I’ll be honest: There is no news here. This is a fresh thread to alleviate the load (and possibly vitriol and confusion) on our Free Agency Day 1 thread as it eclipsed 1,200 comments.
The New York Islanders were reportedly “in” on the bidding for top free agent Johnny Gaudreau, who is leaving Calgary to come back East closer to his South Jersey roots.
Although, not that far East. Apparently he’s accepted a whopper offer from...the Columbus Blue Jackets? Yes, the Columbus Blue Jackets. The team that also just gave $16 million over four years to Erik Gudbranson.