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C · Seattle Kraken · Shoots R · Age 33NHL
Frederick Gaudreau$2.10M cap hit through 2027-28
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit2.0% of the 2026-27 ceiling
- $2.10M
- Contract yearExpires after 2027-28
- 4 of 5
- Expiry statusAge 35 at expiry
- UFA
- ClausesTrade and movement protection this season
- M-NTC
2.0%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
C
-$282Kdeficit vs. cap hit · 53th percentile among F peers
11 GP · low availability6 G · 2 A · 8 PTS
Contracts5 on record
5-Year StandardActive
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | M-NTC | $2.10M | 2.5% | $2.95M | $0 | $2.95M | -$711K | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2024-25 | M-NTC | $2.10M | 2.4% | $2.24M | $0 | $2.24M | +$1.8M | 18 | 19 | 37 |
| 2025-26 | M-NTC | $2.10M | 2.2% | $1.77M | $0 | $1.77M | +$440K | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| 2026-27 | M-NTC | $2.10M | 2.0% | $1.77M | $0 | $1.77M | -$2.1M | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2027-28 | M-NTC | $2.10M | 1.9% | $1.77M | $0 | $1.77M | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $10.50M | $0 | $10.50M | -$563K | 36 | 48 | 84 | |||
2-Year Standard
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | — | $1.20M | 1.5% | $1.00M | $0 | $1.00M | +$2.5M | 14 | 30 | 44 |
| 2022-23 | — | $1.20M | 1.5% | $1.40M | $0 | $1.40M | +$2.2M | 19 | 19 | 38 |
| Total | $2.40M | $0 | $2.40M | +$4.6M | 33 | 49 | 82 | |||
1-Year Standard
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | — | $700.0K | 0.9% | $700.0K | $0 | $700.0K | +$429K | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Total | $700.0K | $0 | $700.0K | +$429K | 2 | 8 | 10 | |||
3-Year Standard
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | — | $666.7K | 0.9% | $650.0K | $0 | $650.0K | -$472K | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018-19 | — | $666.7K | 0.8% | $650.0K | $0 | $650.0K | -$370K | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | — | $666.7K | 0.8% | $700.0K | $0 | $700.0K | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $2.00M | $0 | $2.00M | -$842K | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||
2-Year ELC
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | — | $595.0K | 0.8% | $575.0K | $20.0K | $595.0K | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-17 | — | $595.0K | 0.8% | $575.0K | $20.0K | $595.0K | -$530K | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | $1.15M | $40.0K | $1.19M | -$530K | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- ActivatedSEAMar 10, 2026
Returned to the lineup.
- InjurySEAMar 7, 2026
Day-to-day with an illness.
- ActivatedSEANov 15, 2025
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveSEAOct 17, 2025
Placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
2024-25
- TradeSEAJun 26, 2025
Traded in a deal with the Wild.
2023-24
- ActivatedMINApr 15, 2024
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryMINApr 12, 2024
Day-to-day with personal reasons.
- ActivatedMINMar 3, 2024
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryMINMar 2, 2024
Day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
- ActivatedMINJan 23, 2024
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryMINJan 19, 2024
Day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
- ActivatedMINNov 19, 2023
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveMINNov 13, 2023
Placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
- InjuryMINOct 25, 2023
Out indefinitely with an upper-body injury.
2022-23
- ExtensionMINApr 13, 2023
Re-signed to a 5-year $10.5M contract extension.