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Ch28 · 10-02-2009, 10:27 PM

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Canucks tried to bring former goalie Dan Cloutier to Vancouver for a tryout this preseason

The Canucks have confirmed they offered their former goalie Dan Cloutier a tryout before the Detroit Red Wings heading into this year's training camp.

"We looked at him to come to camp to try and help him out," Vancouver GM Mike Gillis said.

The offer to Cloutier should be viewed as a class move by the Canucks. Cloutier, who won 97 games for Vancouver from 2001-04, was out of hockey last year because of a serious hip injury which has required multiple surgeries.

Cloutier considered the Canucks offer seriously but in the end turned it down after he got a similar one from Detroit.

He signed the professional tryout contract with Detroit instead because he thought he had a better chance of securing a contract there. Maybe even the No. 2 job behind Chris Osgood.

It's true, the Wings don't have the top end talent the Canucks do in net. That may have made it appear like Cloutier had a better shot at an NHL job with the Wings. But in reality, the Wings have five goaltenders in their system. Jimmy Howard was always set to be Osgood's backup, and there's plenty of depth at the position with Daniel Larsson, 2008 first-round pick Thomas McCollum and Jordan Pearce.

In Vancouver, there are basically just three organizational goalies, Roberto Luongo, Andrew Raycroft and Cory Schneider. Who knows if Cloutier had a better shot at beating out Raycroft and Schneider for the job behind Luongo than he did beating out Howard?

But it is reasonable to believe Cloutier could have got more ice time in Vancouver, especially because there were only three goalies and the Canucks spent the whole preseason split into two squads. The Canucks played nine preseason games.
Before being released, Cloutier played one period for Detroit on Sept. 21.
He stopped all eight shots in 30 minutes of a 4-2 loss to the New York Rangers. The best news was he woke up the next day pain free

Manitoba was looking for an experienced backup and ended up bringing in former Capitals prospect Daren Machesney. Whether Cloutier could have earned a spot there, or whether he would even agree to be an AHL backup, is pure speculation. During Detroit's training camp, he talked about going to Europe if he didn't get an NHL job.
He may be considering Europe now, after his release from Detroit.

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Ch28 i like gifs Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: imgur Posts: 27,179 Thanked 7,785 Times in 2,695 Posts Failed 4,294,967,295 Times in 169 Posts	http://communities.canada.com/thepro...preseason.aspx Canucks tried to bring former goalie Dan Cloutier to Vancouver for a tryout this preseason The Canucks have confirmed they offered their former goalie Dan Cloutier a tryout before the Detroit Red Wings heading into this year's training camp. "We looked at him to come to camp to try and help him out," Vancouver GM Mike Gillis said. The offer to Cloutier should be viewed as a class move by the Canucks. Cloutier, who won 97 games for Vancouver from 2001-04, was out of hockey last year because of a serious hip injury which has required multiple surgeries. Cloutier considered the Canucks offer seriously but in the end turned it down after he got a similar one from Detroit. He signed the professional tryout contract with Detroit instead because he thought he had a better chance of securing a contract there. Maybe even the No. 2 job behind Chris Osgood. It's true, the Wings don't have the top end talent the Canucks do in net. That may have made it appear like Cloutier had a better shot at an NHL job with the Wings. But in reality, the Wings have five goaltenders in their system. Jimmy Howard was always set to be Osgood's backup, and there's plenty of depth at the position with Daniel Larsson, 2008 first-round pick Thomas McCollum and Jordan Pearce. In Vancouver, there are basically just three organizational goalies, Roberto Luongo, Andrew Raycroft and Cory Schneider. Who knows if Cloutier had a better shot at beating out Raycroft and Schneider for the job behind Luongo than he did beating out Howard? But it is reasonable to believe Cloutier could have got more ice time in Vancouver, especially because there were only three goalies and the Canucks spent the whole preseason split into two squads. The Canucks played nine preseason games. Before being released, Cloutier played one period for Detroit on Sept. 21. He stopped all eight shots in 30 minutes of a 4-2 loss to the New York Rangers. The best news was he woke up the next day pain free Manitoba was looking for an experienced backup and ended up bringing in former Capitals prospect Daren Machesney. Whether Cloutier could have earned a spot there, or whether he would even agree to be an AHL backup, is pure speculation. During Detroit's training camp, he talked about going to Europe if he didn't get an NHL job. He may be considering Europe now, after his release from Detroit.