Overview

• Cutter Gauthier, the Flyers' 2022 first-round pick, was traded to the Anaheim Ducks last January after refusing to play for Philadelphia.
• Gauthier expressed excitement about Saturday's game, saying it was 'circled on his calendar' due to the circumstances of his departure.
• Flyers coach John Tortorella dismissed questions about Gauthier, stating, 'I don't give a s--- what he says,' and declined to discuss the situation further.
• The trade brought the Flyers defenseman Jamie Drysdale and a 2025 second-round draft pick, though both players have had mixed performances this season.
• The Flyers and Ducks, both struggling in their divisions, face off in a matchup drawing attention due to the lingering tension between Gauthier and his former team.