Prospect Info: Cutter Gauthier

[Leonardo87]

I get so frustrated watching him play. I’m surprised more people don’t feel the same.

I see a guy who takes the shot, has an elite shot at that, is physical, can play in his own end well. We have too many passers on this team, need a guy who is going to shoot. But he is not like a Vatrano, can play well in all 3 zones

 

[ducknuts]

What do you get frustrated about?

Not moving his feet.
Bad shot selection.
Bad passing.
Dumb decisions.
Tools, no toolbox.
Panics at times; lack of awareness.

I’m constantly saying, “what are you doing?”

 

[All Mighty]

Not moving his feet.
Bad shot selection.
Bad passing.
Dumb decisions.
Tools, no toolbox.
Panics at times; lack of awareness.

I’m constantly saying, “what are you doing?”

You would have absolutely despised watching Zegras at BU if this is how you feel about Gauthier.

 

[Static]

I'll be interested to see him with players who are better than him.

 

[ducknuts]

You would have absolutely despised watching Zegras at BU if this is how you feel about Gauthier.

I’m still not a huge fan of Zegras, but he has far superior hockey sense.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

This has been a pretty good game, 1 goal game.

Perreault scored on a give and go from smith

 

[Static]

He's coming close. Thought he was good on that PP, good poise with the puck

 

[Static]

From what I watched I thought he was very good. Poised with the puck, could have scored multiple times, won board battles and made smart passes.

I can tell where the motor concerns come from. He plays like a number 10 in soccer. More a general surveying than anything else. Will he be able to do that in the NHL? I don't know. Every prospect has to make adjustments, but it'll behoove us to play him with puck hunters.

 

[All Mighty]

From what I watched I thought he was very good. Poised with the puck, could have scored multiple times, won board battles and made smart passes.

I can tell where the motor concerns come from. He plays like a number 10 in soccer. More a general surveying than anything else. Will he be able to do that in the NHL? I don't know. Every prospect has to make adjustments, but it'll behoove us to play him with puck hunters.

If we were banking on Gauthier to be our 1C, then I would definitely be concerned. Thankfully, he doesn’t need to be that. His shot is a great asset that should be utilized well with our supporting cast. He does need to work on being slightly more picky with his shots, but I’d rather he shoots too much than too little.

 

[GunnarStahl]

Am I reading the stat line right that he had 17 shots on goal?

 

[Leonardo87]

Am I reading the stat line right that he had 17 shots on goal?

Shot attempts, he had 9 SOG.

 

[GunnarStahl]

Shot attempts, he had 9 SOG.

That’s what I figured, the website I used must have been messed up because it said SOG - 17

 

[ducknuts]

From what I watched I thought he was very good. Poised with the puck, could have scored multiple times, won board battles and made smart passes.

I can tell where the motor concerns come from. He plays like a number 10 in soccer. More a general surveying than anything else. Will he be able to do that in the NHL? I don't know. Every prospect has to make adjustments, but it'll behoove us to play him with puck hunters.

#10 in soccer is usually great at reading the play and finding open space. Cutter is the exact opposite.

 

[Static]

#10 in soccer is usually great at reading the play and finding open space. Cutter is the exact opposite.

I don't agree, at least tonight. He didn't force anything that I saw, and he found open space quite a bit. A lot of hand wringing about the motor is him finding and sitting in space. Typically that isn't what a center does, but on this team his role seems to be calibrated around that.

Not only that, but he was very patient with the puck in the offensive zone. Most of the "bad" shots seem to be on the rush and that will need to be developed out of him. With possession he was poised and made good passes when they were there and put the puck on net when they weren't.

 

[ducknuts]

If we were banking on Gauthier to be our 1C, then I would definitely be concerned. Thankfully, he doesn’t need to be that. His shot is a great asset that should be utilized well with our supporting cast. He does need to work on being slightly more picky with his shots, but I’d rather he shoots too much than too little.

He has a great shot. That’s about it.

I think he will quickly become one of the most frustrating players to watch on the Ducks, and will struggle to maintain a role in the top 6.

I don't agree, at least tonight. He didn't force anything that I saw, and he found open space quite a bit. A lot of hand wringing about the motor is him finding and sitting in space. Typically that isn't what a center does, but on this team his role seems to be calibrated around that.

Not only that, but he was very patient with the puck in the offensive zone. Most of the "bad" shots seem to be on the rush and that will need to be developed out of him. With possession he was poised and made good passes when they were there and put the puck on net when they weren't.

There are videos on YouTube highlighting all of his shifts. Tomorrow I will share a long list of clips to watch.

 

[Static]

He has a great shot. That’s about it.

I think he will quickly become one of the most frustrating players to watch on the Ducks, and will struggle to maintain a role in the top 6.


There are videos on YouTube highlighting all of his shifts. Tomorrow I will share a long list of clips to watch.

I have no doubt he has bad shifts, all I can speak to is what I've seen. We will have a clearer view when he plays with pros and he either adjusts his game to try and stick at center or keeps this style and moves to wing.

The most interesting result is he keeps the style and plays center like this and the team adjusts around him.

 

[ducknuts]

I have no doubt he has bad shifts, all I can speak to is what I've seen. We will have a clearer view when he plays with pros and he either adjusts his game to try and stick at center or keeps this style and moves to wing.

The most interesting result is he keeps the style and plays center like this and the team adjusts around him.

As a lifelong Ducks fan, I hope I’m wrong about Gauthier.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

Isn’t today Monday? What’s withe the college game?

 

[All Mighty]

Isn’t today Monday? What’s withe the college game?

The Beanpot semifinals are the first Monday of February every year.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

As a lifelong Ducks fan, I hope I’m wrong about Gauthier.

It’s weird, because I see him and I’m very excited about his skill set and what he’ll bring to our offensive core.

 

[Gliff]

It’s weird, because I see him and I’m very excited about his skill set and what he’ll bring to our offensive core.

This. I have a feeling people saw the trade and expected a top line line driver. That's just not his game, and thats okay.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

This. I have a feeling people saw the trade and expected a top line line driver. That's just not his game, and thats okay.

It’s also not really what we need…. We need a no bullshit player that is willing, maybe even over willling to shoot and every shot has potential to score

 

[Leonardo87]

That’s the thing. I think fans are expecting a line driver he is not that. He is a two way physical player who can snipe , which is very needed in the Ducks Top 6.

We already have 4 line drivers in our Top 6. Need guys to shoot.

Last night he impressed. Yeah not all his shifts were perfect but if 17 shot attempts with 9 of them on goal doesn’t impress then I’m a lost of words.

He is also tied in the league with goals scored.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

It’s also not really what we need…. We need a no bullshit player that is willing, maybe even over willling to shoot and every shot has potential to score

This cannot be repeated often enough.

I'm sick of watching these guys try and make highlight reel passes on prime scoring opportunities only to not even get a shot off. It happens way too often.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

This cannot be repeated often enough.

I'm sick of watching these guys try and make highlight reel passes on prime scoring opportunities only to not even get a shot off. It happens way too often.

I’m sure there will be nights where we feel he’s guilty of over shooting but I’m okay with it… right now the team as a whole outside of Vatrano is guilty of over passing