Gauthier had an insanely good sophomore season and was crucial in getting the Ducks to the playoffs, with 41 goals and 69 points in 76 games. He followed that up with four goals and 12 points in his first 12 NHL playoff games. Safe to say the RFA is due for a significant raise coming off his entry-level contract right now.
After the offersheet and the Mintyukov deal, the Ducks have just around $9,973,395 in projected cap space, per PuckPedia. In the past, an RFA with this much promise would go in the $8-10 million AAV range. The cap rising and the $18 million for Carlsson could increase Gauthier’s price tag.
The Ducks probably went into this offseason thinking they’d be able to get all of this done without making too many moves; now they may have to trade a roster player to do so.
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