Gaudreau's high end comparable as a UFA signing is Panarin. 7 years 82.5M. Panarin was a year younger on signing and the cap has been relatively flat so I doubt any team is going over this AAV of 11.642M
For the flames 82.5M is around 10.3M AAV on an 8 year deal. They came in at 9.5M. Gaudreau has to treat this deal as potentially his last payday, so now we see if he wants the big deal or risk it to go to UFA.
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