Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Matambudziko ekukuvara akaenderera mberi mumwaka unotevera, muna 2000<unk>01, sezvo Cloutier akasiyiwa kunze kwemitambo mipfumbamwe pakutanga kwemwaka mushure mekutambudza biceps yake musi waGumiguru 22, 2000. Mushure mekupora, akanyora yake yekutanga NHL shutout, achigadzira makumi maviri nematanhatu, mukukunda 3-0 kurwisa Detroit Red Wings musi waZvita 2, 2000. Akaita izvi mumutambo wake wechi95 muNHL. Mumwedzi iwoyo, murairidzi mukuru Steve Ludzik akatanga kutamba backup Kevin Weekes achitsigira Cloutier. Pakazosvika nguva yokuchinjana, Cloutier akatengeswa kuVancouver Canucks musi waFebruary 7, 2001, mukutsinhana nemudziviriri Adrian Aucoin uye sarudzo yechipiri-kutenderera mu
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