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You can't win a Stanley Cup without goaltending
St Louis Blue with Turek= ousted by the San Jose Sharks in 2000 and in the 2nd round by the Avalanche in 2001
Vancouver Canucks= (even though they're my favorite team) lost 4 straight to Detroit after winning Games 1 and 2 in 2001 with Cloutier and Skudra. And then lost 3 straight to Minnesota last year with Cloutier playing like crap. Love Cloutier but if he faulters again this year, he's done in Vancouver.
Sorry to say but the Av's need a goaltender to make them contenders. You can have all the successes and scorers in the regular season but if your goaltending fails in the playoffs, you can't make up for it. Ie 1995-1996 Detroit Red Wings. 62 win season but lost in the playoffs to the eventual Stanley Cup winners (Avalanche) Guess who was in net? Patrick Roy.
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