I wrote off Freddy Gaudreau after his utterly miserable season last year. In the first year of a new five-year extension handed out by Bill Guerin, Gaudreau made what looked like one of the dumbest moves in the NHL. Gaudreau was separated from Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello, faced injuries, and looked dreadful, leading to… Continue reading Freddy Gaudreau Has Quietly Had the Bounce-Back Season the Wild Need – Minnesota Wild
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Freddy Gaudreau Has Earned John Hynes’ Trust – Minnesota Wild
Special teams are incredibly important in crunch-time games, and the Minnesota Wild’s power play had been struggling to cash in on their few chances in the last week or so. In their last four games, Minnesota went 0-for-9 with the man advantage, including two losses to big-time teams. Normally, a team like the Wild can… Continue reading Freddy Gaudreau Has Earned John Hynes’ Trust – Minnesota Wild
Freddy Gaudreau’s Quietly Great Start Is No Longer So Quiet – Minnesota Wild
Freddy Gaudreau entered Thursday night’s game with zero points in eight games. On paper, it was a near-exact mirror to the start of his 2023-24 season, when he went pointless in nine games before scoring his first goal on November 28. In that start, Gaudreau dealt with an injury and the scrutiny that comes with… Continue reading Freddy Gaudreau’s Quietly Great Start Is No Longer So Quiet – Minnesota Wild