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Wild Open Roster Space with Gaudreau Trade to Seattle
- On June 26, 2025, the Seattle Kraken bolstered their roster by acquiring veteran center Frederick Gaudreau in a trade with the Minnesota Wild prior to the NHL Draft in Seattle.
- The trade occurred because the Wild aimed to clear roster space and gain salary cap room before free agency and the draft amid a shallow free-agent pool.
- Gaudreau, a 32-year-old center with prior stints in Nashville and Pittsburgh, recorded 37 points and played all 82 games last season with Minnesota.
- Seattle acquired forward Frederick Gaudreau from Minnesota in exchange for their 102nd overall fourth-round pick. Wild general manager Billy Guerin highlighted that the trade creates opportunities for younger talent or new acquisitions, while Kraken GM Jason Botterill praised Gaudreau as a dependable player who contributes effectively on both offense and defense.
- By trading Gaudreau, who has two more seasons after this one on his five-year, $10.5 million deal, the Wild freed up $2.1 million annually, boosting their cap space to nearly $18 million ahead of free agency.
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The Killeen Daily Herald
Wild trade veteran center Freddy Gaudreau to the Kraken for a fourth-round draft pick
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Wild ship Freddy Gaudreau to Seattle for a draft pick
With the NHL Draft this weekend and free agency opening next week, there is an expectation that the Minnesota Wild roster could soon look notably different than the one that was bounced out of the playoffs in six games this spring. That potential transformation started Thursday when general manager Bill Guerin sent veteran forward Freddy Gaudreau to the Seattle Kraken for a 4th-round pick in this weekend’s NHL Draft. It was likely a move to free…
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