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

[Sean Garrity]

Then he'll fit right in with the rest of the young rats on the Ducks. surprised the Ducks moved Drysdale so soon.

Gonna be like lax on skates in a few years bud, don’t you worry.

 

[WarriorofTime]

This hits a bit interestingly…

The "Philly fans aren't gonna like that" was in reference to saying his favorite player was Crosby.

 

[Rebels57]

Unfortunately none of us know it's only speculation until he comments. We went thru this with Justin Schultz but the main difference was he lied to Anaheim until the very end, atleast Gauthier was honest with his intentions and Philly got value for him

Cutter lied to them at the Draft causing them to use a crucial 5th overall pick on him. Then he changed his mind a few months later. Its a pretty shitty thing to do.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

If Kevin Hayes is poisoning the well for nineteen year olds... f***ing yikes.

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

Glass half-full POV for me: now Philly fans will understand why I, as a Quebec city resident, still loathe Eric Lindros.

He doesn’t like cliffs, time to forgive. I love QC, would definitely summer there and give my calves some burn

 

[cheesymc]

Zegras trade incoming?

That is what I am thinking as a possibility. He’s not Verbeeks type of guy. I can see him I pull trigger for the right deal.

Red Wings Edvinsson + Kasper?
Z goes back to New York… I’m sure Rangers would jump for something around Kappo or Lafrieniere + Schneider.

 

[tfriede2]

If Kevin Hayes is poisoning the well for nineteen year olds... f***ing yikes.

He’s already said that the rumor is, in a word, crap.

 

[kingsfan28]

Gonna be like lax on skates in a few years bud, don’t you worry.

so expect more zero defense and but he got his points arguments?

 

[Go Wings]

That is what I am thinking as a possibility. He’s not Verbeeks type of guy. I can see him I pull trigger for the right deal.

Red Wings Edvinsson + Kasper?
Z goes back to New York… I’m sure Rangers would jump for something around Kappo or Lafrieniere + Schneider.

No we're not doing that. As talented Zegras is Detroit's defense is a train wreck. We need to keep our top defense prospects.

 

[Rebels57]

If Kevin Hayes is poisoning the well for nineteen year olds... f***ing yikes.

He may have denied it, but It strikes me as something he absolutely would do. Hayes, Yandle, and their entire clique are a bunch of f***ing clowns.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Cool, you're missing very important context.


The kid hasn't played a single game in the nhl and the nerve he has to think this is the nba and he's an all star is crazy.

He can only do what's allowed in the CBA if he wants to play in the NHL. That's the only context. Whether you think it's crazy or he has some nerve is irrelevant.

If he didn't want to play for Philly for whatever reason, his only choices were to get traded, or go to 4 years of college and become a UFA. He got traded.

 

[Sean Garrity]

so expect more zero defense and but he got his points arguments?

Oh you’re so in to last season, you gotta keep up on the current debate about the most overrated player in the league.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

He’s already said that the rumor is, in a word, crap.

Kevin Hayes isn't an unknown to Blackhawks fans. Look up #FreePirri.

 

[Petes2424]

May i suggest on X, HockeyStats cards. Drysdale wasnt bad that game.

The eye test of him continuously losing the puck while transporting, even on the power play, trumps the stat sheet.

He was pretty bad last night. Worst dman for the Ducks, and that’s with Gudas playing like garbage too. Visibly noticeable.

Look, he has a lot of talent. He’s gonna have to stay healthy and put those tools together though. He’s only 21. He should be fine, but he still needs a lot of work.

 

[kingsfan28]

Oh you’re so in to last season, you gotta keep up on the current debate about the most overrated player in the league.

dude, your forwards don't backcheck, they cherry pick. Is this part of the ducks system?

 

[admiralcadillac]

He wasn't their employee.... no contract existed.

I’m not sure the semantic argument is relevant here

 

[ffh]

Cutter lied to them at the Draft causing them to use a crucial 5th overall pick on him. Then he changed his mind a few months later. Its a pretty shitty thing to do.

Don't think he lied. He likely changed his mind after the draft. No reason to lie just say I don't want to be a flyer at the draft.

 

[wetcoast]

Damn surprised the ducks gave on Drysdale so quick

I saw him as Morgan Rielly 2.0

50-70 Pt player whi has great offense, skating and transition skills but suspect defense.

A low end 1D in his prime

The thing is that the ducks need Cutter more than Janie and this is the type of trade the Leafs should do with Minten or Cowan.

 

[WarriorofTime]

I’m not sure the semantic argument is relevant here

Hardly semantics. Indentured servitude is illegal.

 

[Daz28]

He was apparently dodging the flyers management, making it hard to talk to him

This just isn't panning out with the facts. Sounds A LOT more like Philly couldn't/wouldn't accept the 'no'. As for the rest of the snowflakes mad that he planned to use the UFA loophole, at least he told them. There's been guys out there, like Jimmy Greasey, that also exercised their right to lie about not wanting to play somewhere. I really don't see anything wrong from Gauthiers side at all here. All sour grapes, and interwebz outrage.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Hardly semantics. Indentured servitude is illegal.

You wouldn’t be upset if Bedard told the Blackhawks he wasn’t going to play for them so don’t draft him?

 

[ThatGuy22]

I’m not sure the semantic argument is relevant here

Sure it is.

The story is that he refused to see them. No word on if his representation was there. Which given the story would be relevant.

He was not an employee, he was within his rights to say no.

Flyers had the option to call his bluff and force him to stay in college and become a UFA, likely costing him a few million long term.

They chose to trade him before word got out, while value is high.

All parties acted within their rights of the CBA. Only one of those parties had no influence on the CBA.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Cutter lied to them at the Draft causing them to use a crucial 5th overall pick on him. Then he changed his mind a few months later. Its a pretty shitty thing to do.

Something clearly changed since then. It sucks but it's not like Philly got pennies on the dollar, they got good value for him

 

[CanadienShark]

Wait what huh?

 

[WarriorofTime]

You wouldn’t be upset if Bedard told the Blackhawks he wasn’t going to play for them so don’t draft him?

Objection, relevance?