Player Discussion Adam Gaudette (C/RW)Claimed off Waivers from Chicago

[DackellDuck]

If the Sens are out of playoff contention by the trade deadline, I wonder how much Gaudette would fetch in a trade.

4th or 5th round pick.

 

[Butchy Dakkar]

Stü should steal that line from Bobby Ryan to Dzingle… from CIH, something like “get open in the slot, put your stick in the rafters, I’ll make you millions”

 

[Dionysus]

Stü should steal that line from Bobby Ryan to Dzingle… from CIH, something like “get open in the slot, put your stick in the rafters, I’ll make you millions”

Haha so true. Stu put two off of Gaudette into the net last night. The second one was a sweet deflection though.

 

[lancepitlick]

If he puts up 35 goals this year I don't think you are getting him back for 1.2 million/year. Someone else will offer him way more. I don't think he can continue his ridiculous shooting %, but he got elevated in the lineup and should now get more shots, so he doesn't have to maintain an insane % to score. Amadio is getting 2.6 and has a career high of 27 points. Duclair got 3x3 off 26ish goals in 67 or so games with the Sens.

IF Gaudette can continue to produce (100% not sure of this - i doubt it) and racks up 35 goals, somebody is paying him. If he clicks with Stutzle and can finish his setups then $3M is peanuts, especially if 1-2 years in case it was a one year fluke. They spent way more on Tarasenko, Dadynov, Perron, for arguably less results.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Wait until the end of the year to make a decision...or at least the trade deadline. Kid found his niche with Timmy. Let it ride out and see what happens.

But it is a fun story. Nice to be on this is of it after a trade.

 

[Sun God Nika]

I was pretty happy we signed him then bummed we waived him and happy he cleared.

I didn't predict this start tho. Was expecting him to grind out 15-20 goals playing in our middle six. But he is showing that although he isn't an elite all around player he definitely is a well above average goal scorer. If he continues to ride with Stützle I can realistically see him around 30-35 goals by seasons end.

Any time you sign a guy to league minimum and he prices himself out by over performing you already won. I think at this stage Guadette will just be happy with a multi year one way deal. Something like 1.5x3 or something.

 

[OD99]

Wait until the end of the year to make a decision...or at least the trade deadline. Kid found his niche with Timmy. Let it ride out and see what happens.

But it is a fun story. Nice to be on this is of it after a trade.

He was scoring before Timmy. It got to the point they couldn't ignore it, and had to move him up.

He has a nose for the net, and having Reino +Ostapchuck able to compliment the 4th line makes that move much easier.

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

I know people like to make fun of him for the crystal things, but honestly, it's way less gross of a superstition than Crosby using the same jock strap since high school.

It's pure ignorance. Laugh and mock what you don't understand. Spiritual>Mental>Physical.

Good for Gaud getting in 'tune' with the resonance.

 

[mysens]

If Dorion ran the ship here, he would sign this guy like he did with Colin White. We all know how that turned out. Wait and see is the approach Stevie needs here.....I cannot imagine if we did not have Audettes goals where this team would be though.

 

[Micklebot]

I'm still weary of extending him... but.

For all those bringing up signings like Greening, Smith, White, Butler ect;


Butler and Greening did it with Spezza,
White and Smith did it with Stone

Gaudette was doing it on the 4th line with Cousins and MacEwen... he worked his way up to the top line.

Idk if it's sustainable, probably not at the level he's been going at, but credit where it's due, he's done it regardless of who his linemates are.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

It's pure ignorance. Laugh and mock what you don't understand. Spiritual>Mental>Physical.

Good for Gaud getting in 'tune' with the resonance.

If he scores 30 goals he's going to want a lot more than 1.5 million and i don't blame him.

Some team out there will pay 4 million and up with term for that kind of production, even if it's a career year.

 

[Alex1234]

Could be our new (light) version of Debrincat without the minus 492
Not that Gaudette is good defending but ADB was a special (morron)

 

[Big Muddy]

Pretty impressive lol. I remember at the beginning of the year we all thought - correctly - that Green would deploy him on PP2 as one of the point men, but he's taken that and run. Mixed with some bullish work from the previous iteration of the 4th line, he's a natural.

I don’t think that is correct at all, but I guess it depends on the definition of “beginning of the year”.

At the end of the exhibition games, a lot of people thought that Jenik &/or Ostapchuk would make the cut and Gaudette would be out of luck. Also, after several (numerous) games, lots of posters questioned whether promoting Gaudette up in the lineup was wise.

 

[SpezDispenser]

I don’t think that is correct at all, but I guess it depends on the definition of “beginning of the year”.

At the end of the exhibition games, a lot of people thought that Jenik &/or Ostapchuk would make the cut and Gaudette would be out of luck. Also, after several (numerous) games, lots of posters questioned whether promoting Gaudette up in the lineup was wise.

Agreed, perhaps it was a little later. It was after he made it and then knowing the relationship and usage he had with Green in Vancouver that you start thinking that it's a slam dunk for him to be on the right point during PPs. He had to make the team though, then not get claimed on waivers.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Gaudette isn't scoring 30-35 goals this year, as his 35% shooting percentage is not going to last.

