It didn’t take long for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft to get out of hand. The Montreal Canadiens took Juraj Slafkovsky with the 1st overall pick, which set the course of the draft into chaos. Simon Nemec came off the board 2nd overall thanks to the New Jersey Devils, and Logan Cooley went 3rd overall to the Arizona Coyotes. Finally, Shane Wright was selected by the Seattle Kraken 4th overall. Then, the moment Philadelphia Flyers fans had been waiting for through an abysmal regular season came.
With the 5th overall pick, the Flyers selected Cutter Gauthier of the United States National Team Development Program (USNTDP).