Value of: Paul Gaustad in on July 1st

[Double Dion]

Originally Posted by Chainshot

I don't think he's worth more than Kelly.

He's probably not. But Kelly didn't test the UFA market. Much like Glencross he signed a cap friendly deal to stay where he wanted.

[Analyzer]

Crappy UFA class. Every team wants someone who can win faceoffs, who is big and tough.

Paul Gaustad will for sure cash in. If it's a longer deal, it might be around 3 mill.

I don't see him signing for 2.5 or under. If he does, well done.

[Tyler2829]

Originally Posted by tsujimoto74

His contract demands were part of why Regier traded him at the deadline. iirc, it was reported he wanted a raise to the tune of about 3.5-3.75. My guess is he'll get that kind of offer from a few teams and have his choice of where he wants to go, since a lot of the similar forwards that would've hit the FA pool have already re-signed.

Didn't Regier say in his deadline press conference that they never even negotiated with Gaustad? I've always been confused as to where this $3M figure came from...

[tsujimoto74]

Originally Posted by Tyler2829

Didn't Regier say in his deadline press conference that they never even negotiated with Gaustad? I've always been confused as to where this $3M figure came from...

I was under the impression that Regier had talks with him about both options and decided a 1st was more appealing than putting together the kind of deal Goose wanted to stay. iirc, he wanted a fairly long contract too, which was probably the bigger problem considering he's had some injury issues.

[Master Shake]

Originally Posted by Shoofyou10

Someone may pay him 3 mil a year but I dont think he is worth that. He does a lot of little things that can help a team win (faceoffs, physical) but he doesnt put up a lot of points. I see him as a 4th maybe 3rd line center at best. For the Pens I would take him as a 4th line center for like 1.25 mil to play 4th line but I'm sure someone will give him more

Yeah I like him but not at 3 mill

[Avs_19]

Apparently McClement rejected a 3 yr, $7.5M offer from the Avs and I think Gaustad is better than McClement. So either these guys are being pretty optimistic about the market for 3rd/4th line defensive centers or they're about to get paid.

[Medium Rare*]

even though he isn't worth it, I see Gaustad getting 3.5 this summer

[HiddenInLight]

Gaustad will get 3.5 minimum.

[Man Bear Pig]

He's a glorified Steckel, I'll never understand why he gets so much love. He's worth around $2 million but we all know how the open market works and how some GM's cannot wait to blow cap space. He likely gets closer to $3.5 million a year. I don't hate Gaustad by any means here btw.

[roboninja]

If Gaustad gets more than $3M, he will be well overpaid. He is a great face-off guy, and has that nasty edge. Truthfully, I would love him on the Oil if we did not have Belanger eating up the spot and cap space.

[AtlantaWhaler]

Sorry if posted elsewhere, but it seems both sides want him in Nashville:

The Predators are interested in keeping pending unrestricted free agent forward Paul Gaustad, and it sounds like Gaustad has interest in the Predators according to his agent Michael Gorman.

“We have spoken with the team. Both parties are interested and looking at options for the future,” Gorman said. “I know that Nashville is interested in keeping Paul and Paul definitely enjoyed his time in Nashville, so it’s our intention to see if we can get something done, and there’s still plenty of time for that.”

http://blogs.tennessean.com/predator...-with-gaustad/

[rt]

If he hits the open market some idiot will give him 4yrs, 14mil. He's a 4th center.