Is Dan Cloutier one of the worst playoff goalies of all time?
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Michael Farkas
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Yup.
He was the opposite of "solid".
They're a dangerous team with Burke, they got a real shot with Irbe, they're in a moderately better situation with Potvin...and with Cloutier, you're turning to Alex Bald.
Cloutier was a guy who developed in a time just before the butterfly really proliferated and he just didn't really have any adaptability. He thought he could "compete" his way through his lack of talent and really...process...like the process of making saves on certain shot types, especially non-threatening ones, is a big deal...think about Martin Brodeur (a guy who was a fairly similar boat timeline wise) and his process for stopping longer shots actually turned into sudden change breakouts for his team. Cloutier faced every shot like it was his first in the NHL. So, that's a lot of energy put into every shot and it's a lot of uncertainty that came with every shot.
Vancouver wasted an opportunity with that guy in the pipes.
He was the opposite of "solid".
They're a dangerous team with Burke, they got a real shot with Irbe, they're in a moderately better situation with Potvin...and with Cloutier, you're turning to Alex Bald.
Cloutier was a guy who developed in a time just before the butterfly really proliferated and he just didn't really have any adaptability. He thought he could "compete" his way through his lack of talent and really...process...like the process of making saves on certain shot types, especially non-threatening ones, is a big deal...think about Martin Brodeur (a guy who was a fairly similar boat timeline wise) and his process for stopping longer shots actually turned into sudden change breakouts for his team. Cloutier faced every shot like it was his first in the NHL. So, that's a lot of energy put into every shot and it's a lot of uncertainty that came with every shot.
Vancouver wasted an opportunity with that guy in the pipes.
Michael Farkas
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Oh...that's not fair to Luongo. Cloutier is in pretty rarefied air for being terrible and unreliable when the chips are down...
Hell, even when the chips are up, I didn't like him.
Hell, even when the chips are up, I didn't like him.
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