According to Frank Seravalli, the Columbus Blue Jackets have just made a huge push to sign free agent Johnny Gaudreau.
"Never know what to make of certain things you hear, but the rumored offer involving #CBJ and Gaudreau today was an absolute whopper: 7 years x $12 million."
This comes after reports have been leaked saying that both the Devils and Islanders have offered AAV's of around $10 million dollars.
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Insiders are calling this a huge play by Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen and his staff.
For reference, Connor McDavid makes $12.5 million while Matthews makes $11.6 million bucks a year.