In one corner, Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Jamie Drysdale downplayed the significance of playing in his former home rink for the first time since he was traded, along with a 2025 second-round pick, from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for young forward Cutter Gauthier on Jan. 9, 2024.

ANAHEIM, Calif. ― Jamie Drysdale sat in the visitor’s locker room at the Honda Center for the first time in his short NHL career. “Definitely different,” he said. But as the Flyers defenseman added, “It has been a year,

Flyers coach John Tortorella had a classic Tortorella-esque response to former draft pick Cutter Gauthier's comments.