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When the Red Wings handed Patrick Roy the NHL’s most unforgettable nightmare

Patrick Roy is one of the best goaltenders the NHL has ever seen. But that didn't stop the Detroit Red Wings from dismantling him in 1995.

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Patrick Roy is arguably one of my favorite netminders in league history, since he was one of the most dominant goaltenders of the era when I was growing up. But on December 2nd, 1995, Roy had one of the worst games of his career against a red-hot Detroit Red Wings team that skated into the Montreal Forum and wreaked havoc.