Jason Zucker is only 26 years old, but in his 7 seasons with the Minnesota Wild, he’s had enough ups and downs in his season to fill an entire career. He’s scored big goals, he’s been healthy scratched, he’s had time on the top line, he’s been on the bottom of the depth chart, clawing for minutes, coaches fell in and out of love with him. But at the end of it, Zucker has emerged as one of the Wild’s best offensive weapons, culminating with him scoring his 30th goal this weekend.
That road started with the first six games of his career, where he finished the season with a Wild team missing the playoffs for the 4th consecutive season.