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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
ricardodw is pretty much right
if Gaudreau were to get a 2 year bridge deal, it would probably be in the $3s.
Subban is the last and best comparable and he got $2.875
If you take a bridge deal, you don't get long-term money. That's the way it works, it isn't a free pass to riches.
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I'm not sure how Subban is the last comparable when you have Ryan Johansen. Johansen held out until October 6, 2014. He signed a 3 year contract, averaging 4M a year. He's still an RFA when it ends. He signed that deal as a 22 year old coming off 33 goals and 63 points. The year before he had 12 points. He was far less proven then Gaudreau, and still made 4M a year.
Jeff Carter averaged 5M a year with his 3 year bridge signed years ago. He had a career high 53 points.
Mrazek, his first year starting, got a contract worth 4M as a RFA.
Kulikov signed for 4.33M a year.
Lucic made 4.1M in his bridge contract.
Semin made 4.6M with his 'second bridge contract'.
Subban's contract is an outlier. I certainly agree that the value for a bridge contract would probably be less than what many expect, it would not be in the 3M range.