C Cutter Gauthier - (2022, 5th, PHI; traded to ANA)

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

How high does Cutter go?

Philly? CBJ? OTT?

I'd say somewhere between Seattle and Ottawa. 4-7 range. I would be perfectly content if he somehow fell to Detroit.

 

[rt]

As much as amateur internet scouts like to look at 5’9 forwards with great exits and entries, NHL teams still look for heavy players with skill.

Reading this sentence was so cathartic for me. I wanted to stand up and start clapping. Thank you!

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

As a few have mentioned, some players start to rise in the ranking after games are over because the closer we get to a draft the more the insiders hear from the actual scouts to her what the actual teams are thinking.

A guy with Gauthier’s size, speed and skill is very sought after in NHL circles.

As much as amateur internet scouts like to look at 5’9 forwards with great exits and entries, NHL teams still look for heavy players with skill. Unless the 5’9 guy is much much better then the 6’3 guy NHL front offices will lean to the bigger , heavier guy with upside.

Well said, Gauthier types are unicorns.

I might be out to lunch but Im almost looking at him favorably compared to McTavish. His acceleration for a big guy is incredible, one of the best releases in the draft, great hands, attacks the hard areas, and has a complete game. There's no holes here, he plays an NHL game with the talent to be a difference maker.

I got him & Nemec at 5-6.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

This is the dude the Devils should be targeting.

 

[Michoulicious]

This is the dude the Devils should be targeting.

Not at all. If they trade down, they need Jiricek or Nemec IMO.

I think they need more a top 4 RHD than a big winger like Slaf or Gauthier (that can also play C BTW).

 

[edguy]

I really hope he's there at 7 for Ottawa. But I have this weird feeling in my gut he goes #3 to Arizona.

 

[SlafySZN]

I really hope he's there at 7 for Ottawa. But I have this weird feeling in my gut he goes #3 to Arizona.

If Cooley doesn't go 1st or 2nd, he's for sure Arizona's pick, pretty sure.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

Best sniper in the draft.

 

[edguy]

If Cooley doesn't go 1st or 2nd, he's for sure Arizona's pick, pretty sure.

If Arizona is one of the teams who see Cutter as a center, I am not so sure it is as easy a pick as some may believe.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

If Arizona is one of the teams who see Cutter as a center, I am not so sure it is as easy a pick as some may believe.

But Lambert...

 

[ponder]

He reminds me A LOT of Patches. A lot a lot.

So hard to rank the NTDP players this year. Cooley, Gauthier, Nazar, McGroaty, Snuggerud and Howard are all pretty damn close. If I had to guess, I’d say they get drafted in that order, but who knows, and in terms of how they turn out in their primes, I could see almost any ranking/order happening.

 

[bsu]

Mark Scheifele.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

If Arizona is one of the teams who see Cutter as a center, I am not so sure it is as easy a pick as some may believe.

I get this feeling too, for some reason I could see him going ahead of Cooley.

(Maybe cause we've seen big center's jump ahead of higher ranked guys so many times recently; Strome, PLD, Kotkaniemi/Hayton, Dach)

 

[lafellaesobar]

dudes name is Cutter lol

but for real, is he actually worth the hype?

 

[majormajor]

Well said, Gauthier types are unicorns.

I might be out to lunch but Im almost looking at him favorably compared to McTavish. His acceleration for a big guy is incredible, one of the best releases in the draft, great hands, attacks the hard areas, and has a complete game. There's no holes here, he plays an NHL game with the talent to be a difference maker.

I got him & Nemec at 5-6.

I would say "attacks the hard areas" isn't a big part of his game yet. He doesn't play like a McTavish or Tkachuk jamming the net. Gauthier is more like a finesse guy that occasionally makes a big bang. But I think teams get really excited thinking that they can train him to use his body more to protect the puck and drive the net. And I would guess that they're right in thinking that he can be molded like that. There's nothing missing from the toolkit.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

He reminds me A LOT of Patches. A lot a lot.

So hard to rank the NTDP players this year. Cooley, Gauthier, Nazar, McGroaty, Snuggerud and Howard are all pretty damn close. If I had to guess, I’d say they get drafted in that order, but who knows, and in terms of how they turn out in their primes, I could see almost any ranking/order happening.

Analysts did say he plays like Pacioretty.
Cooley has better hands, but Gauthier has better shots.

 

[BB88]

I really hope he's there at 7 for Ottawa. But I have this weird feeling in my gut he goes #3 to Arizona.

It’s either Flyers or Columbus

Best sniper in the draft.

Is he better than Kemell?

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Is he better than Kemell?

There are about 10 guys in this draft I'd say shoot it better. People are starting to really overrate a lot of his tools.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

It’s either Flyers or Columbus



Is he better than Kemell?

I think so.
He just doesn't have the dangles, that's all.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

He reminds me A LOT of Patches. A lot a lot.

So hard to rank the NTDP players this year. Cooley, Gauthier, Nazar, McGroaty, Snuggerud and Howard are all pretty damn close. If I had to guess, I’d say they get drafted in that order, but who knows, and in terms of how they turn out in their primes, I could see almost any ranking/order happening.

That's what the eliteprospects guide uses as his comparable. I can see some of it there, though I don't recall Patches being very physical at the same age.

It’s either Flyers or Columbus



Is he better than Kemell?

Yes. Kemell is looking pretty overrated. I think there's a good chance he falls out of the top 10.

 

[BB88]

That's what the eliteprospects guide uses as his comparable. I can see some of it there, though I don't recall Patches being very physical at the same age.



Yes. Kemell is looking pretty overrated. I think there's a good chance he falls out of the top 10.

If anything Kemell is one of the most underrated prospect at HF.
He was top4/5 in sir Bobs latest rankings and in Buttons top5 yet here people keep talking how he’s 10-20 talent.
He’ll drop but because Gm’s will make run for potential C’s.

& the question was is Gauthier better sniper than Kemell

I think so.
He just doesn't have the dangles, that's all.

We’ll see, Kemell is an elite sniper

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Sam Cosentino has Gauthier going 3rd to Arizona...

Sportsnet's 2022 NHL Mock Draft: Predicting how Round 1 will unfold

Which player will go No. 1 overall? Where will the first curve ball happen that shakes up the draft order? Sam Cosentino presents his 2022 NHL mock draft, where he predicts how Round 1 will unfold.

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[danyhabsfan]

Sam Cosentino has Gauthier going 3rd to Arizona...

Sportsnet's 2022 NHL Mock Draft: Predicting how Round 1 will unfold

Which player will go No. 1 overall? Where will the first curve ball happen that shakes up the draft order? Sam Cosentino presents his 2022 NHL mock draft, where he predicts how Round 1 will unfold.

www.sportsnet.ca

Gauthier over Cooley is crazy.

They played in the same team.

1 is #1 for ppg and the other is 5th

 

[Maple Leaf]

Remember Frederik Gauthier

 

[Bounces R Way]

I like the player but I just see kind of a limited ceiling for him. Brayden Schenn type well rounded 2C.

Have a hard time seeing him in the top 5.