Confirmed Trade: [ANA/PHI] Cutter Gauthier for Jamie Drysdale and 2025 2nd round pick

[Flair Hay]

We got a small RHD who gets injured a lot, yay.

A lot of Philly fans were hyped to hell about Gauthier after the WJC. They are losing their minds on Twitter

It sucks but a guy that would rule out a franchise like Philly without ever even meeting face to face with the org?

What is he looking for? Easy playing time? Weather? This doesn't sound like much of a future dressing room leader.

 

[HFpapi]

Holy shit. This is the most shocked I've been about a trade since that Subban/Weber & Hall?Larsson era.

I can't really understand why either team would do this before really know what they've got in their guy.

Drysdale just coming back from injury, Gauthier a recent 5th overall pick coming off a WJC gold.

Odd but fun and very shocking.

 

[LesCanadiens]

What the Lindros family thought of Aubet and the stability of the franchise turned out to be largely true. Teams get chances to get new players all the time, players only get one shot at a career. So, I don't disagree with them forcing moves if they aren't under contract, which neither Lindros or Gauthier were.

I understand your point, but I don't agree. Players should suck it up and be happy they are in the NHL until they fulfil their ELC obligations and then maybe demand a move. I'm unashamedly old-school that way. Just think what a mess the league would become if this is abused. Maybe Mathews becomes a Coyote.

And if you think about it. if Lindros stays with Quebec, they become the Avs, and he gets a couple cups. And maybe never gets taken out by Stevens (not playing so many times vs the Devils in the west).

 

[CupofOil]

I can't believe Anaheim traded Drysdale already, this just seems like a move that will be looked at as a big regret down the road trading a potential franchise Dman. Flyers have a real nice future after it looking pretty grim not too long ago.

 

[Pat Riot]

I'm glad players doing this now. And teams acting on it.

You are glad that player dont want to play for the team that drafted them. Weird take

 

[JKG33]

I'd choose any of the North East teams (Philly, Rangers, Boston, or Washington) or the Two O6 Canadian teams over almost anywhere else outside Chicago. Those markets tend to have pretty vibrant metropolitan areas, a ton of money, and hockey is popular.

Hey everyone's different. I know if I was good enough to have the choice, I'd avoid Canada, the northeast and the rust belt. Just not much going on that I like in those cities. Give me the privacy of sprawled out cities with warm weather.

Given what I've heard of Philly as a city, I wouldn't want to live there, either, regardless of the hockey organization or the coach.

I agree 100% there. But surprisingly they don't show up on a lotta NTCs that we know of

 

[Wats]

Kinda reminiscent of Sergachev for Drouin

 

[Wateredgarden]

Is there anything that came out as to why he wouldn't want to play for the Flyers?

 

[Empoleon8771]

Honestly the more I look at this, the more confused I am for both sides. Why do the Ducks need another forward? Why do the Flyers want to trade a recent #5 pick for a guy who has played in 18 games in the last 2 years combined? It's just odd.

 

[JABEE]

Cutter Gauthier seems like a scumbag

 

[Adtar02]

Cutter seems like a low iq player. And didn’t want to sign or communicate with Philly. Not sure about the other player. But what I’ve watched cutter is a winger. Shoot first great skill great speed but doesn’t see the ice well. With good player he can be great.

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

Oh my god, a real trade. I don’t know how to react.

My heart started racing when I read this and I'm not a fan of either team.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Holy shit. This is the most shocked I've been about a trade since that Subban/Weber & Hall?Larsson era.

I can't really understand why either team would do this before really know what they've got in their guy.

Drysdale just coming back from injury, Gauthier a recent 5th overall pick coming off a WJC gold.

Odd but fun and very shocking.

Flyers were forced to do it because Gauthier told Briere he refuses to play for them.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Yeah then just meet with them.....
apparently these rumors were happening during the WJC of him avoiding them

He already told them he didn’t want to sign. What does he owe them? Daily updates that’s still the case?

 

[Baby Punisher]

I love this trade for both teams. Torts moves a guy that wasn't meeting his potential and gets a player that is better suited for his system.

 

[PettersonHughes]

Good on Briere trading Gauthier before word got out that he didn’t want to sign. Got a young defenseman with alot of potential AND a 2nd round pick.

I also like it for ANA

Agreed, Briere looks like a genius for pulling this off (not sure if Drysdale has any issues of his own but on paper he looks promising for sure).

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Honestly the more I look at this, the more confused I am for both sides. Why do the Ducks need another forward? Why do the Flyers want to trade a recent #5 pick for a guy who has played in 18 games in the last 2 years combined? It's just odd.

Because Gauthier said he refuses to play for Philly.

 

[The Red Line]

Anaheim is going to be something special very soon, so much good young talent.

I like this for Philly too, they had their hands tied a bit with Gauthier's decision and they managed to get a very decent haul, pretty even value wise.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Interesting trade. Two former to 10 picks. Cutter being the more interesting one

 

[McDonald19]

I can't believe Anaheim traded Drysdale already, this just seems like a move that will be looked at as a big regret down the road trading a potential franchise Dman. Flyers have a real nice future after it looking pretty grim not too long ago.

Hard to be a franchise d-man when you are undersized and injury prone. Great skater though.

 

[Spazkat]

Not a fan of this move. Seems like the Ducks were spooked by Drysdale's injuries, as aside from that I see him as the clear better asset.

Maybe I'll eat crow on this (and I really hope I do) but I think this is a move the Ducks will regret

 

[ponder719]

Is there anything that came out as to why he wouldn't want to play for the Flyers?

Some of our random media knobheads suggested he became close with Kevin Hayes in the time they were in the org together, and, well, we saw how Hayes' time in Philly worked out.

 

[ninetyeight]

Maybe if you're lucky to be in the league sure. But for a highly touted prospect, hey its the law of supply and demand. Good on him

To me that kind of "they need me more than I need them" / "I'm the talent and need to be treated as such" attitude is not what winners are made with, but something that usually leads to team chemistry and off ice problems.

 

[Breakers]

He already told them he didn’t want to sign. What does he owe them? Daily updates that’s still the case?

Friedman said it happened after he kept ducking their meetings that he finally told them
just tell them
stop avoiding them

 

[Empoleon8771]

Because Gauthier said he refuses to play for Philly.

They can look at trading Gauthier without accepting Drysdale and a 2nd as the return.

They had his rights under control for like 2.5 more years.