NHL: Around the League 52

[HeisenBaez]

I forget that Cutter was the prospect who turn down the Flyers invite to prospect camp. Should have been a red flag then.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Gauthier is gonna stick in the NHL I just don't see a ton of upside. He reminds me of Chad Kilger. And a nineteen year old not wanting to sign with a franchise because of a rookie GM is lunacy if that's true.

I don't see Kilger comp. Kilger was gritty two-way C who didn't have much offensive upside that I recall

I see Gauthier as LW version of Ryan Callahan as upside with a little more size

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I don't see Kilger comp. Kilger was gritty two-way C who didn't have much offensive upside that I recall

I see Gauthier as LW version of Ryan Callahan as upside with a little more size

Kilger was drafted fourth overall because he could skate and had a bomb of a shot.

 

[Pez68]

Gauthier is gonna stick in the NHL I just don't see a ton of upside. He reminds me of Chad Kilger. And a nineteen year old not wanting to sign with a franchise because of a rookie GM is lunacy if that's true.

I'd be willing to bet it's 90% Torts.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I'd be willing to bet it's 90% Torts.

Gauthier is a Torts player. He's 6'2" and plays like it. He's a winger with size and skill with sub par NHL IQ. Torts would love him.

 

[Pez68]

Gauthier is a Torts player. He's 6'2" and plays like it. He's a winger with size and skill with sub par NHL IQ. Torts would love him.

I think it's more how Torts treats young players. Look at the Frost situation. Torts just sucks, and I don't blame anyone for not wanting to play for him.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

There has to be more to the story for Gauthier to turn on Philly...read that he wanted to turn pro after his freshman college season and world championship tourney last spring, Philly told him no because if he hit his rookie bonuses they were concerned about overage penalties in 24/25 lol...if thats true they're f***ing idiots, you clear the cap out for a blue chip prospect if they want to turn pro, thats a mil to a couple mil down the drain and an extra year until his rfa/ufa years kick in where the real money could come

 

[TLEH]

Delusional reason to sour a relationship with a top 5 pick. Absolutely insane actually.

I don't mind Gauthier but don't think he is an elite player. I think he's James Neal volume shooter Top 6 Wing.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

how hard is it to clear out a few mil in cap so if the player hits their bonuses you don't have an overage the following season...philly was a bad team last year so they were in a rebuild anyway, its not like a prospect forcing the 2013 hawks to ship out roster players to fit them in

 

[TLEH]

So


1) 10 Game NHL free agency and arb clock
2) Signing bonus for 2022
3) Signing bonus for 2023 (July 1)

Yeah you can still make the team next year though kid, just have a good camp! Shit I would be pissed too. That's like 200k in money that you're f***ed due to some salary cap overage answer? I would be pissed too.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

When I said Anaheim was gonna rebuild the rebuild, I didn’t mean like the next day lol.

 

[JaegerDice]

Drysdale is not that good defensively, and they have a ton of guys like him in their pipeline. Mintyukovs progression made him expendable and he's always hurt. Drysdale going to Philly isn't going to be good for him, nor the Flyers. Torts will hate his style of play and he'll be healthy scratched by him in no time.

Hope it goes poorly so the Hawks can take a flier on him. I like his game despite the injuries.

 

[TLEH]

 

[Toews2Bickell]

shopping zegras after shipping off his buddy drysdale, verbeek trying to clear out potential country club vibes? or were they both murray picks

 

[TLEH]

I think it was more about getting Gauthier than not liking Drysdale. Now Zegras I could see Verbeek not liking.

 

[Mrfenn92]

shopping zegras after shipping off his buddy drysdale, verbeek trying to clear out potential country club vibes? or were they both murray picks

Both Murray picks

 

[Taze em]

I hate Trevor zegras. I think my opinion of his is clouding his value, but some of the offers to get him on the trade rumors board are wild overpays. Just not a winning player, IMO

 

[JaegerDice]

I hate Trevor zegras. I think my opinion of his is clouding his value, but some of the offers to get him on the trade rumors board are wild overpays. Just not a winning player, IMO

I think Zegras is overhyped, but the raw talent in there. I dont think he’s a first liner, but you shelter him like the Hawks did Kane and he’d be a helluva weapon.

 

[Malaka]

As my old man once straight faced told Lisa Dergan sitting behind the cell's home plate in late 2006, the then fiancé of good old scotty pods, it's for some odd reason whenever these athletes get wifed up they lose their legs.

Zegras and the tiktoker distracting him results in a trade, he might find them again

 

[Putt Pirate]

In regard to Cutter I don’t see Torts as an issue. Dude will be gone in a year or two. And nhl
Network was stating how players like playing for him. You end up in his doghouse for not doing what you are coached is what they said. Not rhat I want him as a coach just sayin’.

 

[TLEH]

Cutter liked this video LOL

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Cutter liked this video LOL

Cutter is a f***ing moron.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Like just shut up and lay low. Instead Cutter is tossing gasoline at the fire. f***ing brain dead.

 

[TLEH]

Like just shut up and lay low. Instead Cutter is tossing gasoline at the fire. f***ing brain dead.

This is NBA type shit.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

This is NBA type shit.

Straight lunacy.