2. Gauthier’s elite advanced metrics
Cutter Gauthier, who was acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers on Jan. 8, 2024, had outstanding underlying metrics for the Ducks as a rookie last season and provided a glimpse of his high ceiling for the years to come. Gauthier, 21, ranked in the 90th percentile or higher among forwards in the following advanced metrics categories:
• Top skating speed: 23.37 mph (95th percentile)
• 20-plus mph speed bursts: 200 (95th percentile)
• Top shot speed: 93.22 (92nd percentile)
• Average shot speed: 64.13 (93rd percentile)
• Midrange shots on goal: 79 (94th percentile)
• Midrange goals: 10 (90th percentile)
• Long-range shots on goal: 20 (90th percentile)