Blue Jackets: Johnny Gaudreau speaks up on classy gesture to continue Patrik Laine’s commitment

With Patrik Laine currently receiving care from the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program, Columbus Blue Jackets star Johnny Gaudreau has picked up Laine’s commitment to donate $1,000 a point for the rest of the season to promote men’s mental health awareness and support in Columbus, and he explained that choice when speaking to the media.

“We miss Patty in the locker room,” Johnny Gaudreau said, via Brian Hedger of the Columbus Dispatch. “We miss seeing him around the rink and having him around the rink, so when I saw he was doing that to start the season I thought it was awesome and thought it was for a great cause. And then he happened to have to go into the program and kind of deal with stuff like that, so I thought what better way to kind of support him and kind of pick up from where he left off and try to help out any way I can. So like I said, we miss Patty and we hope he’s doing well, and we hope to see him back soon.”