With the draft of Cutter Gauthier in 2022, the Philadelphia Flyers may have drafted a real #1 center. Gauthier is described as a complete 200-foot forward.
As he develops into a player of the type the Flyers need, he's already showing excellent skills in the offensive zone and excellent sniping ability.
Anyone who has watched a full Cutter Gauthier BC game should know that he is a center. The power and speed combo that he attacks the center of the ice with in transition is so elite and really really reminds me of MacKinnon
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Having seen his clips with Boston College play, he can be classified as a power-forward as well.
In his style of transition, his ability to complete plays with speed and power, not to mention his absolute beauty of a shot, Gauthier easily reminds us of Nathan MacKinnon.
As one of the best building blocks for the Philadelphia Flyers, Gauthier is a versatile power-forward who can play in all three zones.