Melrose's Mullet
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- Apr 8, 2013
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Felix was a great goalie for us. He held the record for most shots faced in a season by any goalie in NHL history (2,438) in the '96-'97 season (for those who remember that season you'll recall how poor we were as a team) while recording a .908 sv% (Luongo broke the record for most shots while he was a Panther). He was miraculous for us in back-to-back marches to the conference finals, and he never stopped being a great goalie while wearing our sweater. He ended up lost in the wilderness for a few seasons, but when he joined the Kings he played immensely well. He led a 7th seeded team to a major upset of the Detroit Red Wings (probably with their best ever lineup of players) and to a game 7 against the Avalanche (who would go on to win the Stanley Cup). He had more than two great seasons.What happened to Potvin after those 2 great years?? He became so inconsistent and he had some great games for other teams as well but his career was bascially over after leaving the Leafs
Curtis Joseph was the better goalie over the course of their careers, however the way he ditched the team was gutless. Potvin was nothing if not the utmost professional. I'll always remember watching him stack the pads and flash that lightening quick glove hand at the Gardens. This waxing poetical about the guy makes me feel old!
This is all to say that I'd take Potvin over Joseph any day of the week (but obviously I have my biases). He also had stellar looking equipment.
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