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

[GKJ]

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[PALE PWNR]

My hunch is they thought the locker room was toxic, with the dying embers of Fletcher’s cultural revolution, and didn’t want Gauthier to be submerged in that. Is that moronic for a 10 game sample that will be a blur? Yes, assuredly.

I’m not absolving the Flyers for also being inept because lord knows an unhealthy chunk of my life is dedicated to that topic, but there’s no explanation where Gauthier doesn’t come across as being irrationally arrogant too. Offense was taken at other things besides his ELC, like the notion of AHL time (which was reported).

I gotta be honest I just think he got overlooked because the team was going through so much change and transition. Didn't his season end like the same day Fletcher got fired? I just feel like he wasn't a huge priority at that time which is reasonable and fair tbh.

 

[Magua]

I gotta be honest I just think he got overlooked because the team was going through so much change and transition. Didn't his season end like the same day Fletcher got fired? I just feel like he wasn't a huge priority at that time which is reasonable and fair tbh.

I don’t think they overlooked their #1 prospect. Flahr remained AGM; Briere was already AGM too. It wasn’t a full scale front office change.

I just think Gauthier took imagined or real offense to several things.

 

[TheKingPin]

Just when we worried Drysdale has a bad shoulder injury it turns out he did but also a bad core injury. That 2nd better end up being the next captain of the Flyers.

 

[dgaspari]

Just when we worried Drysdale has a bad shoulder injury it turns out he did but also a bad core injury. That 2nd better end up being the next captain of the Flyers.

Just when we worried Drysdale has a bad shoulder injury it turns out he did but also a bad core injury. That 2nd better end up being the next captain of the Flyers.

Just when we worried Drysdale has a bad shoulder injury it turns out he did but also a bad core injury. That 2nd better end up being the next captain of the Flyers.

question #1: did the Ducks trade the Flyers an injured player?
question #2: did the Flyers not use due diligence in reviewing Drysdales medical records?
question #3 did the Flyers know that Drysdale had core muscle issues and traded for a player anyway?
question #4 did the Flyer panic and take the quickest deal available to them?
i beleve Biere has some questions to answer!!!

 

[TheKingPin]

Especially when they just got done with Patrick. How do you trade for a guy if it’s a sports hernia? If Drysdale can’t skate we are in trouble. He’s not great at D and he has no shot.

 

[Magua]

Uh, sports hernias are insanely common in hockey. I had a sports hernia.

They just said core injury, so glass half empty, it might be a lot worse!

 

[Beef Invictus]

Does this team even do physicals?

 

[FLYguy3911]

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Does this team even do physicals?

They do.
It consists of a guy standing somewhere on the ice and someone takes a slapshot at their head. If they don’t flinch or don’t fall over when the puck hits them they pass.

 

[eramosat]

I don’t think they overlooked their #1 prospect. Flahr remained AGM; Briere was already AGM too. It wasn’t a full scale front office change.

I just think Gauthier took imagined or real offense to several things.

which is why I am simply waiting for Cutter to hold forth on his reasoning. which he has held off on. as if it was some kind of conspiracy against him that would shock you if it was revealed.

 

[Beef Invictus]

which is why I am simply waiting for Cutter to hold forth on his reasoning. which he has held off on. as if it was some kind of conspiracy against him that would shock you if it was revealed.

His reasoning is out via proxies already.

 

[eramosat]

His reasoning is out via proxies already.

well, call me a fool then for waiting for the golden boy to make his own pronouncement then.

 

[Starat327]

well, call me a fool then for waiting for the golden boy to make his own pronouncement then.

You're gonna be waiting a while. HockeyGuy Culture prevents him from doing that

 

[eramosat]

You're gonna be waiting a while. HockeyGuy Culture prevents him from doing that

Sorry. But I don't think HockeyGuy Culture covers a Top 5 draft pick from turning his back on the team that researched, and then drafted, him. With zero explanation offered.

It is unprecedented.

But who knows, I may be hopelessly stuck in the past.

 

[trostol]

Who the hell cares ...he isn't part of the organization anymore

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

One thing I'll say about Drysdale is, his skating seemed as advertised. Probably the biggest positive I could take from his game. So if he did that while injured, I guess I can be hopeful. But I also remember how it took G and Ghost half or more of a season to look right after core surgery, and this kid has already missed so much development time. I'd be happy with a 2nd pair guy with hopefully some PP upside at this point. And I'm talking about the player, not the trade.

 

[Nizzle]

Glorified eeli tolvanen

 

[Beef Invictus]

well, call me a fool then for waiting for the golden boy to make his own pronouncement then.

That never happens.

 

[bracer028]

Just when we worried Drysdale has a bad shoulder injury it turns out he did but also a bad core injury. That 2nd better end up being the next captain of the Flyers.

Cutters been pretty good this offseason. Looks like the ducks fleeced us

 

[Larry44]

One thing I'll say about Drysdale is, his skating seemed as advertised. Probably the biggest positive I could take from his game. So if he did that while injured, I guess I can be hopeful. But I also remember how it took G and Ghost half or more of a season to look right after core surgery, and this kid has already missed so much development time. I'd be happy with a 2nd pair guy with hopefully some PP upside at this point. And I'm talking about the player, not the trade.

Drysdale's health is clearly a key for the team going forward. Did a little googling for Drysdale scouting reports. I remember seeing some of them at the time of the trade, but he was pretty widely praised for his skating and as the top D in an admittedly short on D draft.


Scout's Analysis: What the Ducks get in Gauthier, Flyers in Drysdale

Scouting Report: Jamie Drysdale - Smaht Scouting

Jamie Drysdale Scouting Report: 2020 NHL Draft #4

https://thehockeywriters.com/jamie-drysdale-2020-nhl-draft-prospect-profile/

https://www.capfriendly.com/scouting-reports/players/jamie-drysdale#:~:text=Drysdale%20is%20a%20'Transitional%20Defenceman,up%20lanes%20to%20make%20plays.

https://www.recruitscouting.com/player-profile-jamie-drysdale/

https://dobberprospects.com/2020/06/30/draft-class-deep-dive-rhd-jamie-drysdale/

https://hwhockey.net/scouting-jamie-drysdale/

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Is Drysdale expected to be healthy to start year?

 

[HeadLiceHatty]

Is Drysdale expected to be healthy to start year?

You'd hope, we need him and Michkov for the PP1.

 

[Curufinwe]

I didn't see anything from Drysdale that made me think he was a better PP option than the three other dmen they already had.

 

[renberg]

Drysdale is a difficult evaluation. The Ducks were horrible on the ice while he was there hence the high draft choices that they garnered. Their defensive schemes were part of the problem with the poor team performance. They pushed JD into the League when he wasn't really prepared for that due to a lack of talent on defense. Then he tore up his shoulder.
Going back to his junior days, he was a very good defenseman. Certainly worthy of his draft position. The big questions are can he be and stay healthy. If so, the Flyers have a talented d-man; probably a rover type. That sort of player has a role in today's NHL. He's not going to be a shut down guy since he doesn't have the physical capacity to dominate opponents. He'll need to learn to play the style of game, like Timonen had, with positioning and stick work being his calling cards. Of course if he can't remain healthy, he won't be around for long.

 

[Embiid]

Will keep saying it....JD is a glorified version of Matt Carle...