The future will collide on Saturday afternoon in the first meeting of the season for the Flyers and Ducks before the Ducks flock to Philly on Jan. 11.

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.

The Philadelphia Flyers are set to take on the Anaheim Ducks later on Saturday afternoon, and it will feature former Flyers draft pick Cutter Gauthier taking on his former club. As you may remember, he was the fifth overall selection by the Flyers in 2022 but requested to be traded last season;