Jeff Svoboda
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Jeff Svoboda
@JacketsInsider
Columbus Blue Jackets team reporter for BlueJackets.com. Follow for #CBJ news, game updates and more. Also: Pun lover, bad goalie.
Dean Evason on Guy Gaudreau skating with #CBJ today: "I said to him, 'Anytime you want to come out, you're more than welcome.' And he said, 'Well, are you having morning skate tomorrow?' I said yeah, so he's coming out tomorrow as well. He just wants to be around."- Johnny B. Goode playing in Nationwide Arena as the Jackets salute the fans. #CBJ
00:00 - With the Blue Jackets set to honor Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau before tomorrow night’s home opener, Guy Gaudreau is on the ice with the #CBJ this morning.
- Sean Monahan gets the postgame donkey for the #CBJ. There’s a 13 patch on the side because Johnny Gaudreau loved calling people a donkey. Fitting Sean gets it first.
- Elvis Merzlikins has entered the building. He says Matiss Kivlenieks, who once had The Joker on his #CBJ helmet, would be jealous of the suit.
- Johnny Gaudreau: “I’ve been eating the Finnish food.” Zach Werenski: “No you haven’t.” Gaudreau: “(I’ve been eating) steak, potatoes. I mean, it’s still made in Finland. It’s Finnish food.” #CBJ
- Cam Atkinson's latest response to Brad Marchand snapping his stick last night: "He owes me $300, so you can tell him that. I'm expecting that." You or the team? "Me. It's my property. It says Atkinson on it." Do you take a check or Venmo? "Cash. Straight cash." #CBJ
- Sean Monahan knocked the opening faceoff to Sam Bennett, Gaudreau's former Calgary teammate, and 13 seconds ran off the clock before it was stopped. Beautiful. #CBJ
- Both teams on the blue lines as the Gaudreau brothers are remembered pregame #CBJ
- Sean Monahan hugs the Gaudreau family with the #CBJ and Flames players surrounding them after a ceremonial puck drop remembering Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau.
- Just saw Artemi Panarin at a coffee shop here in Calgary. When they ask him what name to put on the cup, he tells them, “John.” “If I tell them, ‘Artemi’ ... no chance. I just say, ‘John’ every time.” Lol. #CBJ
- #CBJ fans gathered at R Bar just observed an 80-second moment of silence in honor of Matiss Kivlenieks, who of course wore No. 80 with the Jackets
- After the passing of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, SAP Center usher Susie Diaz ordered these 13 pins for all the ushers here in San Jose to wear tonight. Unfortunately, Diaz passed away in September, but her family made sure the pins would be here tonight for everyone.
