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Signed to a two-year, $4 million contract in free agency this past summer from the Ottawa Senators, the 29-year-old center winger has already chipped in five goals in just 17 games, helping to solidify the San Jose Sharks<\/a>\u2019 surprising bottom-six.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s been a nice kind of jack of all trades, of playing different situations,\u201d head coach Ryan Warsofsky said. \u201cHe\u2019s done a really good job of he\u2019s played left [wing], he\u2019s played right, he\u2019s played center, he\u2019s played on the power plays, played a little bit of penalty kill.\u201d<\/p>\n Warsofsky also praised Gaudette off the ice: \u201cHe\u2019s got some personality, I think that\u2019s important to have a dressing room.\u201d<\/p>\n Starting the season centering Ryan Reaves and Barclay Goodrow on the fourth line, he\u2019s now third-line left wing next to center Ty Dellandrea and right winger Collin Graf. Gaudette is also playing net front on the second power play group.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen he\u2019s skating, he\u2019s effective,\u201d Warsofsky said.<\/p>\n Gaudette is an unusual player, insofar as he\u2019s a bottom-six forward with legitimate finishing skills: He actually led the Senators with 16 5-on-5 goals last year.<\/p>\n Adam Gaudette! \u2014 JD Young (@MyFryHole) November 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n This was after two years spent mostly in the AHL and bouncing between five NHL organizations over the last four seasons.<\/p>\n Gaudette has followed the career path of another Warsofsky disciple, Stefan Noesen, who established himself as an NHL\u2019er as a 29-year-old as a bottom-six power play specialist, after years bouncing between NHL organizations and spending a lot of time in the AHL.<\/p>\n \u201cDifferent players in a sense,\u201d Warsofsky said of Gaudette and his former Chicago Wolves star, \u201cbut I would say their career paths go the same way.\u201d<\/p>\n From 2022 to 2025, Noesen scored 49 goals in a reserve role for the Carolina Hurricanes and New Jersey Devils, so the San Jose Sharks would be thrilled with that outcome.<\/p>\n San Jose Sharks (10-8-3)<\/p>\n Ryan Warsofsky will share more line-up details at about 1:30 PM PT.<\/p>\n Based on yesterday\u2019s practice lines and chatting with Warsofsky, best guess is Sam Dickinson gets a day off with the upcoming back-to-back:<\/p>\n #SJSharks<\/a> lines at practice:<\/p>\n Kurashev-Celebrini-Smith Orlov-Liljegren \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) November 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s faster than last year, for sure.” <\/p>\n What are 4 key areas that Zack Ostapchuk has improved from last year?<\/p>\n An NHL scout, Ryan Warsofsky & Barclay Goodrow share their thoughts about the fast-improving center: https:\/\/t.co\/enuw9uzoNW<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) November 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Ottawa Senators (10-6-4)<\/p>\n “At the end of the day, it\u2019s business.”<\/p>\n Fabian Zetterlund spoke about how much he misses William Eklund, his current goal-scoring struggles in Ottawa & more: https:\/\/t.co\/nqabq7G9C9<\/a><\/p>\n
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