Could see him ending up with 20G and around 30-40 points, but even that kind of production is not worth paying him more than 1-1.5M a year because he doesn't bring enough outside of scoring.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

Gaudette isn't scoring 30-35 goals this year, as his 35% shooting percentage is not going to last.

Could see him ending up with 20G and around 30-40 points, but even that kind of production is not worth paying him more than 1-1.5M a year because he doesn't bring enough outside of scoring.

I would say it more depends where he sticks than the shooting percentage. If he sticks on the top line, or in the top 6 in general, he'll end up taking a lot more shots that will balance out the shooting percentage. What is unsustainable is him getting 30-35 on the 4th line playing as little and taking as few shots as they do, playing with other 4th liners.

 

[Cosmix]

4th or 5th round pick.

Sign him to an extension; we need his goal-scoring.

 

[Cosmix]

I'm still weary of extending him... but.

For all those bringing up signings like Greening, Smith, White, Butler ect;


Butler and Greening did it with Spezza,
White and Smith did it with Stone

Gaudette was doing it on the 4th line with Cousins and MacEwen... he worked his way up to the top line.

Idk if it's sustainable, probably not at the level he's been going at, but credit where it's due, he's done it regardless of who his linemates are.

Gaudette looks like a "shooter" to me. We are missing pure shooters who can do one-timers and get it on net. He seems to have some chemistry with Greig. I hope he continues to score and we can afford to sign him at a decent salary.

 

[bicboi64]

If Gaudette somehow keeps up his insane shooting percentage, I hope we can get a 1st or 2nd from some desperate GM that thinks he can be a great playoff run addition. Especially because there's no way we'll be able to extend him if he delivers 30g lol

 

[BankStreetParade]

I'm still weary of extending him... but.

For all those bringing up signings like Greening, Smith, White, Butler ect;


Butler and Greening did it with Spezza,
White and Smith did it with Stone

Gaudette was doing it on the 4th line with Cousins and MacEwen... he worked his way up to the top line.

Idk if it's sustainable, probably not at the level he's been going at, but credit where it's due, he's done it regardless of who his linemates are.

I was wondering the same thing and here's a breakdown of his goals:

@VGK Gaudette from Reinhardt and JBD
@VGK Gaudette from Giroux and Stutzle (PPG)
STL Gaudette from Cousins (6-0 goal)
STL Gaudette unassisted (8-1 goal)
@NYR Gaudette from Tkachuk and Chabot
SEA Gaudette from Cousins and MacEwen
PHI Gaudette from Chabot and Greig (PPG)
VGK Gaudette from Giroux and Greig (PPG)
CGY Gaudette from Greig and Giroux
@SJS Gaudette from Stutzle and Tkachuk
@SJS Gaudette from Stutzle and Tkachuk

His minutes have been in line with a 4th liner but I don't see much evidence that he worked his way up from scoring with Cousins and MacEwen. His assists come from Giroux, Greig, Tkachuk, Stutzle x 3 each, Chabot, Cousins x 2 each, Reinhardt, JBD, MacEwen x 1 each. 7 of his 11 goals don't have any bottom 6 players on the scoring sheet. Even that STL goal from Cousins is fairly meaningless, except to build his confidence, considering it's already a 5-0 game at that point.

Hopefully he can keep it up to make up for the abysmal production from Pinto, Amadio and Perron but I'm not holding my breath.

 

[DrEasy]

If Gaudette somehow keeps up his insane shooting percentage, I hope we can get a 1st or 2nd from some desperate GM that thinks he can be a great playoff run addition. Especially because there's no way we'll be able to extend him if he delivers 30g lol

If he keeps up his shooting percentage, we'd probably be in no position to be sellers at the deadline!

 

[Big Muddy]

I would say it more depends where he sticks than the shooting percentage. If he sticks on the top line, or in the top 6 in general, he'll end up taking a lot more shots that will balance out the shooting percentage. What is unsustainable is him getting 30-35 on the 4th line playing as little and taking as few shots as they do, playing with other 4th liners.

I’ll take a guess saying that playing with Stutzle especially for any length of time will help his goal totals.

It almost seems like people want him to fail for whatever reason or reasons. You’d think Senators fans would be happy that he’s scoring goals. And, somehow people are worried that he’s going to get paid too much. It's an assumption, but not so sure that would happen.

 

[HoweHullOrr]

If Gaudette somehow keeps up his insane shooting percentage, I hope we can get a 1st or 2nd from some desperate GM that thinks he can be a great playoff run addition. Especially because there's no way we'll be able to extend him if he delivers 30g lol

Robbing another GM in a heavily lopsided trade in our favour seems to be a constant theme in your posts. It's very odd and its like a trade where both teams get something they want of equal or near equal value is somehow very rare.

 

[Loach]

Robbing another GM in a heavily lopsided trade in our favour seems to be a constant theme in your posts. It's very odd and its like a trade where both teams get something they want of equal or near equal value is somehow very rare.

We need a Foligno Methot type trade. Hockey trade.

 

[Good in Osgoode]

We need a Foligno Methot type trade. Hockey trade.

If we are going that route again of Ottawa Forward for Columbus D,
then how about Gaudette for Jiricek?