Patrick Lalime

With starting goaltender Ryan Miller most likely going to the Olympics this season, chances are Lalime will have a busy road ahead of him. At 35 years-old, Lalime shows little hope for improvement on his .900 save percentage and 3.10 goals against average from last year which could be devastating to a team that relies heavily on goaltending.

Lalime figures to start 14-to-17 games in relief of Ryan Miller this season. Lalime is a capable veteran backup; he went 16-12-2 with a 2.82 GAA and .897 save percentage in 2007-08 for Chicago.

Lalime was pegged as the backup goalie for the Hawks, but a back injury kept him out for the first few months of the season.

Playing for the Senators, Lalime put up some pretty impressive numbers (39 wins and a 2.16 goal against average in 2002-03, to name two) making some owners believe that Lalime is a top quality netminder. Don't be one of them. Ottawa, a Stanley Cup contender, gave him away for a song (a fourth-round pick) and remember he had one of the most talented defensive corps in front of him. With Zdeno Chara, Wade Redden and Chris Phillips, Ottawa could have taped a goal stick to the post and hung a glove from the crossbar and still not allowed more than three goals a game. A much better indicator of Lalime's skills are his less-than-impressive save percentages two of the last three years -- 0.905, 0.911 and 0.903. He will get a lot of starts, so expect some wins … but remember a poor goalie can cost your fantasy team the title. Don't give Lalime a chance to ruin your team's fortunes. He's a backup fantasy goalie at best.