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During the 1985-86 regular season, a 20-year-old string bean named Patrick Roy made 47 appearances for the Canadiens. He finished with a 23-18-3 record, a 3.36 goals-against average and a save percentage of .875. Article content Article content

In the playoffs that spring, a very different Roy surfaced. He played 20 games, won 15 of them and posted a .923 save percentage and a gaudy 1.93 GAA while winning his first Stanley Cup ring.

Fast forward to the 1992-93 season. Roy was already a superstar, but his play dipped that season. In 62 appearances, he had a 3.20 goals-against and an .894 save percentage. Already, in this finicky town, there was talk that he might be traded.

Come the playoffs an

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