When Johnny Gaudreau decided to leave the Calgary Flames to sign a 7 year $68,250,00 contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets this off-season, hockey fans had tonight circled on their calendars.
Gaudreau played 8 season's for the Flames who drafted him back in 2011, 104th overall. Tonight Gaudreau returned to Calgary as the enemy. The Flames Organization would give Gaudreau a special montage before the game but that's all he would get, and it was mixed with boo's.
Like Milan Lucic said before the game it will be like before they were teammates, keep your head up. The Flames fans felt the same way and they wanted to remind Gaudreau he made the wrong decision with this savage sign. With the Blue Jackets competing with the Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Ducks for last place in the NHL.