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Chicago Blackhawks acquire Anaheim Ducks' Cutter Gauthier: Results of a 2022 NHL re-draft are in
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If the Blackhawks had the chance to do it all over again, they'd take forward Cutter Gauthier with the 7th overall pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft per analyst Hannah Stewart.
The Chicago Blackhawks took defenseman Kevin Korchinski with the 7th pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, a pick they got in a trade with the Ottawa Senators as part of their deal sending ex-Blackhawk Alex DeBrincat to the divisional foe Detroit Red Wings.
But is Korchinski the player that the Blackhawks would select once again if they had a chance at a re-do?
Per a new re-draft from Hannah Stewart of Bleacher Report, the Blackhawks instead take forward Cutter Gauthier if they had a chance for a repeat Draft.
I'm a big fan of Gauthier's scoring touch, particularly when paired with eventual hypothetical teammate Connor Bedard. Wouldn't that have been fun?
The biggest boxes that Gauthier ticks for me are as follows: his speed and his shot, both of which are, frankly, elite when he uses them well and consistently. I'm not surprised that it took him a while to warm up to the NHL, as he was on a not-so-great team and one of the things he can still stand to improve is his overall situational awareness.
The biggest boxes that Gauthier ticks for me are as follows: his speed and his shot, both of which are, frankly, elite when he uses them well and consistently. I'm not surprised that it took him a while to warm up to the NHL, as he was on a not-so-great team and one of the things he can still stand to improve is his overall situational awareness.
Gauthier did not work out with the Philadelphia Flyers, and was later traded to the Anaheim Ducks.
Cutter Gauthier was traded to the Ducks
Things didn't work out for Gauthier with the Flyers, and he rubbed fans the wrong way when he asked to be traded despite reports from GM Daniel Briere that he was told by Gauthier he wanted to be a Flyer.
He was traded to the Ducks for Jamie Drysdale and a 2nd round pick.
Meanwhile, Korchinski has appeared in 92 games with the Blackhawks and has 17 points (6G, 11A).
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