Prospect Info: Cutter Gauthier

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Not expecting more than 35 points out of him next year. Quite frankly I’d be shocked by more than 40. Happy to be shocked though

He’s going to take his lumps like the rest of our young guys have
Oh I just meant style, I’m not expecting him to compete for a Calder or anything…. But I do think he’ll have success on powerplay for us. I think 40-45 range is what I’d expect from him(assuming he’s seeing powerplay time and playing with carlsson zegras or terry).

He’s played very well vs nhl talent(9 points in 10 games at World Cup )
 
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Especially if we reduce the amount of veteran support in the lineup.
i think the line up has a decent amount of vets next year

up front you have
Killorn, Vatrano, strome, terry, Johnston and I assume we’ll bring back carrick.
Lundy/jones are going to be borderline vets depending how you define it. And I imagine we’ll be adding at least 1 more top 9 vet.
 
Not expecting more than 35 points out of him next year. Quite frankly I’d be shocked by more than 40. Happy to be shocked though

He’s going to take his lumps like the rest of our young guys have
He will get pp1 time on a non N brown unit. I’m expecting 25+25
 
i think the line up has a decent amount of vets next year

up front you have
Killorn, Vatrano, strome, terry, Johnston and I assume we’ll bring back carrick.
Lundy/jones are going to be borderline vets depending how you define it. And I imagine we’ll be adding at least 1 more top 9 vet.

I still don't see Terry as a vet yet. He's still figuring out how to be consistent.

Projected top-6 lines for 2024-25, (age in parenthesis)
Cutter* (20) - Carlsson (19) - Terry (27)​
Zegras (23) - Mac (21) - Killorn (35)​
* = rookie​

That's one vet in our top-6! And that's where the problem lies. We're going to be relying on our youths to set the standard and set it consistently.

Bottom-6
Vatrano - xxx - Strome​
Johnston - xxx - McGinn​

Lundy, Carrick, Groulx, and Leason are not under contract for next season for now. I don't know if Gaucher is ready for the NHL next year as a 3C.
 
I still don't see Terry as a vet yet. He's still figuring out how to be consistent.

Projected top-6 lines for 2024-25, (age in parenthesis)
Cutter* (20) - Carlsson (19) - Terry (27)​
Zegras (23) - Mac (21) - Killorn (35)​
* = rookie​

That's one vet in our top-6! And that's where the problem lies. We're going to be relying on our youths to set the standard and set it consistently.

Bottom-6
Vatrano - xxx - Strome​
Johnston - xxx - McGinn​

Lundy, Carrick, Groulx, and Leason are not under contract for next season for now. I don't know if Gaucher is ready for the NHL next year as a 3C.
I know it’s not very plausible given Mac is suited well for center, but a man can dream of a Cutter - Carlsson - McTavish line.
 
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I know it’s not very plausible given Mac is suited well for center, but a man can dream of a Cutter - Carlsson - McTavish line.
That might be an end of the game, down 1 line. Pull the goalie and add Z/Terry to that.

I'm hoping they try something like:
Killorn-Carlsson-Terry
Lundy-McTavish-???
Gauthier-Zegras-???

Vatrano maybe with McTavish and not sure who with Zegras. Nesterenko (?) played with Gauthier, right? But that would be too much youth on a line. Colangelo could get some games this season, Perreault too if he can get healthy. If we could somehow get Kakko and run him with Mac and Lundy, maybe he improves his offense? Basically a better Silf on that line. A RW and a RD (or two) for next season, I wonder if there are any 1 year "cap dump" (overpaid but not useless) guys we could get cheap.
 
That might be an end of the game, down 1 line. Pull the goalie and add Z/Terry to that.

I'm hoping they try something like:
Killorn-Carlsson-Terry
Lundy-McTavish-???
Gauthier-Zegras-???

Vatrano maybe with McTavish and not sure who with Zegras. Nesterenko (?) played with Gauthier, right? But that would be too much youth on a line. Colangelo could get some games this season, Perreault too if he can get healthy. If we could somehow get Kakko and run him with Mac and Lundy, maybe he improves his offense? Basically a better Silf on that line. A RW and a RD (or two) for next season, I wonder if there are any 1 year "cap dump" (overpaid but not useless) guys we could get cheap.
You're missing Strome. I would put Vatrano and Strome back with Mac and try to find a RW with some size and forechecking ability to play with Zegras and Gauthier.
 
