Johnny Gaudreau\'s Columbus teammates were given a few options for how to handle their emotions during the Blue Jackets\' home opener.
If you want to cry, cry.
If you want to laugh, laugh.
The only rules -- play the game the way \"Johnny Hockey\" would and with him in mind.
Emotions ran high in Columbus on Tuesday night, when the Blue Jackets paid tribute to their star and his late brother, Matthew, at their home opener against the Florida Panthers. Among the highlights: A banner was raised to the rafters in Gaudreau\'s memory as fans cheered, both teams stick-tapped the ice in the traditional hockey salute and his family looked on, their arms intertwined.
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