With the current goaltending controversy in Vancouver I thought I should start the first edition of The Ex-Canuck Factor with a former Canuck goaltender. You guessed it – Dan Cloutier! Now put that beach ball away and try to remember the best and the worst of the fierce Dan Cloutier.

Dan Cloutier making a save during his time in Vancouver (tenderslounge.com)

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Roberto Luongo and one of his beautiful glove saves. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)

A few days ago, The Canuck Way writer Balraj wrote about how Roberto Luongo and Corey Schneider will both be staying in Vancouver this season. He described how it would be Vancouver’s best option. You can read his article here. But for now, I am going to refute his article and describe why I think trading Cory Schneider or Roberto Luongo before the trade deadline is the best option for the Vancouver Canucks.

To start off, my biggest reasoning for either Roberto Luongo or Cory Schneider being traded by trade deadline is because I believe it will give the Canucks the best chance at the Stanley Cup this season. This of course depends on what type of acquisitions GM Mike Gillis would be able to bring into Vancouver. A power forward second liner to play with Ryan Kesler? Or even big stay at home top 4 defenceman? Both of these would provide a valuable asset to the Canucks during their 2012 Stanley Cup run. Vancouver was so close to the Stanley Cup last season and with a similar team this season Vancouver is still Stanley Cup contenders. This is why improving the team now is the best option: Vancouver wants to win and in order to do that the team needs a couple adjustments to improve from last season. … [visit site to read more]

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Shea Weber (Shannon Byrne)

Every NHL fan has thought about their dream player on their favourite NHL team. You may love your current team, but face it; there is always room for improvement. Most NHL fans may choose players such as Sidney Crosby (healthy preferably), Alexander Ovechkin, Nick Lidstrom, or even Steven Stamkos. Personally I like to choose a more realistic player. Sure having one of the above players on the Canucks would be absolutely fantastic, but the chance of that happening is more unlikely than Aaron Rome winning the Norris trophy. When it comes down to choosing an effective and realistic addition to the Vancouver Canucks, I instantly think of Nashville Predator Shea Weber.

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