Gaudreau spent four seasons with the Wild, shifting at both center and wing while killing penalties and steadying Minnesota's bottom six.

A day after being traded, Gaudreau opened up to The Athletic on getting to play for the Wild and their fans: “It’s a special place to play."

Tarasov, 26, is a restricted free agent who is 10 years younger than Sergei Bobrovsky. They come from the same Siberian town of Novokuznetsk, and Tarasov’s father, Vadim, was Bobrovsky’s idol.