Wednesday, December 27, 2006

The story of goalie Patrick Lalime

Lalime has something to prove. He let in a couple of weak shots when he was last in Ottawa. Its not how he wanted it to end with the Senators.

Then he got traded to St. Louis. He was mad about the hole situation of being traded for losing a game due to some mistakes. H eknows that he deserves alot of blame for that game but he hates people pointing fingers. "Thats how hockey is," said Lalime.
Things didn't go well with the Blues. He felt the pressure pretty early and thought he didn't do things right after almost each game and thinks it may have got to him. "And that just made it a snowball."

"I can't believe they sent me to the minors." He thinks it was a good slap in the face and still mad about the whole situation. Lalime also believes he has alot of hockey left in him.
"I got called up and bam, I tore my ACL." Patrick discribes it as a gunshot that created alot of noise. He sid he got injured, but what can he do. Lalime says the best he can do is het beck healthy and ready for training camp.

"Not I got a fresh start in Chicago." He has been working hard to get back into hockey.
To get his mind off of hockey, he flys a helicopter that he recently bought.
"I know i have something to prove." He wants to play an it does not matter who is in front of him. Patrick still believes he can be a number one.

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Later after Lalime was interviewed he got a herniated disk from riding a bicycle. He is close to returning in the beginning of January.

Something to Prove

For Lalime last season is one he would rather forget. The former Senators netminder posted his first losing record (4-18) in seven NHL seasons. His poor play with the St. Louis Blues earned him a trip to the minors. Adding insult to injury last season Lalime tore his left ACL in a late-season game with the Blues. Lalime must now prove to the Chicago Blackhawks that they were correct in taking a chance on signing him as a free agent this past off-season.