{"id":370658,"date":"2026-07-23T10:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T04:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=370658"},"modified":"2026-07-23T10:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T04:52:16","slug":"cutter-gauthier-and-the-anaheim-geese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/23\/cutter-gauthier-and-the-anaheim-geese\/","title":{"rendered":"Cutter Gauthier and the Anaheim Geese"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How much will Cutter Gauthier receives a commission, and who will the Anaheim Geese lose?<\/h2>\n

Anthony Di Marco of the Every day Faceoff joined TSN Radio in Montreal<\/a> and was asked what the following contract for Cutter Gauthier will seem like in Anaheim. He was also asked who will have to be moved to make the cap work.<\/p>\n

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Cutter Gauthier\u2019s number has gone up, and the Anaheim Geese might want to move money<\/p>\n

Host: \u201cTell me about what\u2019s going to occur with Anaheim and Cutter Gauthier.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anthony Di Marco: \u201cMan, that\u2019s a tricky one. Hey, you recognize, led by Kurt Overhardt, or as some GMs prefer to consult with him as \u2018Overcharge\u2019, a notoriously tough negotiator. But I mean, you hear, I imagine, it\u2019s Keith Yandle and Spittin\u2019 Chicklets saying that he\u2019s not going to take one penny lower than Leo Carlsson. I mean, I believe that he\u2019s going to are available somewhere between Bedard and Leo Carlsson.<\/p>\n

Perhaps not get exactly $18 million, but that provide sheet, man, they kept Leo Carlsson. But that was a grenade chucked into Pat Verbeek\u2018s office by Danny Briere, and there\u2019s going to be a trickle-down effect for probably the following 24 months or so.<\/p>\n

And you might have Cutter Gauthier now, after which two years\u2019 time you might have Beckett Sennecke to take care of. So I mean, I believe they get it done. I believe it probably comes around $16-$17 million dollars per season between Bedar and Carlsson, but it surely shouldn’t be going to be a straightforward season, in a bit of bit probably for Pat Verbeek to make all of the puzzles fit financially for the Anaheim Geese.<\/p>\n

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Host: \u201cAnd meaning you\u2019re probably circling a (Chris) Kreider or an (Alex) Killorn that has to maneuver on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Di Marco: \u201cYeah, or a Frank Vatrano, they usually have three second-round picks in next 12 months\u2019s 2027 NHL Draft to take care of, probably with currency, but you take a look at that blue line. That is very large. It’s a giant candidate for a giant step back next 12 months, the Anaheim Geese, because they\u2019re going to lose some quality, depth guys.<\/p>\n

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Their defense looks completely different. You progress off of (Olen)Zellweger, (Radko) Gudas, (Jacob) Trouba, and John Carlson. Nick Jensen. Okay, not terrible. You\u2019re hoping that Pavel Mintyukov takes a step forward, but that\u2019s the left side of the defense.<\/p>\n

Jackson LaCombe, one in every of the higher young defenseman within the NHL, but I mean, I believe that\u2019s a team that defensively last 12 months had a whole lot of ups and downs and was bailed out by Lukas Dostal. And if I\u2019m a betting man at once, guys, the one way that Anaheim gets back within the playoffs is since the Pacific Division is just that bad. But that could be a massive regression candidate for my money for next season.\u201d<\/p>\n

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