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That might be an end of the game, down 1 line. Pull the goalie and add Z/Terry to that.

I'm hoping they try something like:
Killorn-Carlsson-Terry
Lundy-McTavish-???
Gauthier-Zegras-???

Vatrano maybe with McTavish and not sure who with Zegras. Nesterenko (?) played with Gauthier, right? But that would be too much youth on a line. Colangelo could get some games this season, Perreault too if he can get healthy. If we could somehow get Kakko and run him with Mac and Lundy, maybe he improves his offense? Basically a better Silf on that line. A RW and a RD (or two) for next season, I wonder if there are any 1 year "cap dump" (overpaid but not useless) guys we could get cheap.
You also have Strome. Imo Lundy just doesn't bring enough offense to the top 9.
Edit: What @JAHV said.
 
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You're missing Strome. I would put Vatrano and Strome back with Mac and try to find a RW with some size and forechecking ability to play with Zegras and Gauthier.
I mean I'd love Stamkos but I'd run this:
Killorn-Carlsson-Stamkos
Gauthier-Z-Terry
Vatrano-McTavish-Strome
Jones-Lundy-Carrick/Leason/McGinn
Edit: I really don't have any faith in the forward prospects in SD. Maybe Perreault
 
You're missing Strome. I would put Vatrano and Strome back with Mac and try to find a RW with some size and forechecking ability to play with Zegras and Gauthier.

You also have Strome. Imo Lundy just doesn't bring enough offense to the top 9.
Edit: What @JAHV said.
Oh yeah, I knew I was missing someone. Lundy has been fine so far, but yeah, ideally we upgrade from him.
 
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That might be an end of the game, down 1 line. Pull the goalie and add Z/Terry to that.

I'm hoping they try something like:
Killorn-Carlsson-Terry
Lundy-McTavish-???
Gauthier-Zegras-???

Vatrano maybe with McTavish and not sure who with Zegras. Nesterenko (?) played with Gauthier, right? But that would be too much youth on a line. Colangelo could get some games this season, Perreault too if he can get healthy. If we could somehow get Kakko and run him with Mac and Lundy, maybe he improves his offense? Basically a better Silf on that line. A RW and a RD (or two) for next season, I wonder if there are any 1 year "cap dump" (overpaid but not useless) guys we could get cheap.
I think Vatrano and McTavish is good together, If your going to run Gauthier + Zegras... def need a solid Vet with them... which is where some of those assets come in handy... off the top of my head idk what will realistically be available.

free agency route:
I could see Bertuzzi signing a cheap show me contract... and could make sense for us, also a player i imagine PV is very familiar with.
I think Debrusk is a UFA too, and a good compliment winger to the style of players we have now.

Trade wise who knows who will be openly available.
 
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I think Vatrano and McTavish is good together, If your going to run Gauthier + Zegras... def need a solid Vet with them... which is where some of those assets come in handy... off the top of my head idk what will realistically be available.

free agency route:
I could see Bertuzzi signing a cheap show me contract... and could make sense for us, also a player i imagine PV is very familiar with.
I think Debrusk is a UFA too, and a good compliment winger to the style of players we have now.

Trade wise who knows who will be openly available.
This board will hate it but I gotta say Henrique could be solid to play with Z + Gauthier IMO
 
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I mean I'd love Stamkos but I'd run this:
Killorn-Carlsson-Stamkos
Gauthier-Z-Terry
Vatrano-McTavish-Strome
Jones-Lundy-Carrick/Leason/McGinn
Edit: I really don't have any faith in the forward prospects in SD. Maybe Perreault

There's a possibility that we could sign RW Colangelo. 6'2 and 209 lbs PF who loves scoring goals either from a snipe or tip in front of the net. Colangelo could win a spot with the NHL club at training camp.
 
This board will hate it but I gotta say Henrique could be solid to play with Z + Gauthier IMO
Honestly I've thought about keeping him. Or resigning him at least. Imo more for Terry as that chemistry seems to be real. I'd prefer a real forward upgrade though so we're not depending on the kids so much to generate all the offense.
 
Have henrique and Zegras ever really worked well? i dont recall it being solid ever.
IIRC they played a decent amount together in the first half of last season and they were pretty good.

In this case it would be less about the two of them working well and more about having somebody who can protect them a bit defensively and maybe get to the net more
 
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