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Having spent eight seasons with the Calgary Flames, Johnny Gaudreau of the Columbus Blue Jackets will be hosting his old teammates when the clubs meet Friday.

Gaudreau, who left the Flames as a free agent last summer by signing a seven-year, $68.25-million contract in Columbus, has plans to get reacquainted with his buddies the night before puck drop.

"It's going to be good to see them," Gaudreau said, according to Postmedia. "I still talk to a lot of them every single day."

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