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

[GKJ]

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[mja]

hostagejoe was right, Cutter = Big E 2.0 confirmed. I don't think he realized that the Flyers = Nordiques and Briere = Pagé though.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

The Flyers are a clown show. It’s about time people start to realize and acknowledge this.

The arrogance that they’re somehow above these other franchises is a major reason why they’re so incompetent.

They spend significantly more money than Arizona to be a clown show too!

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Would you want to sign with a team that hired their color analyst as their PoHO?

I read that as "POS" - which is also accurate.

 

[JABEE]

The Flyers are a clown show. It’s about time people start to realize and acknowledge this.

The arrogance that they’re somehow above these other franchises is a major reason why they’re so incompetent.

There is probably a difference though between a team that is trying to move cities every 5 years that is budget strapped and a team owned by Comcast.

They spend significantly more money than Arizona to be a clown show too!

Which is why I still believe they are a better destination than Arizona!

 

[Beef Invictus]

Ciernak is going to be better than Qatar anyway.

Now this is a fact.


Also a fact, a hard fact (since we are facing hard facts in here), is that a Popsicle dipped in creamy Caesar dressing would be fantastic. Because dressing is fantastic.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

This feels like such old news now.

 

[GapToothedWonder]

Mike Babcock exists

When polled by the athletic twice as many players voted for Torts (1) over Babcock (2)

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Briere now admits he lied about developmental camp. It’s not like I’m blaming him for it. He did what he had to do. Manipulating PR is part of his job.

Totally. I am on board with my GM being a liar if it has the goal of protecting players and assets. What is the old saying about talking to reporters...treat them like mushrooms: feed them s*** and keep them in the dark.

Honestly, it's a great motto to live by if you're a front office for a team with behind the scenes battles like Jonesy and Briere have.

They kept quiet the bad part: Gauthier doesn't wanna play here (and they did it for months with no major leaks).
The loudly shouted the best part: We hate Gauthier, he was totally unprofessional, and we don't want him as a part of this organization if he's going to be that arrogant.

All-in-all, solid PR job by the team for the circumstance.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Doesn't exactly sound hush-hush. The league knew they were shopping him. The Flyers didn't pull some value fast one getting this done immediately over the weekend.

This would kinda seem to indicate that a lot of scouting groups share our concerns about Gauthier's lack of playdriving and orbital strikes translating to the NHL.

Even with recent strong production.


Or, the Flyers sincerely believe this was the best offer.

 

[wankstifier]

Now this is a fact.


Also a fact, a hard fact (since we are facing hard facts in here), is that a Popsicle dipped in creamy Caesar dressing would be fantastic. Because dressing is fantastic.

Lettuce popsicle on a crouton stick

 

[Random Forest]

I was hoping that Gauthier would get traded for an equivalent player in a position of need, so this kind of fits.

Trying to rack my brain of young defenders who could have been suitable 1-for-1 trades for Gauthier that may have been available and coming up pretty blank. Drysdale seems like the only name that may have really fit.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Leaked by who? I’m legitimately asking not trying to be argumentative lol

I don't remember. It was a long time ago now.

 

[FadeToBlack]

he's going to be playing tough minutes here ..you do know that right lol

Of course. But there's a big difference between being expected to play second pairing minutes at 18 and 19 with no/minimal experience vs at 21 with a season and a half worth of games under your belt. He's been relatively good so far this season for the Ducks, albeit in limited time.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Sure, Jan.

Isn't this guy actually pretty much the one semi effective defender on Anaheim? Or at least has been less in the red?

 

[Kshahdoo]

John Tortorella: Be a f*cking Flyer
Cutter Gauthier: Ehhhh, I’d rather not

Torts is a great coach, he's been proving it again and again. the Flyers play way above their abilities this season. Look at Ottawa, it's >>> Phily roster wise, and where are Senators and where are Flyers?

If a player doesn't wanna play under a great coach you gotta trade such a player 150 times out of 100 no matter the reputation that coach has. I assure you Michkov will be Torts' favorite player because the kid is a warrior and absolutely crazy about hockey, like Tortorella.

 

[Random Forest]

This would kinda seem to indicate that a lot of scouting groups share our concerns about Gauthier's lack of playdriving and orbital strikes translating to the NHL.

Even with recent strong production.


Or, the Flyers sincerely believe this was the best offer.

