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June 23: On this day in 1971, Felix "The Cat" Potvin was born in Anjou, Quebec. Potvin was the Leafs' principal goaltender for most of the 1990's during which he played 21,461 regular season minutes, allowed 1,026 goals, recorded 12 shutouts and had a Leaf career G.A.A. of 2.87. After the 1996-97 season, Potvin held the NHL record for most shots faced by a goaltender in one season - 2,438. Potvin played 52 playoff games for the Leafs between 1993 and 1996 with a record of 25 wins and 27 losses.
June 23: On this day in 2001, the Leafs traded Sergei Berezin to Phoenix in exchange for Mikael Renberg, the former right-winger on the Flyers' famous "Legion of Doom" line. Over three seasons with the Leafs, Renberg's output declined from 52 to 35 to 25 total points. More disappointingly, in the 3 successive playoff years between 2002 and 2004, Renberg managed just one point, a goal in 12 games. After 2004, he returned to play in Sweden.
