3.) Adam Gaudette
Do you want to know the funny thing about Adam Gaudette? He scored 19 goals this past season with the Ottawa Senators, yet he's still projected to get a contract of $775,000. The 28-year-old also scored three goals and three assists on the power play in 2024-25.
Gaudette also had a stellar season with the Vancouver Canucks in 2019-20, scoring 12 goals and 21 assists. Four goals and eight assists came on the power play, making him a viable special teams asset.
Kelly McCrimmon can sign him to a similar prove-it deal to the one Olofsson got last summer. Scoring depth was a major problem during the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs for Vegas, which is where Gaudette comes in. He scored a goal and two assists with the Senators during their playoff run.