Ducks' Cutter Gauthier takes a direct shot at former Anaheim coach Greg Cronin
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Cutter Gauthier is thriving under Joel Quenneville this season. The difference between his rookie year and now is night and day.
The Anaheim forward did not hold back when asked about Beckett Sennecke breaking into the league this year.
Gauthier was asked to compare his own rookie experience to what Sennecke is living through right now.
He pointed squarely at the man behind the bench.
"Different coaches. Biggest one, probably."
It is a massive, undisguised shot at former head coach Greg Cronin.
Cronin ran a rigid system that frustrated the roster and suffocated offensive output.
Quenneville lets the kids play, and the results are undeniable.
With 41 goals already in the bank in the regular season, Gauthier is an absolute force on the power play.
He boasted 69 points and drives the transition game on every single shift.
Sennecke is benefiting from the exact same structural freedom.
The 20-year-old rookie sat at 57 points through 74 games.
He plays with zero fear factor and executes crisp passing through the neutral zone.
The locker room atmosphere has completely shifted since the coaching change.
Firing Cronin was the best thing management ever did. Their playoffs berth reflects it. Beating the Oilers in round one proves it.
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