Although Cutter Gauthier was shifted to the wing for both the United States National Team Development Program (USNTDP) and international tournaments to accommodate the need for Logan Cooley and Frank Nazar to man those positions in the top six, he has a long-standing history of playing down the middle.
Big centremen who can skate and score usually don’t stay on the board very long in the NHL draft. Teams like to pounce on those kinds of pivots early and avoid missing out on a prospect with a unique profile and alluring tools to complement it
That’s one main reason why Gauthier is expected to be selected in the top 10 according to most draft-oriented sources.