Patrick Lalime first came to the Ottawa Senators in a trade during the summer prior to the 1999-2000 season. In his first season with the Sens Lalime split duties with goaltender Ron Tugnutt. He started his career with the Sens with a shutout over the Flyers and would continue to have a good first season. After posting a 19-14-3 record with a 2.33 GAA and 0.903 SV% he was promoted to the starting role for the next season.
Becoming The Starter
In his first season as a starter Lalime saw a huge improvement. He posted a 36-19-5 record along with a 2.