{"id":367307,"date":"2026-07-16T19:12:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=367307"},"modified":"2026-07-16T19:12:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:42:37","slug":"cutter-gauthiers-number-has-gone-up-and-the-anaheim-geese-might-want-to-move-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/cutter-gauthiers-number-has-gone-up-and-the-anaheim-geese-might-want-to-move-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Cutter Gauthier’s number has gone up, and the Anaheim Geese might want to move money"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cutter Gauthier may very well be in search of $15 million now, and the Anaheim Geese might want to filter salary after matching Leo Carlsson\u2019s offer sheet<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Hello Hockey<\/strong><\/a>: David Pagnotta, when asked about Anaheim Geese needing to increase Cutter Gauthier, and moving out some salary. They seem like willing to connect a second-round pick to clear some room.<\/p>\n

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Shawn: \u201cYeah. So what happens with Cutter Gauthier? Because now you understand, for those who take a look at the timeline of how every little thing was playing out, and I imagine the unique numbers for Carlsson were $11 million, $12 million for his extension. He goes to 18 now.<\/p>\n

The Calgary Flames proceed to take calls on players<\/p>\n

When you\u2019re, for those who\u2019re Cutter Gauthier sitting there saying, Okay, wait a second, this guy was going to be 11, 12, I used to be going to be underneath him. Now he\u2019s at 18. What\u2019s the number that he\u2019s going to start out looking for?\u201d<\/p>\n

Pagnotta: \u201cWell, the, the number being tossed around out there may be 15, in that range. So he could are available in smaller on a shorter deal. They take a two-year, he\u2019ll still be controllable as an RFA. They\u2019ll give him the larger bucks then. It\u2019s possible. I don\u2019t think that\u2019s the target from his camp. I believe it\u2019s, you understand, get the 15 times eight sort of deal. But we\u2019ll see. Obviously, there\u2019s there\u2019s going to be more conversations that can proceed to be.<\/p>\n

In order that they\u2019ve got just over, just over nine mil. You’ll be able to unencumber an additional mil for those who send (Laurent) Brossoit down. But they\u2019re, they\u2019ve been actively since for about every week, since last Sunday. They began to explore the market on a few of their guys.<\/p>\n

So (Frank) Vatrano, (Alex) Killorn, (Chris) Kreider. Killorn and Kreider, in the ultimate 12 months of their deals. Killer\u2019s got a $6.25 (million cap hit. Kreider\u2019s got six and a half. And Vatrano\u2019s just a little over 4 and a half, but there are deferrals on his, on his contract, in order that complicates things just a little bit, not significantly, but it surely\u2019s an element.<\/p>\n

Connor Hellebuyck Trade Talks Proceed<\/p>\n

Additionally they have three second-round picks next 12 months, and the chatter is that they\u2019re willing to incorporate a draft pick, presumably certainly one of those seconds, with certainly one of those guys to be able to take the total pop. You understand, you progress certainly one of Killorn or Kreider, gives you $15 (million), $16 (million) for those who send Boissoit down, there\u2019s enough money.<\/p>\n

When you move two of those guys, you give yourself more respiratory space, more wiggle room, and you can probably sign a alternative among the many available free agents at a, at a reduction, so to talk. And whoever it might be would must take less. Understand that they\u2019re going to get more ice time, pump their numbers just a little more, get an even bigger contract some place else next summer, or possibly in Anaheim.<\/p>\n

Moving forward after this season, they’ve so much more cap flexibility because each, as I discussed, Killorn and Kreider come off the books.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gazzola: \u201cYeah, that\u2019s what I need to get to next. Yep.\u201d<\/p>\n

But so next season and on, not this season, which is 26-27 because we\u2019re in the brand new calendar 12 months, but 27-28, and on, here\u2019s so much more respiratory space. And yeah, they\u2019ve got (Beckett) Sennecke that they got to sign. He\u2019s got two years left, so his money won\u2019t kick in for 2 years. Although they might sign him to an extension next summer, which, based on how shit, excuse me, based on how things went, how things went, stuff went this past summer, I\u2019d imagine the Geese need to get ahead of that before later.<\/p>\n

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So the, the Sennecke money isn\u2019t really an enormous factor because, by at that time, the cap\u2019s going to be like $122 million, so it\u2019s not that big of a deal. It\u2019s just within the now.Aand there are methods to get creative, it\u2019s just they\u2019re going to must be creative.\u201d<\/p>\n

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