Mathieu Garon Mathieu Garon ( born January 9 , 1978 ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender . Garon has played for the Columbus Blue Jackets , Los Angeles Kings , Edmonton Oilers , Montreal Canadiens , Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning . Garon was a member of the 2009 Pittsburgh Stanley Cup championship squad . Garon was drafted 44th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft . Playing career . Garon spent his junior career with the Victoriaville Tigres of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) . In three seasons with the Tigres , Garon posted a 74 - 63 - 5 record . At the conclusion of the 1997 - 98 season , the last of his junior career , he won the Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy as the best goaltender in the QMJHL and was named to the QMJHL First All - Star Team . He was also named CHL Goaltender of the Year as the top goalie in Canadian major - junior hockey and to the CHL First All - Star team . Garon also played for Team Canada at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Finland . After being drafted by the Canadiens in the second round in 1996 , Garon spent the first five seasons of his professional career playing primarily with the Canadiens ' American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliates , which included the Fredericton Canadiens , the Quebec Citadelles , and the Hamilton Bulldogs . He was called up for brief stints with the Canadiens before he won the full - time back - up job with the team for the 2003 – 04 season . Garon played 19 games behind José Théodore that season , posting an 8 - 6 - 2 record , a 2 . 27 goals against average ( GAA ) and . 921 save percentage . In the summer of 2004 Garon was traded with a third - round draft pick to the Los Angeles Kings for Radek Bonk and Cristobal Huet . During the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout he played with the Kings ' AHL affiliate , the Manchester Monarchs , posting an impressive 32 - 14 - 4 record , 2 . 12 GAA , . 927 save percentage and 8 shutouts . This helped earn him the starting job with the Kings when NHL play resumed for the 2005 – 06 season . However , Garon struggled in the number one role and was relegated to the back - up position for the 2006 – 07 season . Following the 2006 – 07 season , Garon became an unrestricted free agent and on July 3 , 2007 , signed a two - year , $ 2 . 2 million contract with the Edmonton Oilers . Garon split time with incumbent starter Dwayne Roloson and his strong play earned him 47 appearances through which he posted a 2 . 66 GAA , . 913 save percentage , and 4 shutouts . Despite his efforts , the Oilers failed to qualify for the playoffs . However , Garon earned praise for going a perfect 10 - 0 in shootouts that season , stopping a remarkable 30 of 32 shot attempts in the process . Garon was named to Canada ' s roster for the 2008 IIHF World Championship in Quebec City and Halifax , although he did not receive any playing time behind Cam Ward and Pascal Leclaire as Canada won the silver medal . Roloson re - emerged as Edmonton ' s undisputed starter in 2008 – 09 and on January 17 , 2009 Garon was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Ryan Stone , Dany Sabourin , and the Penguins ' fourth - round pick in the 2011 NHL draft . Garon saw limited action behind starter Marc - André Fleury , who backstopped the Penguins to their third Stanley Cup championship , defeating the Detroit Red Wings in a seven - game rematch of the previous year ' s final . Garon ' s only appearance in the playoffs came in game five of the finals in relief of Fleury . On July 1 , 2009 , Garon again became an unrestricted free agent and signed a two - year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets , worth $ 1 . 2 million per season . In his first season with the Blue Jackets , Garon appeared in 35 games and posted a 12 - 9 - 6 record backing - up Steve Mason , the winner of the 2009 Calder Memorial Trophy . Garon signed a two - year / $ 2 . 6 million contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on July 1 , 2011 .