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Wednesday, April 17
Updated: April 29, 5:24 PM ET
 
Goalies: Ottawa vs. Philadelphia

By Darren Pang
Special to ESPN.com

Patrick Lalime, Ottawa
Patrick Lalime
Goaltender
Ottawa Senators
Profile
2001-2002 SEASON STATISTICS
GM W L T SV% GAA
61 27 24 8 .903 2.48
His head: Has not been strong in past playoffs, but appears to be able to put bad performances behind him. Always looks ahead.

His hands: I would not consider him a handsy goalie, more of a blocker of the puck. It's all about positioning.

His feet: Pretty good for a big guy. Can get down on the butterfly pretty quick and take away the low part of the net. Has to be square to the shooter.

His stick: Playing the puck is not one of his strengths and pokechecking rarely comes into play for him.

His technique: Plays a big man's butterfly and uses percentages. Every move has a purpose. Not a very good scrambler in the crease.

Roman Cechmanek, Philadelphia
Roman Cechmanek
Goaltender
Philadelphia Flyers
Profile
2001-2002 SEASON STATISTICS
GM W L T SV% GAA
46 24 13 6 .921 2.05
His head: He tries to stop the puck with it! The guys like him and he beat Hasek four times in 2000-01 regular season.

His hands: It is the biggest glove in the world. He doesn't catch pucks, he blocks them. I wouldn't call him a good hands guy.

His feet: He covers plenty of net down there. Has good feet.

His stick: Not great at playing the puck but in close, but is very good at pokechecking. It's like he sucks them into thinking there is more time and, whack, there goes the puck.

His technique: Unpredictable. His teammates never know, how does the other team?

Darren Pang, a former goaltender with the Chicago Blackhawks, is a hockey analyst for ESPN.

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