gave Lalime the starting job in 2000 – 01 , and he responded with a 36 – 19 – 5 record , 2 . 35 GAA , and a save percentage of . 914 and helped the Sens to winning the Northeast Division , despite missing ten games with a sprained left MCL in mid - October . He was named NHL Player of the Week twice ( November 27 - December 3 and February 12 – 18 ) . In the playoffs , the Sens would meet the Leafs for the second consecutive season , and Lalime played very well , with a GAA of 2 . 39 , however the Senators struggled to score goals and were eliminated in four games . In 2001 – 02 Lalime had a 27 – 24 – 8 record , 2 . 48 GAA and . 903 save percentage . He was second in the league with seven shutouts and set a club record with a 149 : 41 shutout streak from October 23 to November 10 . In the playoffs , the Sens faced off with the Philadelphia Flyers and were heavy underdogs , however , Lalime was unbeatable , as he allowed only two goals as Ottawa defeated the Flyers in five games . His GAA for the series was 0 . 40 , and he had a . 985 save percentage . In the second round , the Sens met up with the Leafs for the third straight year , and with a 5 – 0 game one win , Lalime tied an NHL playoff record with four shutouts . However the Leafs stormed back and eventually won the series in seven games . Lalime finished the 2002 playoffs with a 7 – 5 record and a 1 . 39 GAA . In 2002 – 03 , the Senators won the Presidents ' Trophy for having the best regular season record , and Lalime led the way with a 39 – 20 – 7 record , 2 . 16 GAA and . 911 save percentage . He was second in the NHL in wins , shutouts ( 8 ) , fourth in minutes ( 3943 ) and fifth in GAA . He appeared in his first all - star game on February 2 after Ed Belfour pulled out with an injury . He made 18 saves on 19 shots in 25 minutes , then he allowed three goals during the shootout and took the loss . He broke his own record for shutout streak with 184 : 06 from January 9 – 18 . In the playoffs , he helped the Senators defeat the New York Islanders in five games , then the Philadelphia Flyers in six games , before losing to the eventual Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils in seven games in the Eastern Conference Final . Lalime had an 11 – 7 record and GAA of 1 . 82 during the playoffs . In 2003 – 04 , Lalime finished with a 25 – 23 – 7 record with a 2 . 29 GAA and save percentage of . 905 . In the opening round of the playoffs , the Sens would meet their Battle of Ontario opponents , the Toronto Maple Leafs for the 4th time in 5 years . Lalime struggled during the series , allowing the opening goal in every game , and despite the Senators heavily outshooting the Leafs , the series was tied after six games . In game seven , Lalime allowed two soft goals to Joe Nieuwendyk , and after the first period he was pulled out of the game with the Sens losing 3 – 0 . They would eventually lose 4 – 1 and lost to the Leafs for the fourth time in the playoffs . It marked the end of Lalime ' s playing time in Ottawa . Recent years . After acquiring star goaltender Dominik Hašek via free agency , the Senators decided to trade Lalime to the St . Louis Blues for a fourth round conditional pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft on June 27 , 2004 . Lalime was set to be the Blues starter during the 2004 – 05 season , however the lockout wiped out the season , and Lalime did not play any hockey that year . During the 2005 – 06 NHL season , he earned his first win with the Blues on October 11 against the Chicago Blackhawks , making 32 saves in a 4 – 1 victory . However , this was a season to forget for Lalime , as he finished the year with a 4 – 18 – 8 record , 3 . 64 GAA and a . 881 save percentage . He also spent a part of the season in the AHL , where he posted a record of 6 – 6 – 1 , 2 . 86 GAA and . 903 save percentage with the Peoria Rivermen . On April 2 , Lalime played his final game as a Blue , as he suffered a torn ACL that had him out for the remainder of the season . On July 1 , 2006 , Patrick was signed by the Chicago Blackhawks to a one year , $ 700 , 000 contract , likely to be the backup to Nikolai Khabibulin . He ended up being injured just before training camp with a herniated disk . In his debut as a Blackhawk on February 7 , 2007 , Lalime stopped 34 shots and shut out the Vancouver Canucks as Chicago won the game 3 – 0 . He went 4 – 6 – 1 in 12 games during the regular season with a 3 . 07 goals against average and a . 896 save percentage . His play with the Blackhawks was good enough for the club to re - sign him to another one - year contract , this one worth $ 950 , 000 . On July 1 , 2008 , Patrick was signed by the Buffalo Sabres to a two - year , $ 2 million contract to play backup to Ryan Miller . In his first season with the Sabres , Lalime recorded a 5 - 13 - 3 record with a 3 . 10 goals against average . On July 20 , 2011 , Patrick retired from the NHL and will become an analyst on Ottawa Senators television broadcasts on RDS . Lalime is to work 15 Senators games on the French - language network next season as well as contributing to other hockey shows . Mask creativity . Lalime is known for his distinguishing goalie mask theme - the use of cartoon eyes . His first mask in Pittsburgh featured a penguin with its eyes peeking through the ice . When he was traded to the Ottawa Senators , Lalime ' s mask featured the " Warner Brothers " cartoon character " Marvin the Martian " . The use of the character was inspired by the similarity of Marvin ' s costume to the logo of Lalime ' s former team , the Ottawa Senators . However , after a terrible St . Louis start ( and getting sent to the minors ) , Lalime came back to the lineup with a completely different goalie mask which still featured the classic logo . This trend continued in Chicago , where Lalime had the same theme going with his Blackhawks helmet , though during that time , Marvin featured an Indian headdress . In 2010 , Lalime signed a deal with the Buffalo Sabres and wore a mask featuring Marvin with the horns of a buffalo .