The situation is over and done with and I'm sure the truth is somewhere in the middle with both Gaudreau's camp and Columbus making overtures to each other and friends and family all making an impact on his decision along the way. Ultimately the choice came down to him and he was indecisive and waited past the 11th hour and it unfolded as such.
Right now I'm mostly interested in watching how he does with Laine and in yesterday's game against the Hurricanes he was a complete fizzle, doing his usual moves of hovering around his blue line anticipating for an offensive break-out play but leading to the Hurricanes spending way more time in the Columbus zone. I wonder if Darryl's defensive/checking coaching is going to go out the door and he's going to revert to his cherry picking habits instead of playing a 200 foot game.
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