[Trade] PHI/ANA Trade: Drysdale and a 2025 2nd for Cutter Gauthier

[Flamesfan05]

Originally Posted by Sandman

Drysdale is excellent, but he’s got a history of injuries, plus- I wonder what his true ceiling is. Gauthier is going to be a top-line star, no doubt about it. Kid is a stud.

Lafreniere says hi

You don’t know for sure until you play in the NHL

[Sandman]

Originally Posted by Flamesfan05

Lafreniere says hi

You don’t know for sure until you play in the NHL

Laf is only 22, and currently has 25 points in 39 games. He’s on his way up. Gauthier is better than Laf.

[sureLoss]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1744561372434756079

[Toonage]

Kind of funny watching the entire Flyers franchise operate as one collective a55hole unit tonight.

Lmao even Seravalli is talking smack about Philly having a long memory

[bluejays]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

https://twitter.com/user/status/1744561372434756079

haha. I do like Tortorella's responses. The kid is a punk, why not give a ego crushing response?

[iloveicedhockey]

Yeah, the change of heart is interesting. Kid will have a tough night when the ducks next visit Philly, assuming he's playing.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by dustygoon

Gauthier didn't want to play in philly. Not often you hear of a player turning down that franchise. Torts maybe the reason?

Gritty?

Only Johnny Gaudreau wanted to play in the City of Brotherly Love.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by iloveicedhockey

Yeah, the change of heart is interesting. Kid will have a tough night when the ducks next visit Philly, assuming he's playing.

"Welcome Back Cutter."

[Buff]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

Many people taunt fans. Heck look at that loser coach of the Eagles yelling at Chief fans after a regular season win.

Our very own captain has taunted fans in the past. I mean, it was Canuck fans, so that's completely warranted but still. It helps with your point.

[Flamesfan05]

Originally Posted by Sandman

Laf is only 22, and currently has 25 points in 39 games. He’s on his way up. Gauthier is better than Laf.

But he is not a top line star

Lafreniere were hyped much more than Gauthier

Gauthier will be a player but to say he will be a top line star is premature

[Canada 02]

The Ducks have very good blue line prospects in their pipeline, so moving Drysdale was a chance they could afford to take

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

That would be one of the dumbest reasons to do this.

Iggy grew up cheering for the Oilers and is the greatest Flames ever.

Honestly I kind of love it, and it's the best reason.

I'd never want to play for the Oilers, screw that.

If you grow up hating and despising a team then I want the player to say "No, I hate your team" lol

[Sylvanfan]

I expect the Flyers to schedule an outdoor game against the Ducks in a future February and engage a local Costco into a Kirkland battery give away.

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by dustygoon

He's young, but this Cutter guy seems a little annoying. Pushed right past the staff?

https://twitter.com/user/status/1744515740047200597

What a total loser. Addition by subtraction for Philadelphia.

“Yah bro like tot-ally! So stye bruh yah bruh”.

[dustygoon]

Curious who this kid's "family advisor" is.

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by Matty81

I think it's more of a mentality thing than anything to do with the NCAA rules - don't CHL players become free agents two years after they are drafted if they don't sign? I know they can be re-drafted once so it would take until they are 22 to hit UFA status, but they could just as easily say they won't sign with the NHL team that drafted them they just don't seem to do it

They really would become UFA at 22?

I'm surprised that doesn't happen with top tier guys then. Someone like McDavid could have given up his 3 year ELC, which he could probably have made back playing Europe, and the first RFA year. But the bidding war for a UFA 22 year old McDavid would have been massive. I think that would have increased his lifetime earnings and also let him pick where he played (and since E=NG that would have had value)

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by bizaro86

They really would become UFA at 22?

I'm surprised that doesn't happen with top tier guys then. Someone like McDavid could have given up his 3 year ELC, which he could probably have made back playing Europe, and the first RFA year. But the bidding war for a UFA 22 year old McDavid would have been massive. I think that would have increased his lifetime earnings and also let him pick where he played (and since E=NG that would have had value)

22 year old ufas are still subject to ELCs.

Everyone would have been capped at the max ELC.

[Blaster86]

Not sure if it's been talked about, but rumours coming out that this is about possible AHL time.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

Not sure if it's been talked about, but rumours coming out that this is about possible AHL time.

That would be lame on his part if true, AHL is a hell of a league...pretty insulting to the players there

[カナダ人です]

Drysdale (6th overall pick in 2020; 123 NHL games) and a 2nd for a top prospect, but hasn't played a pro game and didn't want any part of your organization, seems like a good return TBH.

I think Philly did well here.