Cutter Gauthier has signed a new contract with the Anaheim Ducks.

Nice to see him get signed, although it's not surprising given Anaheim was confident enough to part with Drysdale to land him.

I think Gauthier is going to be the perfect compliment to Anaheim's core. Such an excellent player, he's going to fit in beautifully. It's a shame the whole Philly debacle will always hang over his career, because this kid is special. Great signing

Quitter

I can’t wait to see all the butt hurt Flyers fans in here

I suspect they're some of the people who said "no" to an ELC being a good deal. Either them or Denver fans who didn't like his quote before the championship game.

Quack! Ducks fleeced Flyers.

not a Flyers fan but I thought he would have bailed on Ducks as well

Cutter seems to get what he deserves (chirps Denver, they lose vs Denver) so we’ll see how choosing to not play for Philly bites him

1,000% there’s bias because I’m a Ducks fan, but it’s hard to see him getting bit very hard joining a top 6 core of Leo Carlsson, Mason McTavish, Trevor Zegras, and Troy Terry

William

I know that your comment is half tongue-in-cheek, but Adam Fox didn't want to play for Calgary OR Carolina, and that doesn't seem to have bothered him (or the other fanbases) too much. And nobody but an Anaheim stalwart remembers that Justin Schultz refused to play for Anaheim. It happens.

I need some fries with this salt

Get ranch for em as well!

one was a top 5 pick while the other a third round pick.

I mean he literally did lol it's just a fact. And any other fanbase would feel the exact same way getting spurned by a top 5 pick like that..

1. he didn't quit, he opted to play against you

2. I'm not saying other fan bases wouldn't. But at some point it's just a game man. He's trying to make his best real life choices. You can't blame him for that. Don't be so bitter about a game. They all make money on it, you don't. You don't really have skin in the game.

Yeah I guess you're right man, it's just a game. I mean, why are we talking about any of this like it matters at all? Why do you have 1400 posts on a NHL contract website? Why do we even have an NHL draft in the first place? We should just let these teenagers decide where they want to become millionaires playing a children's game that we unabashedly throws hundreds if not thousands of dollars towards year in and year out. But just quit being bitter because I have no skin in the game lol right because fans don't mean anything in sports...

omg look at you acting like they have the draft for you and not them.

I unlike you don't take it that seriously. It's just fun man let it go.

Good for Cutter for not choosing PHL if that's the fan base

1400 posts since Febuary 2024 and telling another fan to not take something too seriously is actually hilarious

Everything in the NHL, from top to bottom, is for the fans. Without fan support there would be no money, no teams, no league. Not sure why you think we shouldn't care what happens with our favorite teams? It seems you care a whole lot about teams that aren't even your favorite, as you seem to comment on about everything lol.. But yeah, take another jab at Philly since I'm clearly the one that needs to not take this stuff so seriously.

Reading through this interesting discussion has me wanting to comment just saying that I agree with your statements and I don't believe its a bad thing you are disappointed Cutter didn't sign in Philly. That's totally normal and perfectly legitimate to feel that way. I'm not a fan of players not signing with the teams that draft them. An organization takes a risk drafting a kid, spends tons of time, talent, and money to develop them and then they just leave the organization? Doesn't seem right to me. Obviously if the organization wronged one of their players then that's a different story. However that wasn't the case with Gauthier. I'm really just not big on the whole entitlement thing that appears to be with some of the college prospects. I get that they have a desired destination to play but seriously to spurn the team that drafts you is childish. Like Adam Fox refusing to sign with TWO teams because he would only play in NYC. Its just dumb to me. And who pays the price? The organization who believed in the kid initially and all the fans who were excited for that prospect and are passionate about their team. Sorry that's my rant for today.

they have a draft because the 32 teams need organization for how talent comes into the league....not for the fans.
Even when the fan base hasn't been there, and the league was damn near a beer league, they still had a draft.
So no everything isn't done for the fans. But they sure got you in marketing to get you to think that.
Fact is they careless about the fans and more about TV deals and advertisement money than they ever will the fans. It's why they bend over backwards to appease those crowds in ways they will never for the fan base.
Let me tell you a little something I learned from growing up in Cleveland watching the browns move out of town..... F the over attachment to a team. They don't give a $#!t about the fans. You just haven't figured it out yet. Money is way more important than the fans. They aren't in this business for fans, they are in it to get paid.
So don't blame the kid for doing what he thinks is in HIS best interest. Believe me, every time an NHL team leaves a city, they don't give a crap about the fan base. Go ask AZ fans.

I'm a Pioneers fan, and I can solidly say that the team already took care of any salt on that one.

1. The NHL has existed since 1917, while the NHL Draft has only existed since 1963.
2. Your point would have so much more credibility if you didn’t have 1400 posts in just 2 months

Anaheim has a very bright future, don’t think he’ll be regretting it in like 4 years