August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0Colby Cohen asked Peters, flatly, ‘Will Cutter Gauthier be on the ice on Day 1 of training camp for the Ducks?’<\/p>\n
“No, he’s not on the ice. This will be the first holdout in camp that we’ve seen in a while. I don’t think he’s there to play. I think he’s digging his heels in, and unfortunately Anaheim’s in\u00a0a position… they’re backed up against the wall because of the contract that they’ve given Carlsson. I think they need to be firm.”<\/p>\n
Is a Cutter Gauthier trade looming for the Ducks?<\/p>\n
Then Peters went one step further:\u00a0<\/p>\n
“And how about this? The only way he’s in training camp on opening day is if he is on a different team.”<\/p>\n
With his first-line center Leo Carlsson receiving an $18 million AAV this summer, thanks to the offer sheet they matched from the Philadelphia Flyers, Gauthier is looking for his piece of the pie, as well. And he wants a big, tasty slice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The $13M AAV he was reportedly offered was likely nowhere close to what Gauthier is looking for, with rumors running anywhere from $15M (the same as what Connor Bedard got) all the way up to the same $18M given Carlsson.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Training camp for the Ducks begins in less than four weeks, in mid-September.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Will #61 be on hand?\u00a0<\/p>\n
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