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

[Theodore450]

Would you have given Hutson or Reinbacher?

Hutson yeah. I would even sell on Caufield

 

[FLAMESFAN]

This sounds like a Yahoo fantasy trade, lol

 

[Flyer lurker]

wonder what the issue with Philly was. I would think it's one of the more desirable NHL teams to play for. Big city and a big market with money. I guess Torts reputation with young players, but still surprising, not a typical market players request out of (outside Lindros which was a very complex situation).

Torts benches young players most than people have a cup of coffee. Torts also not exactly the best coach for creativity.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Drysdale could turn out great, but Anaheim didn’t need him. They have the best young defensive depth in the league, and they unearth steals every year.

Did any of you watch the World Juniors? They picked Dionicio last year after he went through the prior draft undrafted. They have no problem drafting defensemen.

 

[LesCanadiens]

Reverse Karma for Lindros...lol. Having said that, and even though Philly is a rival, dick move by any player not to play for the team that drafted him. That includes when Lindros did it to another even more hated rival.

 

[GKJ]

What I don’t understand is why?

What is so bad about Philadelphia or the Flyers? Serious question. As an outsider, I don’t get it.

I could understand it if he didn’t want to be coached by Torts or just DGAF and was going to tell the NHL community he’s picking his team.

Seriously that's what I want to know. He didn't even want to talk to them, wtf happened there? Maybe a bad pre draft meeting?

Have you seen the past 10 years here? All that erased because Keith Jones became the president and they’ve overachieved for less than one half of one season?

Some us here won’t be fooled.

 

[Bone Density]

 

[Michoulicious]

What a trade. I wish the habs jumped on this. But I doubt he would come here if he didn’t wanna play with Philly

Maybe Philly's problem was Tort.

MSL is pretty nice with younger players.

 

[MMC]

 

[pth2]

Would you have given Hutson or Reinbacher?

Guhle might be a better comparison - strong NHLer to date, but many injury issues already.

 

[LuGBuG]

I wouldn’t think a non-NHLer would make Zegras expendable, so probably not.

I would say Zegras is worth more to Anaheim then most considering he is so marketable for a team their size in their market.

 

[ninetyeight]

I've been a big Gauthier fan ever since his draft year, but I gotta say if the reports of him refusing to play in Philly are true, I've lost a lot of respect for him. This always screams mental/ego issues to me. As much as I dislike the Flyers good on them for getting really good value back and not have to see him ride out his rights in NCAA like we've seen some others do.

 

[FLAMESFAN]

Nice to see an American team getting screwed by the American player for once.

 

[crackdown44]

Great sell high on Anaheim for Drysdale. He's been a liability at 5v5 since he's been in the league.

He’s 21 and only played 120 games?

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Wtf

 

[JKG33]

Ducks are gathering some very unlikeable douchebags. A shame they also have Carlsson.

Yea I'm no Zegras or Terry fan, I feel like Gauthier will fit in with the group of soft forwards. Anyone else I'm missing besides these 3?

 

[MarkusNaslund19]

Wow, literally exclaimed "holy shit!" aloud, and there's nobody else in my house right now but me.

This is an interesting one.

Drysdale looked really promising in his rookie year but he's missed a lot of time. Sometimes that messes with development and other times it doesn't, but there's a gambling aspect here for the Flyers.

Gauthier was a sort of low-ceiling pick in a mediocre draft as I recall at the time but it seems like he had a good WJC and is having a good college season and so his stock has risen.

Will be fascinating to follow how this develops.

This also helps Philadelphia this season. Have to think that this partly allows them to continue to support their team psychologically (since it can do real damage to a strip a club for picks when the club is battling hard to stay playoff relevant), while preparing to deal Sean Walker.

 

[pth2]

This is a weird trade, in that young players like Drysdale are rarely traded, and recently drafted prospects like Gauthier are also almost never moved, other than in a package to get an established player.

I always figure in a deal like this, both sides know a lot more about the player they are giving up than about the guy they are picking up.... makes the whole thing risky IMO.

 

[bleuetbio]

I would trade Gauthier in the worst destination possible. He's like rewarded for dislike the Flyers.

 

[EXTRAS]

Drysdale has looked amazing in his 10 games this year.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

all I know is Torts is gonna hate Drysdale lmao

 

[93LEAFS]

Reverse Karma for Lindros...lol. Having said that, and even though Philly is a rival, dick move by any player not to play for the team that drafted him. That includes when Lindros did it to another even more hated rival.

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.

 

[Prettyisland]

The way this site looks at young players is bananas

 

[Djp]

Wow, this is a pretty rare style of trade and seemed to come out of nowhere.

Sergashev for drouin comes to mind

 

[Szechwan]

Well now I wanna know why hates Philly so much