Don Waddell has said over the last few months that he likes his youngsters to develop in the American League as much as they can before dropping them into an NHL lineup. Right or wrong, it's his team to make those decisions.

Columbus Blue Jackets players and their families celebrated the birthday of 2-year-old Noa Gaudreau, the daughter of the late Johnny Gaudreau, at a party held Sunday, according to social media posts.

The Blue Jackets will play game six of eight of the preseason tonight at 8 p.m. at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis.

The Blue jackets have missed the playoffs for the last four seasons. Now they have to find their way with a new general manager and a new coach while dealing with the grief of losing their star player,

Blue Jackets goalie adds a '13' to the front of his new mask along with two subtle nods to memories of Johnny Gaudreau.

Johnny Gaudreau’s former Columbus Blue Jackets teammates continue to show their support for the late hockey star’s family. More than a dozen players as well as their wives and girlfriends attended a 2nd birthday celebration for Johnny’s daughter,

The Columbus Blue Jackets helped Noa Gaudreau ring in her second birthday. The team showed up to the birthday party of Johnny Gaudreau’s toddler daughter earlier this week. A picture of the players and their families in front of a “Happy 2 nd Birthday Noa!

Just as he did three years ago, Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins will honour a late teammate with his hockey mask.

The Columbus Blue Jackets, as an organization, have done an excellent job of honoring Johnny Gaudreau’s life in the month that has passed since his untimely death. Today, the team took things to the next level.