Confirmed with Link: Flyers trade Cutter Gauthier to Anaheim for Jamie Drysdale and 2025 2nd round pick

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

At least Quebec turned Lindros in Forsberg, Ricci and a Stanley Cup just 4 years later.

We got Drysdale and a 2nd. Oh joy.

I just want to know what the return could of been for Cutter. He is still a prospect who has flaws. If they hesitated and waited longer to change his mind they have very little leverage. What if the kid decides to go Adam Fox?

 

[Striiker]

The only way this story is meant to end is with Tortorella scratching Drysdale and not liking him. Only then would I believe in a higher power.

ok yes but consider that this would mean Briere is operating separate from Tortorellas wishes

 

[trostol]

you absolutely now have to get a forward(preferably center) prospect back in a trade of one of these seemingly ..sought after Dmen of ours

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

From 2020

https://www.bleacherreport.com/articles/2889207-nhl-draft-2020-player-comparisons-for-alexis-lafreniere-and-top-prospects

Two-way defensemen who can anchor a power play and push the puck up the ice are often in high demand, and Jamie Drysdale, who was No. 3 on the Central Scouting list of top North American skaters, fits the bill.​

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He tallied 47 points (nine goals and 38 assists) in 49 games for Erie of the OHL, and 22 of those points came on the power play.​

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Drysdale also pointed to Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks and Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche as players he models his game after on the ice.​

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"I think the things that stand out with them are skating and just how they think the game, how they have confidence with the puck," Drysdale said, per Morreale. "So I think those are three things that I try and use as much as I can in my game, and I think three things that will lead to success at the next level."​

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Central Scouting agreed with the Makar evaluation, highlighting his playmaking ability in transition and positioning on the offensive blue line to keep the puck in the zone and prevent scoring opportunities on the other end.​

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Makar wasted little time impressing in his NHL career with 50 points (12 goals and 38 assists) as a rookie in 57 games before the season was suspended.​

He and Drysdale could mirror each other for years to come as talented defensive playmakers with bright futures.​

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

There is zero doubt that the scumbag druggie frat boys like Hayes, Yandle were in the head of Gauthier if the rumors are true. Yandsy and his loser friends are still bitter over his manufactured streak ending.

But frankly, the Flyers enabled that entitled country club atmosphere.

It changes today. You guys will look back on this day as a turning point.

 

[GKJ]

It's really funny guys like Charlie always claim they heard the rumors and then confirm things after the fact

Everybody does that shit. Nolan Patrick wasn’t a consensus #2 pick until after Clarke publicly buried Hextall.

 

[BigToe]

Of course they wanted Reinbacher haha

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

It's not really that embarrassing, once you consider that Marc Staal DID want to sign here.

lol

 

[flyerslducks]

We literally have no fwd prospects now besides Michkov now lol. Desperately needed to draft high this year for that top center

At least drysdale kinda covered our defensive side. We didn’t have really have a young d who has potential like him.

Of course they wanted Reinbacher haha

Ya I’d much rather have drysdale than reinbacher. Thank god lol

 

[Beef Invictus]

No he’s not lol

He's only played in 99 of 204ish possible games going back to 2021. This is concerning! He lost an age to a major shoulder injury and his lower body is gimpy already. Just missed two months. Anaheim gets him back and moves him as fast as they can.

 

[trostol]

From 2020

https://www.bleacherreport.com/articles/2889207-nhl-draft-2020-player-comparisons-for-alexis-lafreniere-and-top-prospects

Two-way defensemen who can anchor a power play and push the puck up the ice are often in high demand, and Jamie Drysdale, who was No. 3 on the Central Scouting list of top North American skaters, fits the bill.​

​

He tallied 47 points (nine goals and 38 assists) in 49 games for Erie of the OHL, and 22 of those points came on the power play.​

​

Drysdale also pointed to Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks and Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche as players he models his game after on the ice.​

​

"I think the things that stand out with them are skating and just how they think the game, how they have confidence with the puck," Drysdale said, per Morreale. "So I think those are three things that I try and use as much as I can in my game, and I think three things that will lead to success at the next level."​

Central Scouting agreed with the Makar evaluation, highlighting his playmaking ability in transition and positioning on the offensive blue line to keep the puck in the zone and prevent scoring opportunities on the other end.​

​

Makar wasted little time impressing in his NHL career with 50 points (12 goals and 38 assists) as a rookie in 57 games before the season was suspended.​

He and Drysdale could mirror each other for years to come as talented defensive playmakers with bright futures.​

that will all be coached out of him

 

[Redpath]

It's really funny guys like Charlie always claim they heard the rumors and then confirm things after the fact

If anyone else had tweeted about such rumors, Charlie would be the first guy to turn up his nose and say "Much ado about nothing! People just want trades for the sake of trades. People are overreacting to Gauthier no-showing development camp."

