Well-liked in the locker room and among the Minnesota fan base, Gaudreau spent four years with the Wild having previously played three years for Nashville and one for Pittsburgh. In 2023 he signed a five-year contract extension worth $10.5 million and has three years remaining on that deal.

Gaudreau has 152 points in 410 career games over eight NHL seasons, including three with Nashville and one with Pittsburgh.

The Wild get out of the remaining three years of the 32-year-old’s contract at $2.1 million annually. Gaudreau had a 15-team no-trade list.