Minnesota Wild fans are waiting to see what Bill Guerin will do with Marco Rossi, but the Wild GM is focusing on the smaller pieces instead. Guerin recently signed old friend Nico Sturm to a 2-year, $4M contract to fill out their bottom 6 forward lineup. While Minnesota must sign players who drive winning, even… Continue reading Nico Sturm Is A Small But Meaningful Upgrade Over Freddy Gaudreau – Minnesota Wild
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The Wild Shouldn’t Trade Frederick Gaudreau This Offseason – Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are entering one of their most pivotal offseasons in recent memory. The team could look much different on opening night with the long-awaited arrival of cap space, a looming contract extension for Kirill Kaprizov, and the Marco Rossi trade saga. While those are the big stories, the Wild will make other moves.… Continue reading The Wild Shouldn’t Trade Frederick Gaudreau This Offseason – Minnesota Wild
The Freddy Gaudreau Trade Is About What Comes Next – Minnesota Wild
The Freddy Gaudreau Era is over in the State of Hockey. Four years ago, he arrived as an AHL/NHL tweener. However, Gaudreau seized his opportunity, grabbed a regular spot in the Minnesota Wild’s lineup, and never let go. Playing wing or center, penalty kill or power play, on lines one through four, there was always… Continue reading The Freddy Gaudreau Trade Is About What Comes Next – Minnesota Wild
Freddy Gaudreau Has Quietly Had the Bounce-Back Season the Wild Need – Minnesota Wild
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
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
NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and brother killed by car while riding bicycles
NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother were killed Thursday night when they were hit by a suspected drunken driver while riding bicycles in their home state of New Jersey, police said. Gaudreau, 31, and brother, Matthew, 29, are Carneys Point, New Jersey, natives and were in the area for their sister Katie’s wedding… Continue reading NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and brother killed by car while riding bicycles