it's pretty rare to see a prospect shut the door on the team that drafted him like that. I mean, this isn't just "thanks, but no thanks" ... it's a "don't even talk to me". Crazy stuff. You don't know what goes on behind the scenes, but Gauthier certainly comes across as a dick here.
I think Briere has handled this well. Not only was he able to keep the noise down about this, he also managed to get a decent return ... I can't imagine Fletcher handling this situation as well as Briere did. If Drysdale stays healthy, he's a great pickup for them. Only 21, right handed. Those players don't come up on the trade block very often, and for good reason.
Anaheims forward depth is amazing now ... building around Zegras, MacTavish, Carlsson and Gauthier? Not bad. And when you have Mintyukov, Luneau and Zellweger in the system, yoi can afford to give up Drysdale too. Just shows you the value of having lots of draft picks and good scouting.
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