Fantilli's ready, Jenner's shifting to wing, the Blue Jackets still have defensive holes, rookies will provide depth and cuts may happen quickly.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are not shying away from describing how they will carry forth the memory of Johnny Gaudreau.

"This is just hard to fathom, for that one family suffers so very much in one moment," DeWine said in his first in-person comments about Gaudreau's death.

Following the untimely death of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, the Columbus Blue Jackets are honoring the two brothers throughout the season.

Blue Jackets open camp amid lingering grief over death of Johnny Gaudreau - The Columbus Blue Jackets opened training camp still weighed down by the grief of losing star forward Johnny Gaudreau three

After an impossible offseason, the Columbus Blue Jackets have to somehow focus on hockey with training camps opening this week.

The Calgary Flames and Columbus Blue Jackets fans showed their appreciation for the late Gaudreau brothers with memorials outside of both teams' arenas following the brothers' tragic passing. The Flames announced that the memorial site outside of the Saddledome will put each item and message to great use.