Player Discussion Julien Gauthier #77 - RW

[Icelevel]

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[AchtzehnBaby]

I like him already.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Garrioch “this allows them to replace watson”

DJ “watson stays in no matter what”

 

[Icelevel]

Will play today against Boston(he scored his first nhl goal against Boston) and wear #77

 

[Boud]

Garrioch “this allows them to replace watson”

DJ “watson stays in no matter what”

I'm surprised they didn't go with

Joseph - Greig - Gauthier
Kelly - Brassard/Gambrell - Watson

 

[BUCKLE UP]

Who was the last player to wear 77?

 

[MelvinFinklethorpe]

Who was the last player to wear 77?

Without looking it up, my guess is Corvo.

 

[Boud]

Who was the last player to wear 77?

Joe Corvo was the only one

 

[Samboni]

I expect a few points in his first few games (running on adrenalin) then settle into obscurity. This pickup doesn’t move the needle for me.

 

[Ouroboros]

Gives off bad vibes by choosing such an ugly number.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

 

[Icelevel]

Nice to see. Congrats big boy

 

[Oscar The Grouch]

Dominant francophone power forward.

She's giving me Stephane Richer.

 

[JD1]

I've seen more from Gauthier in a couple of games than I saw from Motte thru however many he played.

Big guys that can skate make for good bottom 6ers.

Pinto
Formenton
Joseph
Gauthier
Kastelic

Is a lot nicer looking than what we ran at any time this season

 

[Micklebot]

I've seen more from Gauthier in a couple of games than I saw from Motte thru however many he played.

Big guys that can skate make for good bottom 6ers.

Pinto
Formenton
Joseph
Gauthier
Kastelic

Is a lot nicer looking than what we ran at any time this season

New team adrenalin perhaps? Motte actually looked really good his first few games with Pinto and Joseph, unfortunately they were preseason...

I've been pretty happy with Gauthier, hope keeps it up. I do wish he'd use his size a bit more though and throw his weight around.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

New team adrenalin perhaps? Motte actually looked really good his first few games with Pinto and Joseph, unfortunately they were preseason...

I've been pretty happy with Gauthier, hope keeps it up. I do wish he'd use his size a bit more though and throw his weight around.

That unfortunately will never happen. He is what he is. We hope he gets better at the stuff he does but he won’t start doing the stuff he doesn’t.

 

[GCK]

New team adrenalin perhaps? Motte actually looked really good his first few games with Pinto and Joseph, unfortunately they were preseason...

I've been pretty happy with Gauthier, hope keeps it up. I do wish he'd use his size a bit more though and throw his weight around.

I doubt he will ever be laying guys out. His size is very useful in front of the net and during Ozone board battles but his speed is what really helps.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

New team adrenalin perhaps? Motte actually looked really good his first few games with Pinto and Joseph, unfortunately they were preseason...

I've been pretty happy with Gauthier, hope keeps it up. I do wish he'd use his size a bit more though and throw his weight around.

He hits but not with much authority. Joseph has to hit more too. Too many 0 hit games.
Joseph has a little more skill but both those guys have to bring it physically to be up their value imo

 

[Cosmix]

He hits but not with much authority. Joseph has to hit more too. Too many 0 hit games.
Joseph has a little more skill but both those guys have to bring it physically to be up their value imo

Joseph has to do more to earn his salary, which is higher than Gauthier at this time.

Gauthier has shown very good top speed and seems to hot too but not at the level that such a big player could. I like his size which makes him difficult to knock down and move away from the crease. Motte was slight of build and easily moved and locked down.

It's an old comment, but I certainly hope Formenton is signed for next season. He is a player that would add greatly to this team. Joseph might have to be traded to create the cap and budget space.

 

[dumbdick]

I kind of wonder if Gauthier wasn't brought in specifically to get someone who can play with Joseph. So Joseph's shit play basically got Motte shipped out.

 

[GCK]

I kind of wonder if Gauthier wasn't brought in specifically to get someone who can play with Joseph. So Joseph's shit play basically got Motte shipped out.

Motte wasn’t a great fit here. We need size so I consider Gauthier an upgrade even though Motte is the better player in a vacuum.

 

[Bileur]

I'm surprised they didn't go with

Joseph - Greig - Gauthier
Kelly - Brassard/Gambrell - Watson

That would have been fun to watch.

 

[DylanSensFan]

I like him already.

He has potential. Hopefully he reaches this potential with us.

I kind of wonder if Gauthier wasn't brought in specifically to get someone who can play with Joseph. So Joseph's shit play basically got Motte shipped out.

Motte was also a pretty terrible third line player outside of his time on the PK, and his defensive play. If we are looking for offensive output from the third, Motte was a black hole in that regard. Someone talked about Motte being a better player in a vacuum. I like what Gauthier brings if he can simply play hard consistently.

 

[Icelevel]

If he can score 12-15 goals on the third line (he has 7 in 43 this yr) and not be a defensive liability then that’s something we don’t have right now and would be a big help.

 

[DrEasy]

I've seen more from Gauthier in a couple of games than I saw from Motte thru however many he played.

Big guys that can skate make for good bottom 6ers.

Pinto
Formenton
Joseph
Gauthier
Kastelic

Is a lot nicer looking than what we ran at any time this season

He's not used to the system yet! Just give him time.

Kidding aside, so far this has looked like a good trade: get cheaper, younger, bigger, faster, someone with pedigree and still some potential, and who you could have for next year too.