Following the tragic death of their star forward Johnny Gaudreau, General Manager Don Waddell has just announced that the entire team will travel to attend the Gaudreau brothers' funeral.
This includes Jackets players who are currently in Europe and scattered around the world.
In the past few hours, the Columbus organization called the media, and it was an extremely emotional day for many, as some players publicly commented on this tragedy for the first time.
Waddell, moreover, had the right words.
The full report can be found here. It's obviously very difficult to read, as it's clear that emotions are still very raw, and understandably so.
Speaking of tributes for Johnny Hockey, let's remember that Cole Caufield of the Montreal Canadiens changed his number last night in honor of Gaudreau.
Source: The Athletic Johnny Gaudreau's Blue Jackets teammates share their �anger, sadness, disbelief, emptiness'
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