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Lalime, Esche will be under scrutiny

By By Jim Wilkie
NHL Insider

Thursday, April 1, 2004

When the Stanley Cup playoffs open next week, it will be a wide open tournament with no clear favorite. A major reason for that is because nearly every team has some uncertainty in net, the most important position in hockey. Everyone wonders who this year's Jean-Sebastien Giguere will be. But there's no certainty that some unheralded goalie will duplicate the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim goaltender's Conn Smythe Trophy winning performance in his first appearance in the playoffs. Not since Patrick Ro ...

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