Gaudreau to Columbus DONE. Wow. Good on the Jackets and really happy for their fans tonight. They have long deserved a moment like this one.

Wow

Why?

So it's true in the end it wasn't about the money.
It was about being sure to keep losing.

WTF?!?!

So it's true in the end it wasn't about the money.
It was about being sure to keep losing.
- redseerpf

first salty flames fan post

Did NOT see that coming

9.8m x7

first salty flames fan post
- wingz4life

Well it's much critical of my team as well.

Ek is seething right now

Whelp. Was about the money AND getting out of Canada by the looks of it. Laine most stoked. Could work out, good luck!

Gaudreau to Columbus DONE.

Wow. Good on the Jackets and really happy for their fans tonight. They have long deserved a moment like this one.
- HockeyBuzz

WE GOT GAUDREAU BELOW 10 MILLIONS

Holy smokes…

The jackets, seriously? Have fun being mediocre for 7 years.

Do they have the money to sign Laine?

Wanted to keep playing with Guds…

The jackets, seriously? Have fun being mediocre for 7 years.
- canadianwhiskey

Dude they got a lot of young studs …

I think Johnny signing in bum(frank) Columbus for less money than Calgary offered is more a tell of the state of Canada and how it has been over the last couple years. Guys can just not wait to leave and return back to normalcy.

Columbus has long deserved a moment like this? Why? They had Nash. They had Panarin. They had their playoff run. What a waste. Guy chooses to take less money, to live further from home, and play on a perpetually bad team. Makes no sense.

I think Johnny signing in bum(frank) Columbus for less money than Calgary offered is more a tell of the state of Canada and how it has been over the last couple years. Guys can just not wait to leave and return back to normalcy.
- Komisaurus Rex

Sounds like Johnny Gaudreau left somewhere between $15-17.5 million on the table in Calgary by choosing Columbus, depending on final total.

Columbus has long deserved a moment like this? Why? They had Nash. They had Panarin. They had their playoff run. What a waste. Guy chooses to take less money, to live further from home, and play on a perpetually bad team. Makes no sense.
- MartysBetter88

ek logic

Sounds like Johnny Gaudreau left somewhere between $15-17.5 million on the table in Calgary by choosing Columbus, depending on final total.
- wingz4life

is columbus a step up or down from hamiton?

Columbus has long deserved a moment like this? Why? They had Nash. They had Panarin. They had their playoff run. What a waste. Guy chooses to take less money, to live further from home, and play on a perpetually bad team. Makes no sense.
- MartysBetter88

Cope and seethe

I think Johnny signing in bum(frank) Columbus for less money than Calgary offered is more a tell of the state of Canada and how it has been over the last couple years. Guys can just not wait to leave and return back to normalcy.
- Komisaurus Rex

100%

Sounds like Johnny Gaudreau left somewhere between $15-17.5 million on the table in Calgary by choosing Columbus, depending on final total.
- wingz4life

Not sure what the difference is with the taxes but that's still a crazy amount.