Johnny Gaudreau was confused, if not amused. It was Saturday night in Long Island, and every time the Blue Jackets winger touched the puck, Islanders fans at UBS Arena booed him.
"I was talking to my coach after the third shift, and I was like, 'I don't get it,'" Gaudreau said. "I didn't talk to [the Islanders] once throughout the whole free agency."
Such is life for Gaudreau. It's been four months since the 29-year-old signed a seven-year, $68.2 million deal with Columbus -- turning down the Calgary Flames, his team for the previous nine years, and several other organizations, whether their interest was real or perceived.