Felix Potvin Félix " The Cat " Potvin ( born June 23 , 1971 , in Montreal , Quebec ) is a retired National Hockey League goaltender . QMJHL career . From 1988 through to 1991 Potvin played with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens , a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) team . In the 1990 – 1991 season Potvin was awarded the Guy Lafleur Trophy as Playoff MVP . NHL career . Potvin was drafted in the 2nd round , 31st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1990 NHL entry draft . In the 1991 – 1992 season , Potvin played 35 games for the St . John ' s Maple Leafs , compiling a 2 . 93 GAA . For his efforts , Potvin was awarded the Dudley " Red " Garrett Memorial Award ( rookie of the year ) , the Baz Bastien Memorial Trophy , as the top goaltender in the AHL , and selected to the AHL First All - Star Team . During that season , Potvin was called up to the NHL and saw brief action in 4 games , compiling a 2 . 28 GAA and a . 933 save % . It wasn ' t until the 1992 – 1993 season that Potvin became a regular in the NHL . That season he played 48 games , compiling a 2 . 50 GAA ( 1st in the NHL ) and a solid . 910 save % . The rapid acceleration of his development led the coaching staff to establish him as their # 1 goaltender , and prompted the trade of Grant Fuhr to the Buffalo Sabres . That season , Potvin also backstopped the Maple Leafs to the Stanley Cup conference finals , only to lose to a Wayne Gretzky - led Los Angeles Kings in a grueling seven game series . His efforts did not go in vain , however . His dynamic performance made him a finalist for the Calder Trophy . In the 1993 – 94 season , Potvin silenced any doubts of a sophomore jinx . He posted 34 wins and a solid 2 . 89 GAA , including tying Kirk McLean ' s then NHL record for most wins in October with nine . He was also voted to his first NHL All - Star Game . Potvin again brought his team to the conference finals , this time losing to the Vancouver Canucks in five games . In the 1993 – 94 playoffs , Potvin recorded 3 shutouts in the first - round series against the Chicago Blackhawks , all by a 1 – 0 margin , including the final NHL game ever played at the illustrious Chicago Stadium . He also became the first Maple Leafs goaltender to stop a penalty shot in a Stanley Cup Playoff game , when he stopped Chicago ' s Patrick Poulin . In the 1995 – 1996 season , Potvin was selected to his 2nd NHL All - Star Game . However , the Toronto Maple Leafs exited in the first round of the playoffs . In the 1996 – 1997 season , with the aging of the defense corps in front of him , Potvin and the Maple Leafs would miss the playoffs . He would set an NHL record for most shots faced in a season , 2 , 438 , later broken by Roberto Luongo during his stint with the Florida Panthers . In the 1998 – 1999 season , Toronto signed free agent Curtis Joseph , leaving Potvin expendable . He would play in only 5 games due to a knee injury , before he and 6th round pick ( Fedor Fedorov ) were traded to the New York Islanders for defenceman Bryan Berard and a 6th round pick . Despite the new surroundings , Potvin was unable to reclaim the success he had earlier in his career . In the 1999 – 2000 season , Potvin , a 2nd round , and 3rd round draft pick were traded to the Vancouver Canucks for Kevin Weekes , Dave Scatchard and Bill Muckalt . Potvin struggled with the Canucks and in the 2000 – 2001 season he was dealt to the Los Angeles Kings for future considerations . Immediately , Potvin made an impact in a Kings uniform . He led the Kings to the 7th seed , recording 13 wins and 5 losses , and a remarkable 1 . 96 GAA and a . 919 save % . Potvin led the Kings to a first - round upset of the Detroit Red Wings , and pushed the eventual Stanley Cup Champions , the Colorado Avalanche , to a 7th game , recording 2 shutouts in that series . Potvin again led the Kings to the 2002 playoffs , where they pushed the Colorado Avalanche to seven games in the 1st round . In September 2003 , Potvin was signed to a 1 - year contract by the Boston Bruins . He backed - up Calder Trophy Winner Andrew Raycroft during the 2003 – 04 season . Coincidentally , Raycroft broke Potvin ' s record for consecutive games played by a Maple Leafs goalie during the 2006 – 07 season . Potvin has not played for an NHL team since the 2003 – 04 season . Early in the 2005 – 06 season , the Atlanta Thrashers were in talks with Potvin in hopes of signing him after starting goaltender Kari Lehtonen and backup goaltender Mike Dunham went down with injuries . However , Potvin did not have equipment that conformed to the new NHL standards , nor did he wish to accept the two - way contract that was being offered to him , so the Thrashers instead decided to sign Steve Shields . Coaching . Although Potvin has never officially announced his retirement as a player , an NHL comeback is highly unlikely given the length of time since he last played professional hockey . Potvin currently lives with his family in Magog , Quebec , and is a goalie coach for the midget AAA " Magog Cantonniers " .