On July 13, Calgary Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau will become an unrestricted free agent. He’s one of four big pieces of impending off-season business for general manager Brad Treliving.
What kind of deal should we expect to see for Gaudreau?
Gaudreau, so far
Gaudreau is 28 years old. He’s in his eighth full pro season right now. He began his career as a top six winger and very quickly established himself as a top line NHLer.
Here’s how his career has gone thus far:
- 2013-14: 1 NHL game (1 point)
- 2014-15: 80 NHL games (64 points)
- 2015-16: 79 NHL games (78 points)
- 2016-17: 72 NHL games (61 points)
- 2017-18: 80 NHL games (84 points)
- 2018-19: 82 NHL games (99 points)
- 2019-20: 70 NHL games (58 points)
- 2020-21: 56 NHL games (49 points)
- 2021-22: 20 NHL games (23 points), so far
This is the sixth (and final) year in Gaudreau’s second NHL contract.