GKJ
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We won!Cutter is pointless so far in 3 games this season. So is Jamie.
Those 2 were actually passable at playing defense. So far JD has not been. He aint even Greg HawgoodDrysdale still sux....
A cross between Karl Dykhuis and Andrew McDonald. Can only hope my original comparison of Matt Carle comes true as a consolation...
He seems to have confidence issues.....maybe the injuries have affected his psyche a bit. Hopefully, he snaps out of it but he does look rather bad on D....Those 2 were actually passable at playing defense. So far JD has not been. He aint even Greg Hawgood
Getting called out by your coach saying you don't know how to play is a worse look.Both players are question marks, Gauthier just got benched after 4 games and Drysdale is a work in progress. The 2nd rd pick should be top 40.
I expect Gauthier to be a better version of Tippett, good goal scorer who is meh otherwise.
But getting benched on a bad team after two years of college is not a good look.
One can hope. All the Flyers can do at this point is be patient. My hope is he is healthy and plays 75 games. Then you build on that and hope the rest comes.He seems to have confidence issues.....maybe the injuries have affected his psyche a bit. Hopefully, he snaps out of it but he does look rather bad on D....
JD has looked terrible. Adding no value at all so far.Drysdale has looked better so far this season, and that's without Seeler.
As far as Gauthier:
Seems from Canuck fans he just floats around, got benched for a failed back check that led to a goal.
Another player who put on 20 lbs in the offseason.
Gauthier, eyeing Ducks roster spot, displays new physique at Rookie Faceoff | NHL.com
20-year-old forward ‘feeling more dominant’ after adding 20 pounds to frame during offseasonwww.nhl.com
IDK about terrible but yeah he isn't exactly making me feel psyched about that trade.JD has looked terrible. Adding no value at all so far.
It's a horrendous trade no matter what Gauthier turns out to be, just based on the value of each asset at the time of the trade.Cronin's a hardo.
Still a horrendous trade.
No one should give a shit about 3 games. Your point isn't proven right or wrong in that sample. It's sour grapes to even care. Hell, Drysdale hasn't come within an astronomical unit of his first 3 game sample as a Flyer.
But many of us were skeptical that Gauthier could play center; we pegged him in his draft year as a long-range shot-happy floater; and we saw a nice complementary scorer (which he'll probably still be) over a cornerstone. We'll see what's true, but that was always our scouting report, and when he was Flyers property there was pretending none of those were possibly true. And @FLYguy3911 was calling Drysdale a less than the sum of his parts offensive player in 2020. Not Scott Niedermayer. We'll do the same with Luchanko -- time is a flat circle.
As for Gauthier, his biggest issue is always going to be that he is a dullard.
Where's he getting traded?Some posters in the Anaheim roster thread want Cutter sent to the AHL, but most don't.
To be fair, in retrospect, looking like a thin draft, D+3 only a few players have played until this season.No one should give a shit about 3 games. Your point isn't proven right or wrong in that sample. It's sour grapes to even care. Hell, Drysdale hasn't come within an astronomical unit of his first 3 game sample as a Flyer.
But many of us were skeptical that Gauthier could play center; we pegged him in his draft year as a long-range shot-happy floater; and we saw a nice complementary scorer (which he'll probably still be) over a cornerstone. We'll see what's true, but that was always our scouting report, and when he was Flyers property there was pretending none of those were possibly true. And @FLYguy3911 was calling Drysdale a less than the sum of his parts offensive player in 2020. Not Scott Niedermayer. We'll do the same with Luchanko -- time is a flat circle.
I'll always be convinced Luchanko growing up a Flyers fan played a factor in drafting him.I wonder if Luchanko would be on the team or even have been drafted (given how hard they draft for "need") if they hadn't lost Gauthier.
I'd bet my life savings they would have shoehorned Cutter into the center spot.
Tippett-Frost-Michkov
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No one is worse at scouting Flyers prospects than the Flyers. Its astonishing.
To be fair, in retrospect, looking like a thin draft, D+3 only a few players have played until this season.
#1 Slavkovsky 125g
#2 Nemec 66g
#3 Cooley 87g
#4 Wright 20g
#5 Gauthier 4g
#6 Jiricek 47g
#7 Korchinski 76g
#8 Kasper 1g
#9 Savoie 1g
#10 Mintyukov 66g
#11 Geekie 2g
#12 Mateychuk
#13 Nazar 3g
#14 McGroarty 3g
#54 Piotras 54g
I'd say Mintyukov looks like the best player after #5, Korchinksi, Jiricek and not much else.
Of course, this may change the next couple years, but odds are none will be close to elite.