Philadelphia Flyers
Former Flyers Prospect Embarrassed in Devastating Loss
The Philadelphia Flyers are fine where they are now, but there’s no way around always being attached to this.
That fate was sealed the moment it happened.
On Saturday night, Massimo Rizzo and his No. 3 University of Denver knocked off Cutter Gauthier and his No. 1 Boston College in the NCAA Championship Game, 2-0, securing Denver’s NCAA-leading 10th national title. There’s seldom reason to hang your head after making it all the way to a championship game, unless you’re Gauthier.
I’ll take some time to live this one down.
Title was in the bag for Denver as soon as Cutter Gauthier gave this interview “…Gonna be a lot of tears for that team over there” pic.twitter.com/vuo9iKzHwL
— University of Hockey (@UofHockeyBlog) April 14, 2024
Ahead of the game, the former Flyers prospect said, “It’s going to be epic. There’s going to be a lot of emotions, and a lot of tears for that team over there.”
Talk about writing checks that can’t be cashed.
Some have said online that Gauthier also said he would score some goals, but, in a 2-0 loss, that obviously didn’t happen. A clip of that isn’t readily available, so we will stick to what we know he said. And that’s bad enough.
As we know, Gauthier was traded to the Anaheim Ducks on Jan. 8 in exchange for Jamie Drysdale and a 2025 second-round pick. Gauthier is now free to join Anaheim when he’s ready, except he’s not. Does that one sound familiar?
Cutter Gauthier said he’s “not so sure” what his next move is. Hadn’t talked to @AnaheimDucks recently so doesn’t know what they’re thinking. Feels he’s taken a big step in his two way game this year. He’s trying to “cherish every last moment of being a college athlete.”
— Joe Smith (@JoeSmithNHL) April 14, 2024
Danny Briere, John Tortorella, and the Flyers really appear to have dodged a massive bullet here, and made off like bandits while doing so. Gauthier, on the other hand, has been the butt of jokes amongst the hockey community once again, and again brought it upon himself.
It’s also unclear whether the Flyers plan to sign Rizzo to his entry-level contract, though that’s something that would make more sense for the offseason so as to avoid needlessly burning a year off the contract. If Rizzo does join the Flyers organization, expect an AHL tryout agreement instead.
In the meantime, enjoy the Gauthier jokes on the internet.
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“….a lot of tears for that team over there.” —– Yeah, tears of JOY, you pompous F! Hahahaha!!!
I wanted to hold off any judgement on Gauthier….but this latest statement from him makes me think he has a little of snarkiness about him…..maybe a bit too condescending…some could call it a form of arrogance. He could have been a little troubling in a locker room.
Also see now why he and Torts would have clashed, both A types, and also tells me that more than likely was one of the issues for his refusal to be a Flyer.
Exactly. He was not going to like having a coach who expects to have the last word, or more specifically, a player who wants to manage from the bottom up regarding team decisions, when it comes to how he’s utilized. Means he’s not a team guy. Total opposite of what the Flyers want.
His refusal to be a Flyer stems from looking to the future & seeing Tipett & Foerster ahead of him. He’s obviously got the “big fish in the little pond” attitude, & that will not serve him well if he ever expects to be a pro. He needs to grow up, lose the conceit, respect his opponents & work hard. Until then, I’m very glad he is Anaheim’s headache now!
LOL, STILL soooooo much bitterness in cesspool Philly! Cutter is going to be a superstar not just in Anaheim but in the NHL! Future 40 goal per season player and he will just add to the immense young talent on the Ducks! Desperate Flyer fans with no life will be trolling this kid for decades but he will keep playing as a top six forward in the NHL, getting better every year and he will eventually help Anaheim to another cup while even more decades go by in Philly without one. Oh well.
I wouldn’t be so sure. He may turn out to be a good NHL player but there seems to be an arrogant, me-first attitude there that will not go over well with professional organizations, especially if he’s disappearing in big games. In addition to the NCAA championship game, in the world junior championship game he had 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points.
You actually watch the nhl and the ducks or..
He could have made you feel a lot better about him if he had scored a few goals as he claimed.
Meh, sorta sounds like a loser to me.
Are you referring to Gauthier or Rob?
He doesn’t sound like the brightest bulb, does he?
Nice bulletin board quote, Quitter. I can’t wait to see Sign Mans first offering at the next Flyers/Ducks game.