Prospect Info: Round 1, Pick 5: Cutter Gauthier, LW, USNTDP -> Boston College

[GKJ]

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[Beef Invictus]

i know zero about any of the players but this appears to be a typical Flyer move aka... stupid

Drafting for safety.

 

[GKJ]

 

[CanuckistanFlyerfan]

This pick makes me think I'm busy next season washing my hair.

 

[Jtown]

emily is asking some great questions. Gm’s are struggling answering them

 

[Flyerfan4life]

How soon will he have a season long injury? And then have another injury right after coming back?

start the clock...

 

[GKJ]

There it is!

 

[wankstifier]

They going to try to get this guy to play on the Flyers next season?

 

[Dod93Cityt]

Such a typical Flyers pick, ffs lol

 

[Jtown]

There it is!

f*** me

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Complaining about this pick is stupid. None of the players available in this draft 5 seem to have any better outlook than this kid. Who did you want? The other forward that projects to be a second liner at best or the defensemen that projects to be a second pair guy? I'd have preferred to trade back for that reason but honestly it seems he went right where everyone expected. It's almost like because he was linked to the Flyers pre-draft everyone is acting like it's a bad pick. I suspect if his name wasn't linked to the Flyers in the lead up to the draft people would feel differently than they do.

Not saying this is a great pick, but it isn't like they picked the guy that was off the board or left a clear cut stud on the board. It's what I'd expect in a thin draft class.

 

[Winston Wolf]

Good thing I don’t care anymore and completely forgot the draft was today and not Friday.

 

[Beef Invictus]

There it is!

Oh my f***ing god

 

[FLYguy3911]

Not great, Bob.

That's actually pretty good, but this model has a size component which bumps him up.

 

[TH1Pool]

They really had me believing we had a shot at Wright. But don’t get so hung up on where the player was ranked versus where we picked him. Giroux would’ve gone Top 3 in his draft with hindsight, we got him in the 20s. We drafted the #1 player when we had the #2 pick in Patrick’s year…look how that turned out.

Give this kid a chance. FWIW, Wright reminds me of Patrick - super hyped for being pretty good at everything…didn’t translate well to the NHL when you need to be great at atleast something to become a star.

 

[FLYguy3911]

They really had me believing we had a shot at Wright. But don’t get so hung up on where the player was ranked versus where we picked him. Giroux would’ve gone Top 3 in his draft with hindsight, we got him in the 20s. We drafted the #1 player when we had the #2 pick in Patrick’s year…look how that turned out.

Give this kid a chance. FWIW, Wright reminds me of Patrick - super hyped for being pretty good at everything…didn’t translate well to the NHL when you need to be great at atleast something to become a star.

He was the 5th ranked player by consensus.

 

[trostol]

This feels like JVR 2.0

None the less..welcome to the Flyers..hope someone buys them soon

 

[Newest sens fan]

i know zero about any of the players but this appears to be a typical Flyer move aka... stupid

Yeah do you like this better? I can also copy and paste with no citations.

Draft Class
5. Cutter Gauthier, LW, USA U-18 (NTDP)

January 19, 2004 | 6′ 2″ | 200 pounds

Tier: Superstar

Skating: High-end
Puck skills: High-end
Hockey sense: High-end
Compete: High-end
Shot: High-end

 

[Pantokrator]

Maybe he’ll be great, maybe he won’t. We’ll find out in a few years

We know that the Flyers don't develop prospects, so we already know this is a disappointment. Heck if we drafted Connor Bedard next year, he'll disappoint because we are the Flyers and it is what we do best.

 

[Rebels57]

Taking the future 3rd liner over the potential top-pairing RHD when you have no RHD in the system is a BOLD strategy

 

[Strawberry Fields]

Great pick. Looking forward to him captaining the Flyers for the next 75 years of unbridled success. In Chuck we trust!

 

[Magua]

Yeah do you like this better? I can also copy and paste with no citations.

Draft Class
5. Cutter Gauthier, LW, USA U-18 (NTDP)

January 19, 2004 | 6′ 2″ | 200 pounds

Tier: Superstar

Skating: High-end
Puck skills: High-end
Hockey sense: High-end
Compete: High-end
Shot: High-end

The citation is Chuck Fletcher's diary.

 

[KINGKENZO]

The only thing worse than Emily's dress is this pick

 

[Rebels57]

Oh my f***ing god

I actually just f***ing died

 

[KINGKENZO]

They really had me believing we had a shot at Wright. But don’t get so hung up on where the player was ranked versus where we picked him. Giroux would’ve gone Top 3 in his draft with hindsight, we got him in the 20s. We drafted the #1 player when we had the #2 pick in Patrick’s year…look how that turned out.

Give this kid a chance. FWIW, Wright reminds me of Patrick - super hyped for being pretty good at everything…didn’t translate well to the NHL when you need to be great at atleast something to become a star.

Until you hear him speak. Wright is going to be a very good player

 

[IronMarshal]

McKeens, yes I know its McKeens, but anyway they had this to say about Gauthier when he "slid to the middle on a scoring line, and it may have been the best he that he looked this season. His length, ability to protect the puck through traffic, skating ability, defensive IQ, and physicality will all play extremely well as a center." They called him a natural center.