 

[Nevins]

(EDIT)

With what Briere said, Gauthier even refusing contact with the Flyers seems to me a very negative indicator of the player's personality.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Maybe this is a indication he is playing out his college time and go to UFA.

 

[Striiker]

Of course they wanted Reinbacher haha

“presumably to take”

I think that’s just Charles making a guess, not a real report

Can’t trust that dork

 

[Starat327]

Oh god I hadn't even considered what this means for the Frost handling.

rofl holy shit. wow.

Wait, are you implying that Cutter saw the YoYo choke collar leash Frost is on and decided he didn't want to take that chance and got out now?

How silly of him. Does he know the Flyers drafted him at 5th overall? Does he know they were very obviously just going to forfeit the pick if he wasn't there?!?

 

[cheesymc]

you literally just told us things we didn't want to hear about the guy we just got lol

Dude we’re the ducks… everyone has injury concerns but those disappear on good teams when games mean something.

For the most part…Kase was damaged goods… but we didn’t get much for him anyhow..

 

[Danko]

All of the beats shoveled the narrative that Gauthier just wanted a break because he played a lot of hockey...all summer.

 

[BiggE]

I just want to know what the return could of been for Cutter. He is still a prospect who has flaws. If they hesitated and waited longer to change his mind they have very little leverage. What if the kid decides to go Adam Fox?

I hear you, and I get it. As a fan that has followed this team since the early 70s, it’s just so frustrating that a player doesn’t want to play here so badly that he won’t even speak to the club.

The Flyers used to be one of the NHLs destination franchises. Now they’re just a joke.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

I used to be joking when I said they were trying to build the 2018-19 Blue Jackets with Michkov cast as Panarin. I'm now serious.

 

[freakydallas13]

Cutter didn't want to play for this team, how can that be?! They fixed the culture! They celebrated Sinder's birthday!

 

[TheKingPin]

Yes the Flyers may deserve this and Torts needs to go, but f*** Cutter. He wouldn’t talk to the Flyers and avoided them? Is he a man or a child? Red flag

 

[FLYguy3911]

Never forget Ducks fans told us Derek Grant was good.

Sorry for the multi quotes...

I honestly thought it was a fake account at first. I had to double check to make sure it really was Frank.

So did I and I get Flyers tweets notis.

As a Ducks fan I would’ve happily given you Zellweger instead (partly because Drysdale is right handed).

I understand Drysdale’s numbers don’t look good at the moment, but this season he has looked far better than he ever has. You guys will like him a lot, and he’s a very lovable guy.

Even if Zellweger isn't as good (I'll take my chances) he is under team control for nearly 8 years because not only is this the first year of his ELC, he has a post July 1 birthday. That's a pretty big deal. Drysdale has to be significantly better to make up that difference in potential surplus value.

Zellweger played mostly the right side in Junior and internationally so handedness doesn't really bother me.

HE'S ALREADY ON HIS SECOND DEAL?! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

What I don't know is how many UFA years he has after this RFA deal is up. I'm not sure if his first season counted as a full year since it was the covid shortened season.

Cutter didn’t seem to be too popular on these boards and now that he’s traded, posters are acting like the sky is falling?

You can both believe Cutter was overrated compared to public perception and that the Flyers returned poor value. No matter what a small segment of the fanbase thought, he was a consensus 5th overall pick that, at worst, maintained his value as such. They are going to get zero ELC years out of having the 5th overall pick. That is a significant blow to the "rebuild". He was the second most valuable present day asset they had...and this is the return...

In the simplest of terms, Drysdale was a sixth overall himself, has missed significant time to injury, underachieved in the games he has played, and is already on his second contract. Do you know how good he has to be to make up that difference in value? And if he is that good, you get to pay him the fat UFA rate contract and hope an organization that has historically failed to properly evaluate defensive talent knows his true worth. Consider me skeptical.

And you only got a future second on top of it. It's awful.

Maybe Bonk can play center?

Bumper Bonk will save the PP.

@FLYguy3911 -- I'd wager some money that they could've gotten Zellweger, but they thought it would save face more to get a player who went 6th overall than 34th. You can't hate that process.

Oh I know it. Flahrsy probably didn't even have a draft report on him since they were in their York + Andrae phase of not needing anymore "offensive" defensemen.

He was the best defensemen in the CHL last year. Call me crazy, but if this was the best offer, I'd rather have him straight up for Cutter.

 

[VladDrag]

all of those games at BC I watched, all those detailed posts I made, all those bullshit arguments. Wasted my time. That's the reason why I'm mad.

 

[trostol]

lol i got told on by someone on the board..just got a warning cause of something i said...unreal