Maybe, but I’m not sure what other kind of deal structure would have worked. Given circumstances, a 1-for-1 trade for a young D seems like the only one that would have returned a prospect of relatively similar value/pedigree, and I’m not sure what other young D with high impact potential may have been available. There aren’t that many.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

I don't remember. It was a long time ago now.

From Frank

If Showtime picks Broadway, Patrick Kane trade to Rangers could come together quickly

Kane is one of 50 players on Frank Seravalli’s latest Trade Targets board.

www.dailyfaceoff.com

Scoop: Surprise, surprise. Farabee is one of the biggest surprises to hit the board this season. Sources say Farabee’s camp has voiced their displeasure to the Flyers as to how this season has unfolded under coach John Tortorella. Things came to a boil when Farabee skated just 3:52 in Calgary earlier this week. Farabee is a talented kid but has struggled this season after undergoing artificial disk replacement late in the summer, which limited his training. That prompted Tortorella to say he wasn’t going to “let Farabee hide behind that,” which didn’t help. He’s also played on the fourth line. The Flyers don’t want to trade Farabee at his lowest value. There is no formal trade request made from Farabee’s camp, but they’re seeking answers on a solution, especially since it’s clear that Tortorella isn’t going anywhere.

 

[Pet Charles]

Briere now admits he lied about developmental camp. It’s not like I’m blaming him for it. He did what he had to do. Manipulating PR is part of his job.

I don't think the people Briere needs to believe he's an honest broker - other NHL front offices or players (including his own) - would hold it against Briere if he wasn't being truthful about what was essentially a matter between the player and the organization. I think if, after trading him, he wasn't being truthful about Gauthier not returning their calls and refusing to meet with them that would be different, no? If that's what you mean, then that's my view of it.

 

[BernieParent]

he's going to be playing tough minutes here ..you do know that right lol

You do remember who coaches the Flyers, right?

 

[Rebels57]

At least we dont have to live through the Flyers trying to force Gauthier into being a Center when he clearly should be a wing. That was going to be annoying.

 

[BernieParent]

This would kinda seem to indicate that a lot of scouting groups share our concerns about Gauthier's lack of playdriving and orbital strikes translating to the NHL.

Even with recent strong production.


Or, the Flyers sincerely believe this was the best offer.

Gauthier must be thrilled to be part of a club that has some talented offensive centres who can do the puck-handling and let him stand at the dot for one-timers.

 

[FromOyVey2Matvei]

Torts is a great coach, he's been proving it again and again. the Flyers play way above their abilities this season. Look at Ottawa, it's >>> Phily roster wise, and where are Senators and where are Flyers?

If a player doesn't wanna play under a great coach you gotta trade such a player 150 times out of 100 no matter the reputation that coach has. I assure you Michkov will be Torts' favorite player because the kid is a warrior and absolutely crazy about hockey, like Tortorella.

If a player I’ve been telling everyone will be a cornerstone of a cup contender doesn’t want to play for a coach that has had issues with numerous other players (including another one of our top prospects Frost), I’d probably take a major step back and take a long hard look at if that guy is the right coach in 2024 for this team given where it’s at.

There’s a lot of assumptions being made in that statement, but coaches are a dime a f***ing dozen.

It takes a lot to acquire a 5th overall pick type talent. I choose the talent over the coach 100 times out of 100.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

I don't think the people Briere needs to believe he's an honest broker - other NHL front offices or players (including his own) - would hold it against Briere if he wasn't being truthful about what was essentially a matter between the player and the organization. I think if, after trading him, he wasn't being truthful about Gauthier not returning their calls and refusing to meet with them that would be different, no? If that's what you mean, then that's my view of it.

I read it as there being an awful lot of room for interpretation that allows everyone to save face. If for example, it was the rumored burning a year of the ELC issue, technically communication could have been cut off at that point without specifically telling them that’s why. But everyone knows when it went south. Then he did stop returning their calls, but it’s also not a surprise.

Basically, l only trust in everyone to spin it to their benefit. As they should.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Remember when Chuck told us how hard it is to acquire RHD?

They sure have acquired a ton of them since.

 

[GapToothedWonder]

Huge downgrade? Debatable. Many think he is not a 1C. So many folks who were luke warm on Cutter are now losing their minds. I am not going to blame Briere for acting quickly on this.

Lolz, learn the lore, bud.