After winning the gold medal for the United States at the World Juniors and leading the tournament with 12 points, the Philadelphia Flyers shockingly traded prospect Cutter Gauthier to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Jamie Drysdale and a 2025 second round pick.
The Flyers drafted Gauthier with the 5th overall pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The youngster quickly entrenched himself as one of the top prospects in the sport after a strong season with Boston College in 2022-23 where he scored 16 goals and 37 points in 32 games. He added 10 points at the World Juniors and another 7 goals and 9 points at the World Championships.
In exchange, the Flyers acquired Drysdale who was drafted 6th overall in 2020 by the Ducks. In an injury-riddled start to his career, the youngster has only suited up in 18 games between 2022-23 and 2023-24 but did pot 32 points in 81 games during his official rookie season in 2021-22.