Get the tissue boxes ready, hockey world…

Tonight we honor Johnny Gaudreau in Calgary for the Blue Jackets at Flames game at 9pm.

The entire Gaudreau family is in attendance. Guy has already participated in Flames practice this week with video coming out with him talking to Rasmus Andersson.

Monahan interviews revisiting the 2022 winner against Dallas have come back.

Calgary has made donations from the sticks at the Gaudreau memorial into benches. Flames are ready to show “love and appreciation” to Gaudreau. Vladar has his Gaudreau tribute mask. Elvis has his tribute mask.

Boone Jenner and Erik Gudbranson both flew with the team to Calgary to honor Gaudreau. Gudbranson also played with Gaudreau in Calgary and Columbus.

Columbus Blue Jackets projected lineup

Dmitri Voronkov -- Sean Monahan -- Kirill Marchenko

Cole Sillinger -- Adam Fantilli -- Kent Johnson

Zachary Aston-Reese -- Justin Danforth -- Mathieu Olivier

James van Riemsdyk -- Sean Kuraly -- Kevin Labanc

Zach Werenski -- Dante Fabbro

Ivan Provorov -- Damon Severson

Jake Christiansen -- Jordan Harris

Elvis Merzlikins

Daniil Tarasov

Scratched: Mikael Pyyhtia, Jack Johnson, Jet Greaves

Injured: Boone Jenner (shoulder), Erik Gudbranson (shoulder), Yegor Chinakhov (upper body)

Calgary Flames projected lineup

Jonathan Huberdeau -- Nazem Kadri -- Martin Pospisil

Yegor Sharangovich -- Mikael Backlund -- Matt Coronato

Blake Coleman -- Connor Zary -- Walker Duehr

Jakob Pelletier -- Kevin Rooney -- Ryan Lomberg

Kevin Bahl -- Rasmus Andersson

MacKenzie Weegar -- Daniil Miromanov

Jake Bean -- Brayden Pachal

Dan Vladar

Dustin Wolf

Scratched: Andrei Kuzmenko, Tyson Barrie, Joel Hanley

Injured: Justin Kirkland (lower body)

Players to Watch

Calgary — Mikael Backlund — captain; played with Gaudreau during his time in Calgary. Big emotional night for the leader.

Columbus — Sean Monahan — game of the year. Still red hot.

Predicted Final Score

CGY - 5

CBJ - 4

Quick Notes

Twenty One Pilots to perform… after the Buckeyes lost the game, pressure on Jackets has been raised to win March 1.

No prospects on either US or Canadian teams at the WJC.

Daemon Hunt has been sent to Cleveland.

Werenski for Norris watch is on! League has taken notice of #8 and his pace for 93 points.

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