On Thursday, the Columbus Blue Jackets revealed their latest big signing: former Calgary Flames star Johnny Gaudreau, who departed the organization in free agency on Wednesday and inked a seven-year pact with the Blue Jackets.
The focus of the press conference was on Gaudreau’s bright future in Columbus, and explanations from the winger regarding his reasons for leaving the Flames were fairly low on specifics.
Early in the presser, Gaudreau was basically asked ‘Why Columbus?’:
Me and my wife thought it was a really good fit for us. We looked at some other options but we felt this was the best one for us, where we’re at in our life, and just made the most sense.