‘I don’t know him from a hole in the wall’: Flyers’ John Tortorella on Cutter Gauthier following trade

While the Philadelphia Flyers were on the ice with their in-state rival Pittsburgh Penguins, general manager Danny Briere finalized the biggest trade of the NHL season, sending Cutter Gauthier, the 2022 No. 5 overall pick to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Jamie Drysdale and a second-round pick in 2025.

According to Daily Faceoff‘s Frank Seravalli, Gauthier indicated to the Flyers organization at some point over that timeframe that he did not want to sign with the team.

The Flyers ending up losing the game 4-1, and in John Tortorella’s post-game press conference, reporters were more interested in what happened off the ice instead of what happened on it. One reporter mentioned that Briere said in his media availability that Gauthier didn’t want to play for the Flyers and asked Tortorella what his reaction to that was that.

“Then we don’t want you,” Tortorella said bluntly.

The reporter followed up by asking if Tortorella was surprised by Gauthier’s words since he had met him before.

“I don’t know Cutter from a hole in a wall, I’m not too interested in talking about him,” he said. “I’d rather talk about Jamie, he’s the guy that’s coming here.”

Read Daily Faceoff’s Mike Gould’s analysis of the Gauthier-Drysdale trade.

The Flyers are 20-14-6 with 46 points this season, tied for third in the Eastern Conference’s Metropolitan Division. Forward Travis Konecny leads the team in scoring with 40 points (21 goals and 15 assists), while Sean Couturier is having a bounce back season, scoring 10 goals and 17 assists for 27 points.

The Flyers’ next game is Wednesday night against the Montreal Canadiens, then they fly to the State of Hockey to face the Minnesota Wild on Friday.