Gaudreau is restricted, so if I were making the poll, the brackets would be the RFA compensation brackets. If you were another team, what offer sheet would you make? That's his market value and that should set his salary.
Average annual value - Compensation
< $1,205,377 - Nothing
$1,205,377-to-$1,826,328 - Third-round pick
$1,826,328-to-$3,652,659 - Second-round pick
$3,652,659 to $5,478,986 - First and third-round picks
$5,478,986 to $7,305,316 - First, second and third-round picks
$7,305,316 to $9,131,645 - Two firsts, a second and third-round picks
> $9,131,645 - Four first-round picks
Would you give up a first, second and third to pay him $7.3M? If not, then we shouldn't be signing up for that either.
I don't know where he fits into this table, but that's how RFA value should be assessed.
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