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Cloutier Traded
Topic Started: Wednesday Jul 5 2006, 06:52 PM (93 Views)
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The least the Canucks could've got was a player rather than lousy draft picks.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=170578&hubname=nhl

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Cloutier traded to Kings for draft picks

Associated Press

7/5/2006 5:34:19 PM

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Kings made another move in their rebuilding process Wednesday, acquiring goaltender Dan Cloutier from the Vancouver Canucks for two draft picks.

Cloutier played in only 13 games with the Canucks, recording an 8-3-1 record with a 3.17 goals-against average, before sustaining a season-ending knee injury in a game at Anaheim on Nov. 20.

Before that, he was the first goalie in franchise history to post three straight 30-win seasons.

''I think it's important to have an established goaltender,'' Kings general manager Dean Lombardi said. ''I think some of his best hockey's ahead of him. This kid's a competitor.''


The Canucks will receive a second-round draft choice next year and a conditional selection in the 2009 draft depending on whether the Kings can re-sign Cloutier, who is under contract for next season at $2.55 million US. He can become an unrestricted free agent after that.



Cloutier received medical clearance to resume practising with Vancouver late in the regular season, and could have played in the playoffs, but the Canucks lost six of their last eight games to miss out by three points.

Cloutier became expendable when Vancouver acquired star goaltender Roberto Luongo from Florida last month, and signed him to a $27-million, four-year contract.

''I think Dan's a top-15 goaltender in the league, and when he's on top of his game, he's better than that,'' Canucks GM Dave Nonis said on a conference call.

Cloutier began his NHL career with the New York Rangers in 1997 and played for Tampa Bay before being acquired by the Canucks during the 2000-01 season. He had his best season in the 2003-04 season with the Canucks, going 33-21-6 with a 2.27 goals-against average in 60 games.

He was 31-22-5 with a 2.43 goals-against average in 62 games in the 2001-02 season, and 33-16-7 with a 2.42 goals-against average in 57 games in the 2002-03 season.
 

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