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Jamie Drysdale season review: Is a breakout looming, or will the pessimists be proven right?

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Charlie O'Connor
August 13, 2024
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Apr 1, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Jamie Drysdale (9) against the New York Islanders at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

Jamie Drysdale and Cutter Gauthier will be linked together in the minds of Philadelphia Flyers fans for the remainder of their NHL careers.
That's not a prediction. It's just a fact.
This time last year, Drysdale was in the midst of a fraught contract negotiation with the Anaheim Ducks. Gauthier, on the other hand, was in possession of a secret that would ultimately lead to his exit from the Flyers' prospect pool: he had decided he was no longer interested in playing for Philadelphia. Neither player realized the link that would emerge by mid-January of 2024.
Now, Drysdale is a Flyer, and Gauthier is a Duck. And with both firmly set on their new career trajectories, that should be it.
But of ...

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